South El Monte Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for South El Monte Homes
For a post-war home in South El Monte, an inspection answers whether the brick and steel still hold.
Chimney Sweep in South El Monte
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 South El Monte
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in South El Monte
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell South El Monte owners
Most homes here are from between the 1940s and 1960s, and a typical one has a single brick stack with steel inside. Whether that steel still does its job depends on what has happened since. That is the question we answer. In 1987 this city was nearly under the Whittier Narrows quake, and the area around it was damaged. Santa Anas and the heat and cool of the seasons have kept working on the mortar since.
What We Look at First
Steel and brick together at the roofline, signs of 1987, then the cap.
What Cannot Wait
A stack whose steel has rusted and split the brick, an out-of-line flue, a cap that gusts can lift.
What Can Wait
Heat-worn mortar faces, soot in a firebox, an old grate with one broken bar.
Next Door
We also go to Rosemead, El Monte, La Puente.
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