Hermosa Beach Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Hermosa Beach Homes
Condo or house in Hermosa Beach, an inspection lays out the salt damage and who should deal with it.
Chimney Sweep in Hermosa Beach
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 Hermosa Beach
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Hermosa Beach
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Hermosa Beach owners
Over half of units here are apartments and condos, so in many cases the chimney question is a shared one. Our notes spell out what we looked at and which piece belongs to you versus the building. Sea salt is what ruins things here, not frost or brush. Galvanized caps and chase covers corrode, and offshore lies the Palos Verdes Fault, with Newport-Inglewood running a few miles inland, so brick gets checked as well.
What We Look at First
Galvanized cover and fasteners first, then who owns which part in a shared building.
What Cannot Wait
A galvanized cover eaten through, fasteners gone from the cap, a brick stack with loose salt-soft joints.
What Can Wait
Brown streaking on metal that is still whole, salt haze on glass doors, a worn hearth edge.
Next Door
We also go to Lawndale, Redondo Beach, Gardena.
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