Calabasas Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Calabasas Homes
In Calabasas, a lot of the work is on factory-built fireplaces. We say up front whether a part can be swapped or the unit needs more.
Chimney Sweep in Calabasas
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Calabasas
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 Calabasas
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Calabasas
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Calabasas
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 Calabasas
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Calabasas
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Calabasas owners
A lot of Calabasas homes have a factory-built fireplace behind stone or stucco, and the homeowners association often has a say in what a new cap or chase cover looks like. When something needs replacing, we tell you first what is wrong and why, so you can take a plain description to the association before any part is ordered. The 2018 Woolsey Fire burned through these hills. People here ask us whether the chimney could throw a spark. We answer that by checking the arrestor screen and how much creosote is in the flue, and we tell you what we saw.
What We Look at First
The spark arrestor screen, the chase cover and the cap, then the firebox panels in a factory-built unit.
What Cannot Wait
A spark screen with holes in it, a chase cover rusted through, or a firebox panel cracked all the way across.
What Can Wait
Discolored stucco around the chase, a bit of surface rust on a sound cap, a remote that needs new batteries.
Next Door
We also go to Hidden Hills, Agoura Hills, Woodland Hills.
Not Sure?
Noticed something at a Calabasas fireplace?
Call and describe it, even if it seems small. We say plainly whether it sounds like it needs a visit.