Rolling Hills Estates Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Rolling Hills Estates Homes
An inspection in Rolling Hills Estates tells you if a chimney has reached the age of big repairs yet.
Chimney Sweep in Rolling Hills Estates
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.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Rolling Hills Estates
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 Rolling Hills Estates owners
These homes are from one main era, the 1950s through the 1970s, and almost nine in ten are lived in by owners. That means plenty of chimneys that have reached the age of first big repairs, or perhaps none yet. We say which. Ocean air and May and June clouds keep crowns damp up here. Hillside canyons carry brush, with the 2009 fire burning nearby, and a stable beside dry canyon land makes a tight spark screen worth checking.
What We Look at First
Damp crown and mortar, then the spark screen on a canyon-side lot, then the damper.
What Cannot Wait
Spark mesh with gaps near a canyon, a crown that has opened, a stack with shifted joints.
What Can Wait
Moss spots on a damp crown, old ranch paint, a firebox with light surface wear.
Next Door
We also go to Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Palos Verdes Estates.
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