Arcadia Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Arcadia Homes
For an Arcadia house with more than one fireplace, start with an inspection that covers them all.
Chimney Sweep in Arcadia
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
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We go from the firebox to the cap and tell you what each part looks like, in plain words.
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Crown, mortar, liner or crack work, done in the order we said mattered most.
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The firebox, damper and smoke chamber, checked from inside the room.
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Cracked panels, a stuck damper, smoke coming into the room. We find the cause first.
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A camera goes up the flue to show what you cannot see from the hearth. Asked for when a house is sold, or after a quake or a chimney fire.
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A cover with a mesh screen on top of the flue. Keeps rain, leaves, animals and sparks where they belong.
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A stain on the ceiling next to the chimney often starts here, where the roof meets the brick.
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Loose or missing mortar and cracked brick, matched to what is already there.
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When the top of the chimney is too far gone to patch, we take it down and build it back.
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Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
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Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
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Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
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A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
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A closed unit that sits in an open fireplace so the heat stays in the room.
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Auger, igniter, blowers or an error code on the board. We find which one it is.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Arcadia
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Arcadia
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Arcadia owners
A big Rancho house can have more than one fireplace, and they may not be the same age or type. Rather than a blanket verdict, you get an answer for each: fine, watch it, or leave it unlit until repaired. Santa Anas come off the mountains hard and test a cap, while heavier foothill rain soaks crown and flashing. Sierra Madre, about 5.8 in 1991, was close by too, which leaves old brick needing a careful look.
What We Look at First
Every fireplace in the house one at a time, then flashing where foothill rain runs off the roof.
What Cannot Wait
A cap working loose in Santa Ana winds, flashing that lets water into framing, a crack running through the flue.
What Can Wait
Surface crazing on a crown that still sheds water, old smoke stains, a stiff damper handle.
Next Door
We also go to Temple City, Pasadena, Bradbury.
Not Sure?
Noticed something at an Arcadia fireplace?
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