Maywood Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Maywood Homes
Two quakes have shaken Maywood's older chimneys, so an inspection gives a clear account of where things stand.
Chimney Sweep in Maywood
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Maywood
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Maywood
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 Maywood
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.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Maywood
A cover with a mesh screen on top of the flue. Keeps rain, leaves, animals and sparks where they belong.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Maywood
A stain on the ceiling next to the chimney often starts here, where the roof meets the brick.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Maywood
Loose or missing mortar and cracked brick, matched to what is already there.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Maywood
When the top of the chimney is too far gone to patch, we take it down and build it back.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Maywood
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Maywood
Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Maywood
Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Maywood
A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Maywood
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 Maywood
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Maywood
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Maywood owners
Nearly half of these homes are older than 1950, and most households rent. Lots often hold a second unit or small building. If there is a fireplace on the property, we explain its state so the person who decides can see why. Shaken by Long Beach in 1933 and by Whittier Narrows in 1987, old masonry here has been asked a lot. Wildfire is not the issue, but morning clouds and winter rain keep working at mortar.
What We Look at First
Quake wear on the old stack and its upper joints, then the flue and firebox.
What Cannot Wait
Old brick that has moved, flue tile that has dropped, smoke drifting into a second unit.
What Can Wait
Surface wear on an old hearth, dull metal doors, soft staining that does not grow.
Next Door
We also go to Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Huntington Park.
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