Costa Mesa Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Costa Mesa Homes
Whoever makes the call in Costa Mesa, an inspection lays out plainly what is wrong and how soon it matters.
Chimney Sweep in Costa Mesa
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.
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Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
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Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Costa Mesa owners
Fewer than half the units here are detached and six in ten households rent, so your fireplace may fall under a landlord or association. The older tract brick is decades along. We lay out what is wrong clearly for whoever must decide. On this mesa, salt grows stronger closer to Newport Beach, and marine layer days are common. The 1933 shaking started just offshore on this coast's main fault, so old masonry here has a serious neighbor to keep an eye on.
What We Look at First
Older brick near the fault, salt on metal near Newport, then shared parts.
What Cannot Wait
Salt-eaten cap parts near the coast, a stack with split joints, a flue shared with another unit that has cracked.
What Can Wait
Weathered condo trim, gentle rust on a decent cap, a chipped surround tile.
Next Door
We also go to Santa Ana, Tustin, Newport Beach.
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