San Dimas Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for San Dimas Homes
Masonry next door does not mean masonry at yours, so a San Dimas inspection starts by telling them apart.
Chimney Sweep in San Dimas
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 San Dimas
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 San Dimas
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in San Dimas
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell San Dimas owners
Most of the growth here falls between 1960 and 1985 or so, right when masonry was giving way to metal, so two neighbors may have very different fireplaces. We tell you what type yours is before anything else gets discussed. Summer heat below the San Gabriels, plus wind and winter moisture, are steady wear. Fire took the Experimental Forest above town in 1960, the Johnstone burn, and a major fault lies along the nearby mountain front.
What We Look at First
Masonry or metal, then the top against heat and wind, then the spark screen.
What Cannot Wait
A burned-through spark screen below the foothills, a separated metal flue, a stack cracked from shaking.
What Can Wait
Heat-browned metal, weathered stucco on a chase, worn brick on a Via Verde patio side.
Next Door
We also go to Charter Oak, Claremont, West Covina.
Not Sure?
Noticed something at a San Dimas fireplace?
Call and describe it, even if it seems small. We say plainly whether it sounds like it needs a visit.