Studio City Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Studio City Homes
In Studio City, a sweep is often where we start. If the inspection says more is needed, we tell you which card below fits. Each card opens that job for Studio City.
Chimney Sweep in Studio City
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Studio City
We go from the firebox to the cap and tell you what each part looks like, in plain words.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Studio City
Crown, mortar, liner or crack work, done in the order we said mattered most.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Studio City
The firebox, damper and smoke chamber, checked from inside the room.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Studio City
Cracked panels, a stuck damper, smoke coming into the room. We find the cause first.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Studio City
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 Studio City
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 Studio City
A stain on the ceiling next to the chimney often starts here, where the roof meets the brick.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Studio City
Loose or missing mortar and cracked brick, matched to what is already there.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Studio City
When the top of the chimney is too far gone to patch, we take it down and build it back.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Studio City
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Studio City
Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Studio City
Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Studio City
A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Studio City
A closed unit that sits in an open fireplace so the heat stays in the room.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Studio City
Auger, igniter, blowers or an error code on the board. We find which one it is.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Studio City
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Studio City
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Studio City owners
Studio City calls to Homesure often begin with a smell. A fireplace that has not been lit since spring can give off a sharp, smoky odor on a hot day, and people want to know if that means trouble. Usually it points to soot and creosote sitting in the flue, and a sweep sorts it out. We look first and tell you which it is. The 1994 Northridge earthquake shook brick chimneys all across the Valley, and a crack from back then can still be sitting inside a flue today. If we see one, we say where it is, show you the photo, and tell you plainly whether it needs work before the next fire or can be watched.
What We Look at First
The flue, for soot and creosote. Then the crown and flue tiles on older brick chimneys, for old earthquake cracks.
What Cannot Wait
Glazed creosote in the flue, a flue tile with a gap, or a crown cracked open to the weather.
What Can Wait
A light smoky smell from normal soot, a sticky damper handle, small stains on the firebox brick.
Next Door
We also go to Sherman Oaks, Encino, Toluca Lake.
Not Sure?
Noticed something at a Studio City fireplace?
Call and describe it, even if it seems small. We say plainly whether it sounds like it needs a visit.