Sierra Madre Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Near the fault in Sierra Madre, an inspection separates a chimney that looks fine from one that is.
Chimney Sweep in Sierra Madre
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.
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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 Sierra Madre
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Sierra Madre
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Sierra Madre owners
Dating back to 1881, this is an old town for these foothills, and an old house with brick may have little or no reinforcement. A chimney like that can look fine and not be fine. We say which of those it is. A fault carrying the town's own name follows the mountain base right here, so you know what is possible. Winter nights run colder than in the basin, and rain from November on shows up leaks in cracked crowns.
What We Look at First
Reinforcement and joints on old brick, then the crown, cold nights and all, then flashing.
What Cannot Wait
Unreinforced brick with shifted joints so near the fault, a soaked crown, a leak running inside.
What Can Wait
Weathered brick that sounds solid, an old iron screen, staining along the base of the stack.
Next Door
We also go to Altadena, Temple City, Bradbury.
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