Will the installers remove and haul away my old fireplace or stove?
Yes — when we install your replacement in Waynesville, removing and hauling off the old fireplace or stove is included. At nearly 2,650 feet with a heating season that runs weeks longer than Asheville's, these hearths work hard and wear out, so we pull the old unit, safely disconnect and cap the fuel, and take it with us. No separate charge for the haul.
Hard-working hearths, worn-out units
Waynesville sits high and cold — routinely ten to fifteen degrees below the lower WNC towns — so homes here lean on their fireplaces more than most, and the old Hazelwood open fireboxes especially tend to be drafty, tired, and past their prime by the time we get the call. Removal depends on the fuel. On a natural-gas unit we shut off and cap the line; on a propane unit we disconnect the appliance and cap it, and coordinate the tank side with your propane supplier. Both are licensed gas work, and both come before the old unit moves an inch.
The 35-minute haul and the permit
We're about thirty-five minutes west of our Emma Rd showroom, so we plan the removal as one clean trip — old insert, stove, or firebox plus the demo debris loaded and gone, not left in your carport for a weekend dump run. For the new install we pull the permit with Haywood County and meet the inspector. The exception, as always, is a full masonry teardown: taking out the brick structure itself is a mason's job, and we'll tell you up front if that's what your project needs.
If the old stove's a keeper
Old wood stoves hold up here, and a decent one is worth selling or handing down rather than scrapping. Let us know before install day and we'll set yours aside clean. Call (828) 545-0525 to talk through your replacement.
Fireplace help in Waynesville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Waynesville and the rest of Haywood County — just 35 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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