Chimney Services Long Beach CA
Chimney inspections, cleaning and repairs for Long Beach, CA residents.
Long Beach, CA
Long Beach is a very special area of Southern California. It has 18 historical districts that contain groups of older, unaltered houses that preserve the visual qualities of the past. Many of the homes in these historic districts date to the early 1900’s.
Long Beach Historic Districts include:
Belmont Heights
Bluff Heights
Bluff Park
Brenner Place
California Heights
Carroll Park
Drake Park / Wilmore City
Eliot Lane
Grant Neighborhood
Hellman Street Craftsman
Linden Avenue
Lowena Drive
Minera Place
Rose Park
Rose Park South
Sunrise Boulevard
Wilton Street
Wingley Area
Chimney & Fireplace Services in Long Beach, CA
Chimneys from the early part of the 20th century are typically constructed of bricks or masonry or flue tiles toward the 1950’s and these bricks or other construction materials are joined with mortar. Unfortunately as time goes by, the mortar deteriorates and leaves gaps which expose the wood structure inside the walls. When fires are burned, the heat can then escape into the chimney walls, heat up the wood and start a fire.
In addition, Long Beach is prone to earthquakes. The most memorable earthquake was the 1933 Long Beach earthquake which caused wide spread damage to Seal Beach, Long Beach and surrounding areas. The earthquake occurred on the Newport-Inglewood Fault line.
Minor earthquakes continue to occur regularly in Long Beach as well as all of Southern California.
Long Beach Chimney Cracks
It is important that anyone with a home with a fireplace in Long Beach, and any other area prone to earthquakes, get their chimney’s inspected regularly for cracks and voids that can be a fire hazard. The only effective way to inspect most of these chimneys is with a video camera. It is impossible to spot all cracks and gaps by looking down the chimney.
We have found that at least 50% of fireplaces and chimneys that we have inspected in Long Beach have some non-optimum conditions which need to be repaired – minor cracks which could become major ones if left un-repaired, cracks in the flue which can be a fire hazard, lack of a spark arrestor/cap on the top of the chimney which can result in embers causing a fire to your home or your neighbors. Even if you are not burning wood, we always recommend a spark arrestor cap as it will help prevent water damage to the chimney as well as keeping out birds, bees and rodents.
Long Beach Chimney Services
Chimney sweeping | Chimney Inspections | Chimney Relines | Chimney Leaks | Chimney Repairs | Custom Masonry | Dryer vent Cleaning | Gas Fireplace Services
We have been serving Long Beach and the surrounding areas since 2004.
Here are a few examples of some of the properties we have inspected and/or repaired.
Claremont Avenue in Long Beach, CA
A home built in 1948 on Claremont Avenue in Long Beach It had a crown (cement portion at top of chimney) that was cracked and minor cracking on outside of chimney which were not hazardous.
Wisconsin Avenue in Long Beach, CA
A 1920’s home on Wisconsin Avenue in Long Beach which had 2 chimneys. It needed minor brick repair at the top and had small cracks above the roof line.
The damper on one chimney was hanging loose and there was no spark arrestor. The second chimney was unlined but mortar was in good condition. Damper on this chimney was severely rusted.
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