Will the installers remove and haul away my old fireplace or stove?
Yes — and in Swannanoa a lot of that removal is tied to rebuilding. Storm damage put many homes into renovation, and as owners rebuild they're replacing old or damaged fireplaces and stoves. We disconnect and cap the gas the licensed way, pull the old unit, and haul it off with the debris. Fifteen minutes from our showroom, it's off your property fast.
Rebuilds and fresh installs
Recovery from recent storm damage has this valley in active renovation, and new or replacement fireplaces and stoves are a big part of it. Some of what we remove is storm-damaged; some is just the tired original masonry firebox in a 1940s-to-60s Grovemont home that's finally being redone. Either way, on Swannanoa's natural-gas lines we shut off and cap the gas before the old unit moves — licensed work in North Carolina, and the reason a rebuild's fireplace should run through one accountable crew rather than a patchwork of trades.
Damp valley and a short haul
River-valley fog and cold-air pooling are hard on masonry here, so the flues we uncover during a removal are often in rough shape. If we're swapping the appliance, the old insert, stove, or firebox and the debris load onto our truck — and at fifteen minutes east of Emma Rd, that's a quick run back. We pull the Buncombe County permit and meet the inspector for the new install. If the masonry structure itself has to come out, that's a mason's teardown, and we'll tell you up front.
If you want to keep it
Even mid-rebuild, a sound old stove can be worth keeping. Let us know before install day and we'll set it aside clean instead of hauling it. Call (828) 545-0525 to talk through your Swannanoa project.
Fireplace help in Swannanoa
We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.
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