West Hollywood Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for West Hollywood Homes
An inspection in a West Hollywood apartment gives you written notes for your landlord or your association.
Chimney Sweep in West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in West Hollywood
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell West Hollywood owners
Barely one home in ten is a detached house and four of five households rent, so a fireplace usually comes with an apartment. In a 1920s courtyard building, old brick may be shared. Our notes make clear who owns what. Northridge did harm here in 1994, and old brick does not shrug that off. Now it is the rain that finds what remains, November through March, and on declared No-Burn days a fireplace has to sit quiet anyway.
What We Look at First
Shared old brick in a courtyard building, leak paths from above, then the firebox.
What Cannot Wait
Shared brick left loose since 1994, a leak into a neighbor's unit, smoke backing up into an apartment.
What Can Wait
Old decorative tile, staining around an unused firebox, paint worn on a mantel.
Next Door
We also go to Beverly Hills, Mid-City.
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