Glendale Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Glendale Homes
In Glendale, new owners often start with an inspection.
Chimney Sweep in Glendale
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 Glendale
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Glendale
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Glendale owners
Glendale has a lot of older brick chimneys, and a call we often get from there is from someone who just moved in. They want to know if the fireplace is usable. We look at the firebox, the damper and the flue, then tell you in everyday words: light it, sweep it first, or do not light it until something is fixed. Brick chimneys built before modern seismic rules can crack near the roofline in an earthquake, and the Northridge quake in 1994 showed that across the region. A crack can sit inside the flue where only a camera sees it. If we find one, you get a photo and a plain answer about how soon it matters.
What We Look at First
The firebox, the damper, and the flue tiles, with a camera if the brick is old.
What Cannot Wait
Gaps in the flue tiles, loose brick near the top of the chimney, a damper rusted shut.
What Can Wait
Old soot stains on the face, a hearth tile that is chipped, a cap that is old but still whole.
Next Door
We also go to Burbank, La Crescenta, Eagle Rock.
Not Sure?
Noticed something at a Glendale fireplace?
Call and describe it, even if it seems small. We say plainly whether it sounds like it needs a visit.