San Fernando Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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San Fernando ZIP Codes We Visit
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Homesure Jobs for San Fernando Homes
Bought a home in San Fernando? An inspection tells you if the chimney was redone after one of the quakes.
Chimney Sweep in San Fernando
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in San Fernando
We go from the firebox to the cap and tell you what each part looks like, in plain words.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in San Fernando
Crown, mortar, liner or crack work, done in the order we said mattered most.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in San Fernando
The firebox, damper and smoke chamber, checked from inside the room.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in San Fernando
Cracked panels, a stuck damper, smoke coming into the room. We find the cause first.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in San Fernando
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 San Fernando
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 San Fernando
A stain on the ceiling next to the chimney often starts here, where the roof meets the brick.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in San Fernando
Loose or missing mortar and cracked brick, matched to what is already there.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in San Fernando
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 Fernando
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in San Fernando
Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in San Fernando
Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in San Fernando
A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in San Fernando
A closed unit that sits in an open fireplace so the heat stays in the room.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in San Fernando
Auger, igniter, blowers or an error code on the board. We find which one it is.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in San Fernando
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in San Fernando
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell San Fernando owners
Two big quakes hit here, in 1971 and 1994, and some old chimneys were probably rebuilt afterward. Nobody may have told you. If you bought a house here, we can tell whether yours looks original or redone, and how sound it is now. San Fernando took severe damage in 1971, on the fault zone that bears its name. Hot days and cool nights also keep working the mortar, and winds through nearby passes press hard on any loose cap.
What We Look at First
Clues of a rebuild, steel where it should be, then joints stressed by Valley heat.
What Cannot Wait
A rebuilt top pulling away from older brick, flue tile out of line, a wind-loose cap.
What Can Wait
Mismatched brick color from an old repair, faded surround paint, slight hearth wear.
Next Door
We also go to Sylmar.
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