Utah · Cache Valley
Every Fuel, Every Corner of Cache Valley
Homes here sit between 4,510 and 4,637 feet
Region
The short answer
Cache Valley sits between 4,510 and 4,637 feet with winter lows near 15°F, and it holds three showrooms across two businesses—more hearth retail per person than anywhere else in the network. It is an inversion valley, so solid-fuel burning is restricted on red days, and it is above the altitude threshold where a gas appliance needs a different orifice.
Start here
Where You Are, Who Serves You
Three showrooms for three cities, and one of them sits over the ridge in Box Elder County.
- Logan or Smithfield Advanced Heating & Air Conditioning, or Chim Chiminey in Logan
- Brigham City and the Box Elder side Chim Chiminey, Brigham City
- Garden City and Bear Lake Served from Logan—about an hour over the pass
- You want it usable on a red air day Gas or electric
Why it matters here
What Shapes a Hearth in Cache Valley
Valleys in Cache Valley sit low enough that cold air settles in and stays there. When an inversion locks in, Utah's Division of Air Quality calls a mandatory action day and solid-fuel burning gets restricted—which is the single biggest reason gas became the default hearth across this region rather than wood.
Natural gas reaches most of Cache Valley, so extending a line to a fireplace is usually a straightforward add rather than a project of its own. Where gas doesn't reach—canyon properties, cabins, anything off the grid—wood is the honest answer, and the shops here will tell you so.
The shops
Who Serves Cache Valley
Family owned, with their own installation crews and a showroom you can walk into.
- Installs its own work
- Family owned
- Showroom you can walk into
- Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
- Installs its own work
- Family owned
- Showroom you can walk into
- Mon–Fri 10am–5pm
- Installs its own work
- Family owned
- Showroom you can walk into
- Mon–Fri 10am–5pm
Which one is your home?
Every Project Starts From One of These Five
Choose the right fuel for your home
What to Burn in Cache Valley
How it works
Here's How to Find the Perfect Fireplace
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Browse the Products
Answer a few questions about your room and see the units that actually fit it.
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Find Your Local Dealer
Enter your zip code and meet the shop that serves your neighborhood. One shop, not a bidding pile.
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Book an Appointment
Showroom visit or in-home. They handle the permit, the venting, and the install.
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Cities
Areas in Cache Valley
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Questions buyers ask
About Cache Valley
Who sells fireplaces in Logan, Utah?
Two businesses across three showrooms serve Cache Valley: Advanced Heating & Air Conditioning and Chim Chiminey Fireplace & Stove Shop, both in Logan, with a second Chim Chiminey in Brigham City. Both install their own work.
Can I burn wood in Cache Valley?
Yes, with the same inversion-season restrictions the rest of northern Utah lives with. Cache Valley traps cold air as reliably as the Wasatch Front does, so solid-fuel burning is restricted on red days—which fall in the middle of the coldest part of the year. Sealed gas and electric are unaffected.
Does a gas fireplace need a high-altitude conversion in Logan?
Logan sits at 4,510 feet and Smithfield at 4,637, both at or above the roughly 4,500-foot threshold where many gas appliances need a different orifice. It is routine work supplied by the manufacturer as a kit—the failure mode is that it quietly does not get done and the appliance gets blamed for sooting or a lazy flame.
How cold does it get in Cache Valley?
Winter lows sit near 15°F, colder than Salt Lake County and colder than Utah County. That matters for sizing: a unit specified off a national chart for a milder market will be working harder here than the chart assumed.
Who covers Garden City and Bear Lake?
The Logan shops, which is roughly an hour over the pass. Bear Lake has seen heavy second-home building and Shane flagged it specifically, so it has a page of its own even though its showrooms are in Logan. For a cabin up there, ask about a standing pilot or wood—the power is less reliable than in the valley.
Is there a fireplace store in Brigham City?
Yes—Chim Chiminey Fireplace & Stove Shop at 467 S Main St, the second location of the Logan business. Same family, same hours, Monday to Friday 10 to 5 with Saturday by appointment.
What fuel makes the most sense in Cache Valley?
Gas for most valley homes: it is cheap, it reaches nearly everywhere here, and it runs on the days the air quality board restricts wood. Wood makes more sense up the canyons and at Bear Lake, where the grid is less dependable and the inversion does not reach.
Do I need a permit for a fireplace in Cache County?
Yes. Inside city limits it goes through the city building division and unincorporated areas go through the county, and gas piping has to be run by a licensed gas-fitter. All three showrooms here pull the permit and see the inspection through as part of the job.