Santa Monica Chimney Visits, Unit by Unit
Book a Santa Monica Visit
Send your name, number and how many fireplaces there are in your Santa Monica unit or house. We call back to set a day.
What we find in Santa Monica
Art Deco and 1950s apartment buildings, duplexes and fourplexes near Ocean Park, bungalows, and larger houses north of Montana Avenue. These are the parts of Santa Monica we visit most.
What to Book in Santa Monica
In Santa Monica, pair the sweep with a check of the cap and chase cover for rust, and of the top joints for cracking. Each card opens the Santa Monica page for that service.
Chimney Sweep in Santa Monica
Creosote and soot out of the flue, with a note for each fireplace in the unit or building.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Santa Monica
Flue, damper, smoke chamber and cap, written up per unit so a board or owner can read it.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Santa Monica
Crown, mortar and liner repairs, with the shared parts of a stack kept separate from each unit's own.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Santa Monica
Firebox, refractory and damper checked fireplace by fireplace, with photos for each one.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Santa Monica
Refractory, damper and hearth fixes, booked in the order the inspection set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Santa Monica
The camera inspection for a condo or house sale, or after a quake. Book it early in escrow.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Santa Monica
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, including multi-flue caps on shared stacks.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Santa Monica
Leaks where the chimney meets the roof, traced before anything is sealed.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Santa Monica
Tuckpointing and brick work on older stacks, with color-matched mortar.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Santa Monica
Rebuilds above or below the roofline when repair is no longer enough, with permits handled.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Santa Monica
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned for wood, gas and electric units.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Santa Monica
Burner, pilot, logs, glass and vent on the gas fireplaces most condos have.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Santa Monica
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults on gas units and inserts.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Santa Monica
New surrounds, mantels and insert conversions, with the firebox and flue checked first.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Santa Monica
Gas, wood or electric inserts fitted to an existing firebox, liner included.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Santa Monica
Auger, igniter, blower and control board faults diagnosed and fixed.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Santa Monica
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stovepipe, serviced between seasons.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Santa Monica
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room and the firebox.
Learn MoreHow we work in Santa Monica
Santa Monica is a lot like our home turf: plenty of apartments, duplexes and small condo buildings, each with one or two fireplaces and an owner who is not always the person living there. We note each unit on its own and keep the roof items, like the crown and cap, on a separate sheet for the building. The 1994 Northridge earthquake damaged a lot of older masonry in Santa Monica, and chimneys were among the parts that cracked. Add damp sea air on the stack, and the Santa Monica note usually covers the crown, the mortar joints near the top and any rust on the cap.
In a Building
Each unit gets its own note. Roof items, like the crown and cap, go on a separate sheet for the owner or the building.
In a House
Houses north of Montana and bungalows near Ocean Park get the crown, top mortar joints and cap checked for sea-air wear.
Same Day, Nearby
Santa Monica visits often share a day with Ocean Park, Mid-City Santa Monica, Wilshire Montana.
Who Gets the Notes
Owner, tenant, manager or board: you tell us at booking, and each gets the Santa Monica photos that apply to them.
Booking in Santa Monica
One unit, a whole building, or a house with several fireplaces
Call with the Santa Monica address, the number of fireplaces, and wood or gas. For a building, tell us who handles roof and unit access and we will plan around them.