The Chimney Guy
The Chimney Guy
2914 Gilroy St, Los Angeles, CA 90039
| Chimney Fireplace |
We clean fireplaces and chimneys. More if the access is unusually difficult or if there is a heavy creosote build-up. We repair chimneys. Much of the time, chimneys don’t get any attention for decades at a time. We inspect a chimney and compare it to what the codes and standards say and then apply some experience and judgement into the overall call and the recommendations. The cities in the Los Angeles area are enforcing some rules and regulations from the EPA and the Air Quality Management District (AQMD) that result in the circumstance that no wood burning fireplaces can be installed or constructed in the Los Angeles area any more. Sometimes a brick chimney has a fracture running through it, which means it is broken. The mass of masonry above the fracture is just resting on top of the masonry below, with no mortar bond effective there to hold things together. If you want a burner beneath a bed of crushed glass, or glass beads, or small lava rock, or a bed of sand with large concrete balls, anything like that, call us. We can install it. Sometimes called “fake logs” or a “gas insert.” These usually consist of a grate, a pan with a burner, sand over the burner, and fake embers on top of the sand. The fake logs, made of something like special concrete or ceramic, then fit on top of the grate. Chimney caps protect the inside of your chimney and the inside of your home from weather damage and outdoor pests. We are upgrading and you should too! Now offering electric fireplace installation services!
