Chimney Sweep and Repair in Lakewood, California

The NFPA standard is an inspection every year regardless of use, with sweeping whenever there is measurable buildup. Most households here burn ten to thirty fires a season and need a sweep every one to two years. Burning little is not the same as burning nothing, and short cool fires actually lay down creosote faster than long hot ones.

No. Estimates across Los Angeles County are free and carry no obligation. If we look at a chimney and it does not need work, we will tell you that and there is nothing to pay.

Yes. Someone answers the phone at any hour, every day of the year. Smoke in a bedroom or a chimney fire is not something that waits for Monday morning, and a great many of our calls come in outside business hours.

A sweep and inspection is the low end and a full masonry rebuild is the high end, with most jobs falling well below what people expect. We give a written price before starting, and we do not quote repairs without photographs showing why they are needed.

Both, and gas is now a large share of what we do. Gas appliances need annual attention for different reasons than wood: no creosote, but a great deal of water vapour that corrodes flues and dampers, plus pilot assemblies and log positioning that drift out of specification.

We work out of Lakewood and cover Los Angeles County within about thirty miles, which takes in the Gateway Cities, the Long Beach area, the South Bay and Palos Verdes. If you are not sure whether you are in range, call and ask.