Downey Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Downey Homes
An inspection in Downey often begins at the gas logs, since so many older fireplaces here were converted.
Chimney Sweep in Downey
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 Downey
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Downey
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Downey owners
This farm town grew fast with aerospace work, and more than 80 percent of its homes went up before 1980. Gas logs often went into those fireplaces later. We check that the setup is still right for the flue it sits under. Morning clouds and winter rain keep an aging crown from ever fully drying. On no-burn alert days between November and February, wood is out, which is often a good moment to get the work planned.
What We Look at First
Whether the gas setup suits the flue, then the crown and flashing above.
What Cannot Wait
Gas logs venting poorly, a crown letting rain soak the stack, a damper clamp that has failed.
What Can Wait
Blackened ceramic logs, small mortar flaws low down, a dated glass door kit that still closes.
Next Door
We also go to Pico Rivera, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs.
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