Sherman Oaks Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Sherman Oaks Homes
In Sherman Oaks, the first question is what kind of fireplace you have. We can usually tell you over the phone which visit fits. Each card opens that job for Sherman Oaks.
Chimney Sweep in Sherman Oaks
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Sherman Oaks
We go from the firebox to the cap and tell you what each part looks like, in plain words.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Sherman Oaks
Crown, mortar, liner or crack work, done in the order we said mattered most.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Sherman Oaks
The firebox, damper and smoke chamber, checked from inside the room.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Sherman Oaks
Cracked panels, a stuck damper, smoke coming into the room. We find the cause first.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Sherman Oaks
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 Sherman Oaks
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 Sherman Oaks
A stain on the ceiling next to the chimney often starts here, where the roof meets the brick.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Sherman Oaks
Loose or missing mortar and cracked brick, matched to what is already there.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Sherman Oaks
When the top of the chimney is too far gone to patch, we take it down and build it back.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Sherman Oaks
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Sherman Oaks
Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Sherman Oaks
Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Sherman Oaks
A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Sherman Oaks
A closed unit that sits in an open fireplace so the heat stays in the room.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Sherman Oaks
Auger, igniter, blowers or an error code on the board. We find which one it is.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Sherman Oaks
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Sherman Oaks
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Sherman Oaks owners
In Sherman Oaks we see two kinds of fireplace side by side. On the flats, a lot of houses have a factory-built metal unit behind the surround. Up the hill, there is more brick. The questions differ: on a metal unit we look at the firebox panels, the chimney pipe and the cap; on brick we look at the mortar, the crown and the flue tiles. Summer heat on the Valley floor is hard on a crown, and a crack up there is not something you can see from the yard. We go up, photograph it, and tell you if it is a hairline that can wait a season or an opening that lets water in now.
What We Look at First
On a factory-built unit, the firebox panels, the pipe and the cap. On brick, the crown, the mortar and the flue tiles.
What Cannot Wait
Cracked firebox panels in a factory-built unit, gaps in the flue, or an opening in the crown that lets water in.
What Can Wait
A hairline in the crown that is not yet open, worn paint on the cap, small scuffs on the hearth.
Next Door
We also go to Encino, Studio City, Van Nuys.
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