Malibu Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Malibu Homes
On a Malibu lot that burned, or a house that made it through, begin with an inspection and decide after.
Chimney Sweep in Malibu
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.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Malibu
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.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Malibu
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 Malibu
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Malibu
Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Malibu
Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Malibu
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 Malibu
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Malibu
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Malibu owners
After the 2018 and 2025 fires, many lots here are rebuilding, and some old masonry chimneys are gone. If one still stands on your lot, whether it can be used is a serious question. We answer it plainly so you can plan. Malibu gets it from both sides: marine clouds and salt on the water side, strong Santa Anas in the canyons, with large areas mapped very high fire hazard. Northridge was felt strongly here in 1994, so nothing old gets assumed sound.
What We Look at First
Heat damage on any chimney that survived a fire, salt corrosion near the water, spark screens everywhere.
What Cannot Wait
Fire-cracked masonry on a surviving stack, a spark screen with holes, a rusted-out cap by the ocean.
What Can Wait
Salt film on stone, weathered canyon stucco, soot on a surround when the flue itself is sound.
Next Door
We also go to Las Flores, Decker Canyon, Westlake Village.
Not Sure?
Noticed something at a Malibu fireplace?
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