Duarte Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Duarte Homes
In Duarte, an inspection answers the spark question first and everything else follows from it.
Chimney Sweep in Duarte
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 Duarte
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 Duarte owners
Most houses here came after the citrus groves went, in a run from the 1950s to the 1970s, and condos fill much of the rest. In a condo, ask us early whether the chimney belongs to you or the building. Bobcat in 2020 meant evacuation warnings for Duarte, which makes a sound spark screen more than a detail. Foothill storms also drop heavier rain on crowns, and hot summers keep the swings wide.
What We Look at First
Spark screen and cap facing the foothills, next the crown and its rain path.
What Cannot Wait
Holes in a screen so near burned foothills, thick creosote in the flue, a soaked crown breaking apart.
What Can Wait
Faded chimney paint, dull old flashing that still holds, an unused firebox with light dust.
Next Door
We also go to Azusa, El Monte, Mayflower Village.
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