Hawthorne Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Hawthorne Homes
A Hawthorne bungalow chimney from the aviation years needs just one good inspection to get its answer.
Chimney Sweep in Hawthorne
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 Hawthorne owners
Fewer than three in ten homes are detached houses, so many residents here have no chimney at all. If you have one of the older bungalows built during the aviation years, it is probably brick, and worth one proper look. Near-coast weather spares a chimney from heat and hard frost. Newport-Inglewood runs a short way east of town, and that is what should stay in mind, because brick from before the war handles shaking badly.
What We Look at First
Bungalow brick where it meets the roof, and the flue tiles with a camera.
What Cannot Wait
Cracks where the stack meets the roof, a flue with missing mortar, a firebox with loose firebrick.
What Can Wait
A little damp staining in May and June, a dull screen, chipped surround tile.
Next Door
We also go to El Segundo, Alondra Park, Gardena.
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