Santa Paula Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Santa Paula Homes
A Santa Paula Victorian or bungalow calls for an inspection that keeps the old fabric where it is safe.
Chimney Sweep in Santa Paula
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 Santa Paula
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 Santa Paula
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Santa Paula
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Santa Paula owners
Limoneira was founded here in 1893, and Victorian and Craftsman homes still stand downtown. Their brick may be thinly reinforced, or not at all. Old houses need honest answers, so we explain plainly what is fine to leave and what should not be. The Thomas Fire began just north of this city in 2017, and embers remain a real concern. Northridge also shook old buildings across the river valley, and the inland swing in temperature works older mortar harder than coastal air would.
What We Look at First
Old downtown brick and mortar first, then ember protection, then the top of the stack.
What Cannot Wait
A Victorian stack with open joints, a torn ember screen, a flue damaged in 1994.
What Can Wait
Old paint on a Craftsman mantel, weathered brick that scrapes clean, a firebox with light wear.
Next Door
We also go to Camarillo, Upper Ojai, Somis.
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