South Gate Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for South Gate Homes
A calm look at a South Gate chimney starts with an inspection of how much of the old brick is sound.
Chimney Sweep in South Gate
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.
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Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
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Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell South Gate owners
Nearly half of the houses here go back before 1950, Hollydale among them, and much of that brick is unreinforced or close to it. Rather than alarm you, we tell you exactly how it stands, plus what you can safely do and leave. Marine air only partly reaches here, so rust on hardware stays moderate. Shaking in 1933 is the more serious history, since it damaged many buildings nearby, and on declared No-Burn days a wood fire has to wait.
What We Look at First
Old brick reinforcement or lack of it, then hardware rust, then the flue tile.
What Cannot Wait
Pre-1950 brick moving near the top, flue gaps, a smoke problem that has grown worse.
What Can Wait
Moderate rust on hardware, a stained mantel, faint lines in the firebox wall.
Next Door
We also go to Bell, Downey, Bell Gardens.
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