Fireplace Inspection

Professional Fireplace Inspection in Asheville & Western NC

A fireplace and chimney are things you want checked before there's a problem, not after. Steady Flame Fireplaces performs thorough fireplace inspections across Western North Carolina — for homeowners who want peace of mind before winter, for buyers and sellers in a real-estate transaction, and for anyone who's noticed something off with how their fireplace looks, smells, or drafts. Our inspections cover both the appliance and the venting system, because problems in either can make a fireplace unsafe.

For gas fireplaces, logs, and inserts, we check the burner and flame pattern for clean combustion, test the ignition and safety controls, inspect for gas leaks and proper pressure, verify venting and clearances, and confirm the unit is set for the correct fuel — natural gas or propane. A misadjusted gas fireplace can soot, waste fuel, or in the worst case spill combustion byproducts, so we look closely at how it actually burns. For wood-burning fireplaces, stoves, and inserts, the focus shifts to the chimney: we inspect for creosote buildup, cracks in the flue or liner, blockages, a functioning damper, and sound clearances to combustible framing — the conditions that lead to chimney fires and smoke problems.