Fireplace Repair in Pasadena, CA

Sticky dampers, crumbling firebrick and smoke rolling into the room, fixed after we know which of them is the real problem. Every Pasadena job starts on the roof and gets a written price before we touch anything.

Pasadena coverage

Roof checked first

Licensed & Insured

Call (626) 433-8284

Pasadena Request

Say what you have seen or heard at your Pasadena house, and we will call to set a time.

Critter Calls Answered

Caps Fitted to the Flue

Nests Cleared and Bagged

Roof Checked First

Photos of Every Find

Based in Hastings Ranch

Critter Calls Answered

Caps Fitted to the Flue

Nests Cleared and Bagged

Roof Checked First

Photos of Every Find

Based in Hastings Ranch

Around Pasadena the roofs carry craftsman bungalows with open clay flues, 1920s spanish revival houses, and postwar ranch homes, and each kind gives birds, squirrels and weather a different way in. Crosby Chimney Care handles fireplace repair here with that in mind, one roof at a time.

Visit location

Pasadena, CA

Postal codes

91101, 91103 plus 4 others

Same-day neighbors

Chapman Woods, Annandale, and Garfield Heights

Typical houses

Craftsman bungalows with open clay flues, 1920s Spanish Revival houses, and postwar ranch homes

What fireplace repair looks like on Pasadena roofs

Winter rain turns a pile of leaves on an open crown into a wet plug, and Santa Ana gusts in fall blow leaves and embers across the roof. One screened cap answers both, and a sweep after summer pulls out anything that nested while the fireplace sat cold.

Damper fixed, or swapped for a sealing top damper

Cracked firebrick and refractory panels replaced

Smoke shelf and chamber repaired

Hearth tile and surround fixed

Smoke spillage tracked to its cause

Prefab and zero-clearance unit repairs

Streets near you

Where the Pasadena crew also stops

The list below is a sample, not a boundary. If your block is in or next to Pasadena, a call settles it in a minute.

Chapman WoodsAnnandaleGarfield HeightsProspect ParkLower ArroyoAltadenaSan MarinoSouth PasadenaSierra MadreLa Canada Flintridge

All about Pasadena Fireplace Repair, all towns

Why Pasadena owners call us

Hastings Ranch, our home base, sits in the northeast corner of Pasadena, and this page covers it along with the older blocks toward the Arroyo Seco. Oaks and sycamores shed onto crowns all autumn, and an older bungalow flue left open without a cap is an easy door for a squirrel, a bird or a raccoon. A Pasadena call often starts with scratching behind the mantel or twigs on the grate. That shapes every fireplace repair job we run here, from the parts on the truck to what we check before we leave.

Roofs and flues around Pasadena

Craftsman bungalows with open clay flues, 1920s Spanish Revival houses, and postwar ranch homes. Flue sizes, cap fittings and roof pitch differ between them, so we look before we quote instead of pricing every house the same.

Streets on our Pasadena route

We handle fireplace repair in Pasadena and next door in Chapman Woods, Annandale, and Garfield Heights. Regular postal codes include 91101, 91103, 91104, and 91105. Give us your address and we will confirm the visit.

More we do in Pasadena

Many visits turn up a second problem, like a rusted cap during a sweep or a wet crown during a nest removal. These pages cover those jobs.

Pasadena overview

Chimney Sweep in Pasadena

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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Chimney Inspection in Pasadena

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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Chimney Repair in Pasadena

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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Fireplace Inspection in Pasadena

Firebox, damper and smoke chamber gone over from the room side, including the droppings and debris that say something visits.

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Chimney Level 2 Inspection in Pasadena

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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Chimney Cap Installation in Pasadena

Snug stainless caps with a mesh screen, sized to the flue tile so birds, raccoons, squirrels and leaves stay outside.

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Chimney Flashing Repair in Pasadena

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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Chimney Masonry Repair in Pasadena

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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Chimney Rebuilds in Pasadena

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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Fireplace Cleaning in Pasadena

Ash, soot, old nest bits and glass haze cleared from firebox, doors and hearth, on wood, gas and electric fireplaces.

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Gas Fireplace Cleaning in Pasadena

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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Gas Fireplace Repair in Pasadena

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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Fireplace Remodel in Pasadena

Refaced surrounds, new mantels and gas conversions, planned after we have checked the firebox and flue behind them.

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Fireplace Inserts in Pasadena

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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Pellet Stove Repair in Pasadena

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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Wood Stove Repair in Pasadena

Leaky door seals, warped baffles and cracked firebrick replaced so the stove burns clean and the pipe above stays clear.

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Gas Logs in Pasadena

Lifelike log sets for a fireplace you rarely light, with the gas line, valve and burner sized to the firebox and the room.

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Fireplace Repair in nearby towns

Prices do not change from one town to the next. What changes is the trees, the roofs and the animals, and each page says how.

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the foothill streets below Eaton Canyon and Echo Mountain

Fireplace Repair in Altadena

Altadena runs right up to the San Gabriel foothills, and raccoons, squirrels, birds and bats come down looking for a dry, quiet flue. The January 2025 Eaton Fire destroyed or damaged many homes here, and chimneys on houses that stayed standing can still hold ash and fallen debris inside.

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the large-lot residential streets just south of Pasadena

Fireplace Repair in San Marino

A San Marino house may carry two or three chimneys, and the flue over the room nobody uses is the one birds and squirrels pick. Big trees on wide lots drop leaves onto every crown and into the gap behind each stack.

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the tree-lined grid of older houses below San Marino

Fireplace Repair in Alhambra

Alhambra keeps many older bungalows with short brick chimneys close to the roof, so roof rats and pigeons reach the top with little effort. A chimney that has gone several winters without a fire is the kind animals move into.

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the wooded hillsides between the Arroyo Seco and the Angeles Crest Highway

Fireplace Repair in La Canada Flintridge

La Canada Flintridge sits against the Angeles National Forest, with oaks overhead and brush on the slopes. Raccoons, squirrels and birds pass through the yards, and an open flue on a quiet house makes a ready den.

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the Crescenta Valley streets around Honolulu Avenue

Fireplace Repair in Montrose

Montrose lies in the Crescenta Valley below the San Gabriels, with the Verdugos across the way, so wildlife drifts in from two directions. Squirrels and birds take over uncapped flues, and street trees stuff crowns with leaves each fall.

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Fireplace Repair: Pasadena questions

Will a crew come out to Pasadena, CA for fireplace repair?

It will. Pasadena is a regular stop for Crosby Chimney Care, and the same trip often takes in Chapman Woods and Annandale. Tell us the street when you book and we will give you a window.

What happens during fireplace repair at a Pasadena home?

Expect damper fixed, or swapped for a sealing top damper, cracked firebrick and refractory panels replaced, smoke shelf and chamber repaired. The final price depends on what we find at the top of the chimney and inside it, and anything beyond the visit is quoted on paper first.

Is it fine to leave fireplace repair in Pasadena until next season?

Usually not. Small openings get bigger: a loose cap, a cracked crown or an empty nest left over winter tends to mean water damage or new tenants by spring. We see both across 91101, 91103, 91104.