Burbank Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Burbank Homes
In Burbank, a lot of the work is on older factory-built units. Each card below opens that job for Burbank. Each card opens that job for Burbank.
Chimney Sweep in Burbank
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Burbank
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.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Burbank
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.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Burbank
A cover with a mesh screen on top of the flue. Keeps rain, leaves, animals and sparks where they belong.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Burbank
A stain on the ceiling next to the chimney often starts here, where the roof meets the brick.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Burbank
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Burbank
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Burbank
Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Burbank
Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Burbank
A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Burbank
A closed unit that sits in an open fireplace so the heat stays in the room.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Burbank
Auger, igniter, blowers or an error code on the board. We find which one it is.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Burbank
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Burbank
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Burbank owners
Burbank is at the far side of the Valley from Tarzana, and many of the calls we get from there are about an older factory-built fireplace. People ask if it is still safe. We find the maker's plate when there is one, look at the firebox panels and the pipe, and say whether parts can be replaced or whether the unit is at the end of its life. Houses near the Verdugo Mountains sit close to brush, and Burbank asks for a spark arrestor on chimneys. If yours is missing, we tell you it needs one before the next fire. If it is there and sound, we say so and move on.
What We Look at First
The maker's plate if there is one, then the firebox panels, the pipe, the cap and the spark arrestor.
What Cannot Wait
A missing spark arrestor near the hills, a pipe joint that has come apart, or a firebox panel broken through.
What Can Wait
Discolored firebox panels that are still whole, a worn screen curtain, a loose trim piece.
Next Door
We also go to Toluca Lake, Studio City, Glendale.
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