Who should service a gas fireplace — an HVAC company, a plumber, or a fireplace dealer?
Clyde's older 1960s-to-1980s ranch homes are full of dated fireplaces ready for insert upgrades, and that upgrade is hearth work, so call a fireplace specialist who's also a licensed gas contractor, not an HVAC company or a plumber. Sizing an insert, lining the flue, and connecting the gas is our trade, not theirs.
Ranch-house fireplaces and the insert upgrade
The dated open and prefab boxes in Clyde's ranch-style stock lose most of their heat up the chimney, and a correctly sized gas or wood insert with a proper liner turns one into a genuine heater running 70 percent efficiency or better. That takes a hearth tech to spec and set, plus a licensed gas connection when it's a gas insert. On top of that, the river humidity along the Lower Pigeon Valley rusts dampers and degrades masonry chimneys, so venting corrosion shows up here, the kind of thing a hearth crew inspects and an HVAC tech or plumber never opens up to check.
Mixed fuel, Haywood permit, one guarantee
Fuel runs both ways in Clyde, natural gas on some streets and propane on others, and LP burns hotter and takes different orifices to run clean. Because we're a licensed gas contractor, one company handles the insert, the liner, the fuel, and the venting, pulls the Haywood County permit, and meets the inspector, all under a single workmanship guarantee. We're 25 minutes west of the showroom.
Any brand, before the valley turns cold
The dated units in Clyde's ranch homes come from every era and every maker, and tracking down each original dealer isn't worth it when one hearth crew services them all. We work every major brand, so whether it's an old prefab box or a newer insert, it's the same call. Get on the schedule in early fall, before the Pigeon valley's cold-air drainage sets in, and let a specialist rather than a general trade look it over. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Clyde
We install and service fireplaces throughout Clyde and the rest of Haywood County — just 25 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.