Rancho Santa Margarita Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Rancho Santa Margarita Homes
Even on a young Rancho Santa Margarita home, an inspection helps if something on your fireplace seems off.
Chimney Sweep in Rancho Santa Margarita
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 Rancho Santa Margarita owners
Only about 4 percent of homes here are older than 1980, so this is young housing. Metal and gas are likely. Parts can still fail early, so if something seems off, we check it and tell you whether it matters or not. Holy burned in Trabuco Canyon in 2018, so ember screens on the canyon side count. Summer sun dries sealant and crowns, wind may lift a cap off, and La Habra was felt here even with Elsinore beyond the mountains.
What We Look at First
Whatever seems off, then ember mesh near canyons, then the cap's fasteners.
What Cannot Wait
A cap stripped in strong gusts, ember holes near Trabuco Canyon, a cracked metal firebox panel.
What Can Wait
Dull finish on a young shroud, sun-faded stucco, a pilot flame that is a little low.
Next Door
We also go to Ladera Ranch, Las Flores, Dove Canyon.
Not Sure?
Noticed something at a Rancho Santa Margarita fireplace?
Call and describe it, even if it seems small. We say plainly whether it sounds like it needs a visit.