Manhattan Beach Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Manhattan Beach Homes
After a Manhattan Beach remodel, an inspection clears up just how old the chimney inside really is.
Chimney Sweep in Manhattan 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 Manhattan 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 Manhattan Beach
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Manhattan Beach
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Manhattan Beach owners
Enlarged and rebuilt houses are everywhere here, and a remodel sometimes keeps an old chimney that nobody has checked for years. A new roof does not mean a new flue. We look past the addition and say what remains underneath. Cool, mild weather year round means little heat or frost stress at the Strand, and the Palos Verdes Fault sits offshore to the southwest. Winter no-burn alerts can restrict wood fires, and gas units avoid them.
What We Look at First
Where an addition meets the old stack, then the original flue, then the top.
What Cannot Wait
A remodel seam leaking at the stack, a hidden flue crack, a flue blocked during past building work.
What Can Wait
A dated gas insert that still lights, slight wear on a cottage hearth, weathered flashing paint.
Next Door
We also go to Hawthorne, El Segundo, Lawndale.
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