Westlake Village Chimneys: What Can Wait, What Cannot
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Homesure Jobs for Westlake Village Homes
An inspection in Westlake Village focuses on seams and caps, because metal does not age like brick.
Chimney Sweep in Westlake Village
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.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Westlake Village
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Westlake Village
Ash, soot and stains cleared out of the firebox and off the glass and surround.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Westlake Village
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Westlake Village
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 Westlake Village
Gaskets, firebrick, baffle and glass on a wood stove, checked and replaced as needed.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Westlake Village
Gas logs sized to your firebox, for a fireplace you would rather switch on than build.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Westlake Village owners
Built as a plan on the old Albertson Ranch, this place has essentially no pre-1950 homes, and a metal unit is likely. Metal wears differently than brick, at its seams and cap. Those are the things we talk to you about. Sea air drifts over the mountains here, so summers stay gentler than in valleys farther inland, though cold nights cycle caps and masonry. Metal joints can loosen with shaking, and this valley did shake in 1994.
What We Look at First
Seams on the metal flue, the cap in cold nights, then the panels inside.
What Cannot Wait
A seam opened in the flue, a firebox panel cracked through, a cap that has come loose.
What Can Wait
Dull finish on a shroud, small scuffs on a stucco chase, a slightly noisy damper.
Next Door
We also go to Hidden Hills, Thousand Oaks, Calabasas.
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