Looking After Pasadena Chimneys and Fireplaces
Ask About Your Pasadena Fireplace
Send your name, number and what the fireplace is doing. We call back, set a Pasadena visit and tell you what we will look at first.
The Pasadena streets we work on
Houses here run from Craftsman bungalows, some Victorians, period and Spanish Revival homes, river-rock and brick stacks, plus apartments. If your street sits on the edge of one of these places, tell us when you call and we will plan the visit around it.
Fireplace Care to Book in Pasadena
Pasadena chimneys of brick or river rock should start with a sweep and a camera, not just a look from the yard.
Chimney Sweep in Pasadena
A sweep does more than clear soot, it doubles as a checkup on your flue's condition. Same-day scheduling in Silver Lake and Central Los Angeles.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Pasadena
An inspection is more than a flashlight glance up the flue in Silver Lake. Every part gets checked, the report comes back same day, and a sweep can be added on the spot.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Pasadena
Water enters at the crown and mortar joints, rarely the firebox first, in Silver Lake. Traced to the source, color-matched materials.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Pasadena
Small warning signs, refractory cracks, a stiff damper, worn smoke shelf mortar, matter more than they look in Silver Lake.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Pasadena
The best fireplace repairs are the ones caught on an inspection report in Silver Lake, before you'd notice on your own. Matched materials, original look kept.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Pasadena
A standard sweep isn't what real estate transactions call for in Silver Lake, a Level 2 scan is. Camera scan, same-day report.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Pasadena
A cap looks like a finishing touch until it's missing, then rain and animals have a clear path into the flue in Silver Lake. Stainless steel, spark arrestor, animal exclusion.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Pasadena
A leak near the chimney is usually a flashing problem, not a chimney problem, in Silver Lake.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Pasadena
Mortar wears out well before the brick does, which is why tuckpointing works if it's done early in Silver Lake. Color-matched to the old mortar.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Pasadena
Once tuckpointing can no longer hold, a rebuild is the permanent fix in Silver Lake. Earthquake damage, structural failure, code upgrades.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Pasadena
Wood-burning, gas, and electric fireplaces each build up residue differently, so cleaning them isn't one-size-fits-all in Silver Lake.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Pasadena
No ash doesn't mean no upkeep, gas fireplaces still need annual cleaning in Silver Lake. Pilot, thermocouple, burner, and log service.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Pasadena
A gas fireplace that won't stay lit is rarely a sign the whole unit is failing in Silver Lake. Pilot light, thermocouple, gas valve, and ignition diagnosis.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Pasadena
A remodel starts with what's behind the surround, not just picking a new one, in Silver Lake. Stone, tile, mantels, and insert conversions.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Pasadena
An insert isn't a new fireplace, it's a unit that fits your existing firebox and changes how it heats in Silver Lake. Available in gas, wood, and electric versions built for masonry openings already in place.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Pasadena
A pellet stove that quits is just as likely to have a mechanical cause as an electronic one in Silver Lake. Auger, igniter, blower, and control board diagnosis.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Pasadena
Cleaning a wood stove and maintaining one aren't the same thing in Silver Lake. Baffle, firebrick, gasket, and catalytic combustor service.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Pasadena
Gas logs trade the wood-hauling routine for a switch, but getting the sizing right is what makes them work well in Silver Lake.
Learn MoreWhat we look after in Pasadena
Pasadena's boom gave way to Craftsman bungalows and period houses, many with brick or river-rock chimneys that are unreinforced. Rock looks strong and can still shift. On a stack like that, we go slowly and talk you through what repair would and would not change about the house. One fault cuts across the southern side of the city, the Raymond, another follows the foothills, and unreinforced stone sits right between them. Santa Anas can be severe too, as the December 2011 windstorm showed, so caps should be firmly attached.
The Houses
Around Pasadena the stock runs to Craftsman bungalows, some Victorians, period and Spanish Revival homes, river-rock and brick stacks, plus apartments.
Before the First Fire
Unreinforced rock and brick deserve a camera and a hand check before the first fire, especially between these two faults.
Care of the Room
Craftsman woodwork and period tile get soft padding first, with the vacuum running beside the opening so soot never reaches them.
Close By
Pasadena stops sometimes fall alongside Arcadia, La Canada Flintridge, San Marino.
Not Sure What It Needs?
Tell us what your Pasadena fireplace is doing, and we will say what to book.
A smell after rain, smoke that rolls into the room, or a fireplace nobody has used since you moved in. Describe it on the phone and we will tell you whether a sweep, an inspection or both makes sense.