Mission Viejo Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Mission Viejo Homes
A Mission Viejo inspection names the parts on your unit that are old enough to need replacing, and the ones that are not.
Chimney Sweep in Mission Viejo
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 Mission Viejo
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 Mission Viejo
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Mission Viejo
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Mission Viejo owners
The 1970s and 1980s produced most homes here, so factory-built metal or gas is what you probably have, with masonry on some early or custom houses. Those units are now old enough for parts to wear out. We tell you which ones. Santiago and Holy, the big fires, stayed up in the mountains and outside the city, and no named quake is centered here. Valley warmth and the odd gray morning make for steady wear, with rain from November on.
What We Look at First
Metal firebox panels, flue joints and cap, then tile roof flashing.
What Cannot Wait
A firebox panel broken through, a split flue joint, a leak at flashing on a tile roof.
What Can Wait
Dull finish on a shroud, stained stucco on a chase, a sticky gas valve cover.
Next Door
We also go to Laguna Hills, Laguna Niguel, Rancho Santa Margarita.
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