Long Beach Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Long Beach Homes
Across Long Beach, the older the home, the more an inspection tells you about its 1933 history.
Chimney Sweep in Long 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.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Long Beach
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 Long Beach
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Long Beach
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Long Beach owners
A third of the homes here are from before 1950, and many old brick chimneys in this city were damaged or rebuilt after 1933. You may not know whether yours was. A camera and a good look can usually tell you what was patched. The 1933 quake on the Newport-Inglewood Fault hit this city hardest and led to the Field Act. Mild coastal weather is kinder, with rain mainly November through March, though winter alerts may limit wood fires.
What We Look at First
Signs of a post-1933 rebuild, then the flue with a camera, then the top of the stack.
What Cannot Wait
An old repair that has separated, flue tiles out of line, brick moving on an original 1920s stack.
What Can Wait
A mismatched patch that is solid, some coastal staining, a firebox floor with shallow wear.
Next Door
We also go to Lakewood, Seal Beach, Rossmoor.
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