Due to the recent earthquakes in Southern California there have been reports of chimney damage. Some of which you might not be aware of. Here is a video of cracks inside a chimney. If you think you might have damage, get your chimney inspected now before winter comes and you can’t use it when you […]
Many chimney sweeps are not licensed, bonded or insured. Sometimes companies hire “subcontractors” who also have no insurance or licenses. It is not illegal for someone not to have a license if the work they do is under $500, however, there is a danger in having someone climb up on your roof with no insurance. […]
Today parts of the San Gabriel Valley, the Inland Empire and Orange County felt a significant earthquake (7.1). If you have an older masonry chimney and you felt a significant movement of your property, it is usually recommended that you do not use your fireplace until it is inspected with a video camera to make […]
The pictures show the inside of a chimney which has cracks and also the outside and top with a cracked crown. Signs you have had a chimney fire: You may have had a dangerous fire in your chimney which has compromised the structure of your chimney, and not even know it. It is estimated that […]
This is the first in a series of articles to warn consumers about possible fire hazards in their homes. If your chimney looks similar to the one pictured, it is probably a Rampart General pre-cast cement fireplace. These were manufactured in Santa Ana from the early 1960’s to the mid 1990’s. There are whole communities […]
Old but not abandoned. This fireplace was built in 1933 restored in 76and 2015 after the flood. It was originally attached to a picnic shelter that collapsed during the flood of 2013 — at Lavern M Johnson Park.
Here is a quote from a property inspection report done by a property inspection company last week on a home in Lake Forest: “Pre-cast concrete chimneys were built in factories and then trucked to a site and erected, as distinct from masonry chimneys that are built on site with individual bricks and mortar. In this […]
It’s recommended that chimney’s are inspected every year. Almost everyone waits until the fall, so it’s difficult for the chimney sweep to service everyone well. It really makes a lot more sense to do them at the end of the burning season in the event there are any repairs that need to be made before […]
Here is a before and after video of a chimney being cleaned in Costa Mesa, CA. BEFORE AFTER
Here is a before and after of a very dirty chimney we recently cleaned by chimney sweeping. What a difference!
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