Claremont Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Claremont Homes
Whether you live near the Village or up past Foothill, a Claremont inspection tells you what applies.
Chimney Sweep in Claremont
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 Claremont
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Claremont
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Claremont owners
Around the Village, a Craftsman house may have a chimney from before 1930. North of Foothill, it is likelier from a ranch tract. We treat these as separate questions, because the old one wants mortar care and the newer one rarely does. Claremont sits where Santa Anas get strong, and wide daily temperature swings add stress to mortar and metal. Wood fires are also limited on winter alert days, so a repair may not be urgent in January.
What We Look at First
Old mortar on Craftsman chimneys, cap hold in north-side tracts, then the flue either way.
What Cannot Wait
Crumbling joints on an early stack, a wind-loosened cap with embers possible, a broken flue tile.
What Can Wait
Weathered brick that still feels hard, a period surround with old chips, faded metal on a ranch home.
Next Door
We also go to San Dimas, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga.
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