Ventura County Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Ventura County Homes
From Somis to the coast, a Ventura County inspection is shaped around your kind of home and its risks.
Chimney Sweep in Ventura County
Soot and creosote brushed out of the flue. If you cannot remember the last one, it is probably time.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Ventura County
We go from the firebox to the cap and tell you what each part looks like, in plain words.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Ventura County
Crown, mortar, liner or crack work, done in the order we said mattered most.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Ventura County
The firebox, damper and smoke chamber, checked from inside the room.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Ventura County
Cracked panels, a stuck damper, smoke coming into the room. We find the cause first.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Ventura County
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 Ventura County
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 Ventura County
A stain on the ceiling next to the chimney often starts here, where the roof meets the brick.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Ventura County
Loose or missing mortar and cracked brick, matched to what is already there.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Ventura County
When the top of the chimney is too far gone to patch, we take it down and build it back.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Ventura County
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Ventura County
Burner, pilot, logs and glass cleaned, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Ventura County
Will not light, will not stay lit, or the flame looks wrong. We trace it to the part.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Ventura County
A new surround, mantel or hearth, planned around what the firebox and flue can take.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Ventura County
A closed unit that sits in an open fireplace so the heat stays in the room.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Ventura County
Auger, igniter, blowers or an error code on the board. We find which one it is.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Ventura County
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Ventura County
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Ventura County owners
Old homes in Santa Paula, Fillmore and Ojai may have masonry worth keeping, while Oxnard and Port Hueneme have harbor homes facing salt. Farm houses in Somis add another kind. This page covers county areas, and we speak to your own kind of home. Thomas in 2017 cost Ventura itself a great many homes and burned through the Ojai Valley too. Northridge damaged Simi Valley and Moorpark in 1994. Summer sun also dries crowns, and fall gusts can strip caps or spread embers.
What We Look at First
Ember screens after Thomas, masonry after 1994, salt on metal near the harbors.
What Cannot Wait
Ember gaps after Thomas, a stack split in 1994, a salt-eaten cap beside the harbor.
What Can Wait
Old farm house brick that is solid, weathered adobe near a firebox, a dated gas log.
Next Door
We also go to Camarillo, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley.
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