Hawthorne Chimneys: Nests Out, Mesh Caps On
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What are you hearing or finding in the Hawthorne chimney? Send a line and we call back with a time to get on the roof.
Hawthorne ZIP codes on the Crosby Chimney Care map
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What Crosby Chimney Care Handles in Hawthorne
Getting out whatever moved in and capping the flue comes first. Flashing, crowns and masonry follow, then fireplaces, gas units and stoves for the room below.
Chimney Sweep in Hawthorne
Brushwork, nest pulling and a close look at the cap, so a flue that gets swept also gets checked for whatever moved in.
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Flashlight, camera and ladder: a top to bottom look for cracks, rust, open joints and signs that something has been living inside.
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Splits, gaps and loose tiles that let rain and small animals in, repaired once we know where the trouble really starts.
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Firebox, damper and smoke chamber gone over from the room side, including the droppings and debris that say something visits.
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Sticky dampers, crumbling firebrick and smoke rolling into the room, fixed after we know which of them is the real problem.
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Camera-on review of the whole flue, for a sale, after shaking, after a flue fire, or when debris keeps falling from somewhere unseen.
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Snug stainless caps with a mesh screen, sized to the flue tile so birds, raccoons, squirrels and leaves stay outside.
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Drips, ceiling stains and rusted metal where the chimney meets the roof, sealed with new flashing tied into brick and shingles.
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Crumbling joints and loose bricks give rats and wasps a way in; we repoint, swap bad brick and seal the stack.
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Leaning, loose or quake-cracked stacks taken down to sound brick and built back with a sealed crown and a screened cap.
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Ash, soot, old nest bits and glass haze cleared from firebox, doors and hearth, on wood, gas and electric fireplaces.
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Cobwebs, dust and lint pulled from burners, pilot hoods and vents, with glass and logs cleaned so the flame looks right again.
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Clicking with no flame, a pilot that will not hold, or a remote that does nothing: each part is tested before one is replaced.
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Refaced surrounds, new mantels and gas conversions, planned after we have checked the firebox and flue behind them.
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Steel boxes that slide into an old firebox and vent through a new liner, turning a drafty opening into a real heater.
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Jammed feed, no glow, a rattling fan: pellet stove faults found one part at a time, with the exhaust vent cleared of fine ash.
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Leaky door seals, warped baffles and cracked firebrick replaced so the stove burns clean and the pipe above stays clear.
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Lifelike log sets for a fireplace you rarely light, with the gas line, valve and burner sized to the firebox and the room.
Open this serviceHawthorne notes from the roof
Mild summers and rare freezes make this an easy climate for a chimney until the rain arrives. Owners of older brick have one more reason to check for fresh cracks: the Newport-Inglewood Fault is right next door.
The Houses
On Hawthorne roofs we meet apartment buildings, about a quarter detached houses, and homes mostly from 1970 and earlier. Each chimney gets its cap, crown and flue looked at on the first visit.
Before You Call
Hear something in a Hawthorne chimney? Keep the damper shut, keep pets away from the hearth and do not light a fire. Then tell us what the noise sounds like and when it happens.
Next Door
Inglewood, El Segundo, Lawndale share the Hawthorne day, so a street on either side of the line can book together.
From Hastings Ranch
Crosby Chimney Care drives to Hawthorne from Hastings Ranch in northeast Pasadena. A cap fitted in late winter beats the spring nesting rush.
Feathers, droppings or twigs in a Hawthorne firebox?
Phone Crosby Chimney Care and tell us what turned up. We say what likely moved in, and when we can get up on the roof.