Fireplace Company in Highlands, NC
Family-owned Western NC fireplace company since 2005 — showroom sales, licensed installation, repair, and maintenance for gas, wood, and electric hearths. Proudly serving Highlands & Macon County.
Professional Fireplace Company in Highlands, NC
When you need fireplace company in Highlands, NC, Steady Flame Fireplaces is just 1.5 hours southwest from our Asheville headquarters — meaning fast scheduling and reliable, code-compliant work. Steady Flame Fireplaces has been the licensed hearth team that Highlands area homeowners trust since 2005.
Highlands' prestigious mountain community demands premium fireplace service matched to extreme high-elevation conditions. Steady Flame provides specialized wood, gas, and electric fireplaces plus expert chimney service to Highlands homes, from luxury estates to charming downtown properties. We understand the unique demands of heating with fire at 4,100+ feet.
Highlands is propane country — gas hearths here run off an owner-owned or leased tank, which changes line sizing, regulator setup, and BTU planning compared to a natural-gas town. We install gas, wood, and electric fireplaces, inserts, and stoves in Highlands, and — unlike a showroom or a mason — we're licensed to run the gas line ourselves. Every combustion install is permitted and inspected through Macon County. Since Helene, more homeowners here treat a fireplace as backup heat that works when the grid doesn't.
Choosing a fireplace company is choosing who you'll call for years — for the install, yes, but also for the tune-up before winter, the pilot that won't light on a cold morning, and the upgrade a decade down the road. Steady Flame Fireplaces has been that company for Western North Carolina families since 2005: locally owned, deeply rooted in these mountains, and staffed by NFI-certified technicians who live and work where you do. We're a full-service hearth company, which means we don't disappear after the sale.
Everything Under One Roof
We help you choose from trusted brands — Napoleon, Heat & Glo, Regency, Kozy Heat, Valor, Mendota, Heatilator, Majestic, Superior, Real Fyre, and Dimplex — then install it as the licensed gas contractor we are, running and permitting the fuel line no showroom legally can. After that, we keep it running: annual maintenance, repairs on every fuel type, and honest advice when something's finally worth replacing. When Helene left WNC without power for days, homeowners learned a hearth is backup heat worth trusting — and that the company behind it should be one you can actually reach.
Heating Challenges in Highlands
At over 4,100 feet, Highlands is the highest-elevation community in our service area and one of the coldest in Western North Carolina — a place where a powerful, efficient fireplace is essential, not optional. High-output wood stoves and heat-rated gas inserts are the standard here. The area's extreme rainfall (80+ inches annually) combined with cold temperatures is brutal on masonry chimneys, accelerating crown cracks and liner corrosion. Many luxury homes feature multiple fireplaces that require expert installation and service.
Seasonal Tip for Highlands Homeowners
Highlands' extreme elevation means frost can occur any month of the year, so your fireplace earns its keep nearly year-round. Have your chimney and appliances inspected twice annually — once before the long heating season and once mid-winter — to catch any issues before the coldest months.
Serving Highlands & Macon County
Serving Highlands
- 1.5 hours southwest from our Asheville office
- Same-day appointments available
- 24/7 emergency response
- NFI-certified technicians
- Free estimates on installations
- Financing available, subject to credit approval
Neighborhoods We Serve
Downtown Highlands · Highlands Falls Country Club · Cullasaja · Horse Cove · Whiteside Cove · Mirror Lake
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(828) 545-0525
NFI-certified. Locally owned. Serving Western NC since 2005.
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