Lancaster Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Lancaster Homes
In Lancaster, an inspection tells you whether that desert wear on metal is a problem or just looks bad.
Chimney Sweep in Lancaster
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 Lancaster owners
Half the homes in this Antelope Valley city came after 1986, so most fireplaces are factory-built with metal flues. Fixing those means naming the right part. We explain which part you have and whether a problem is real or only cosmetic. Desert weather is harsh on a chimney: summers near or above 100 degrees, winter freezes and wind-blown grit that sandblasts caps. Those big daily swings crack crowns and fatigue metal, and the San Andreas sits along the valley's southern edge.
What We Look at First
Grit wear on the cap, heat wear on metal flue parts, then the framed chase.
What Cannot Wait
A wind-shredded cap on a metal flue, a chase cover opened up by freezing, a separated flue joint.
What Can Wait
Grit-dulled metal that is still whole, sun-bleached stucco on a chase, a faded damper label.
Next Door
We also go to Palmdale, Lake Hughes, Quartz Hill.
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