La Mirada Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for La Mirada Homes
Curious how a La Mirada tract chimney compares with its age? An inspection gives you the answer.
Chimney Sweep in La Mirada
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in La Mirada
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in La Mirada
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 La Mirada
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in La Mirada
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell La Mirada owners
Very few houses here are older than 1950, and most came in one wave. That makes this an easy place to explain: chimneys are about the same age, and we tell you whether yours is ageing normally or ahead of schedule. In 2014 the La Habra quake hit just northeast of here, close enough to matter to a chimney of this age. Rain from November through March then finds whatever it opened, though frost is uncommon.
What We Look at First
Any cracks from 2014 near the top, then the crown and the flue.
What Cannot Wait
A fresh crack up top from the 2014 shaking, water reaching the flue, a damper that will not open.
What Can Wait
Worn stucco around the stack, normal soot, small chips in a ranch-style brick hearth.
Next Door
We also go to South Whittier, Buena Park, Fullerton.
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