Lynwood Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Lynwood Homes
Lynwood bungalow brick can be close to a century old, so inspection is the calm way to begin.
Chimney Sweep in Lynwood
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 Lynwood owners
Nearly half the houses here are older than 1950, grown out of dairy land from the 1920s on. So a small stucco bungalow may have a brick chimney close to a century old. We say what that means for yours, without alarm. Next door, Compton took heavy damage in 1933, and this town was shaken too. Morning clouds and warm dry summers are gentle by comparison. Gas units escape the winter no-burn alerts, which limit wood fires on those days.
What We Look at First
Century-old brick on a small bungalow, with the top and the flue checked first.
What Cannot Wait
A top section you can shift by hand, an old flue with gaps, water coming in through the crown.
What Can Wait
Rounded edges on old brick, a surround repainted many times, a shallow crack in firebox cement.
Next Door
We also go to Downey, South Gate, Willowbrook.
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