Simi Valley Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Simi Valley Homes
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Chimney Sweep in Simi Valley
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 Simi Valley
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Simi Valley
A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Simi Valley
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 Simi Valley
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Simi Valley
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Simi Valley owners
Simi Valley is a drive over the pass for us, so we try to set Simi visits on the same day. Many people there call because they bought a house and do not know when the chimney was last looked at. We start with the basics: is the flue clear, is the cap there, is the damper working. Then we tell you what we found. Houses that back onto open hillside are close to dry brush most of the year. That puts the cap and spark screen at the top of our list there. Mortar wear lower on the chimney usually goes on the can-wait list, and we explain why if it does.
What We Look at First
Whether the flue is clear, whether there is a cap with a screen, and whether the damper opens and closes.
What Cannot Wait
A blocked flue, no cap on a chimney that backs onto open hillside, or a damper that will not open.
What Can Wait
Mortar wear low on the chimney, a worn firebox floor that is still solid, faded caulk around the flashing.
Next Door
We also go to Thousand Oaks, Moorpark, Chatsworth.
Not Sure?
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