San Juan Capistrano Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for San Juan Capistrano Homes
In the Mission town of San Juan Capistrano, an inspection tells you what must change and what can stay.
Chimney Sweep in San Juan Capistrano
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 Juan Capistrano
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 Juan Capistrano
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in San Juan Capistrano
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell San Juan Capistrano owners
Los Rios holds some of California's oldest neighborhoods, but most homes here came later, half by 1979, and eight in ten are owner-occupied. If yours is historic, repairs need care. We say what must be done and what can stay as it is. This town knows what quakes do to masonry: in 1812 the Great Stone Church collapsed. Today canyon brush remains a seasonal worry, gusts test caps and carry embers, and rain mostly arrives between November and March.
What We Look at First
Old masonry and how to keep it, then caps and screens toward the canyons.
What Cannot Wait
Old masonry that has come loose, embers able to escape a torn screen, a flue with a major break.
What Can Wait
Patina on historic ironwork, soft staining on an adobe wall, a chipped tile hearth.
Next Door
We also go to Las Flores, San Clemente, Dana Point.
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