Chimney Sweep Coverage From Pasadena to the Foothills
Pasadena, our home town at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains
Pasadena
Pasadena is where an Ashgard day starts, so a visit here is usually the quickest to book. We cover the whole city, from the Arroyo Seco and Linda Vista on the west side to East Pasadena and down to the San Marino line. Whatever the fireplace, we begin with the checks that matter for the people inside: does smoke rise cleanly, is there any sign of carbon monoxide risk, and is the flue clear? Then we sweep, photograph each finding, and leave a report you can read at the kitchen table.
Altadena, the unincorporated foothill community directly north of Pasadena
Altadena
The Eaton Fire in January 2025 changed Altadena, and many families here are rebuilding or moving back in. If your home came through the fire, smoke and heat may have stressed the flue even where the brick looks fine from the yard. We run a camera through the liner before anyone lights a fire, check the cap and crown, and write down what is safe to use now and what should wait. For a rebuilt home, we check that the new fireplace and its venting match what the plans call for.
Sierra Madre, the small foothill city east of Pasadena, right under the mountains
Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre is a short drive east of Pasadena along the foothills, and its narrow streets climb toward the mountains. A chimney on a tight hillside lot needs a plan for access, so we ask about the lot when you book and protect the garden and walkway on the way in. Inside, we check how the fireplace drafts, whether smoke or fumes could drift toward a bedroom or a nap room, and how the brick and mortar are holding up. Every finding comes with a photo and a plain note on how urgent it is.
San Marino, the quiet residential city just south of Pasadena
San Marino
San Marino borders Pasadena to the south, so it sits on our regular route. When a house here has more than one fireplace, we treat each flue as its own safety check. Which rooms does the family use most? Which fireplace sits near a bedroom or a playroom? Those flues get the closest look for draft and smoke spill. Where a surround or hearth has original detail, we cover it during the sweep and repair only what the inspection shows is needed.
La Canada Flintridge, in the Crescenta Valley foothills just west of Pasadena
La Canada Flintridge
On a sloped lot, a tall chimney needs proper access to inspect safely, so we ask about the lot when you book and bring the right ladder or staging. Inside, the checks are the same ones we run in Pasadena: draft, smoke spill, carbon monoxide risk around gas units, and the condition of the liner. If grandparents or small children spend time near the fireplace, tell us. We will walk you through the findings that matter most for them before we leave.
Glendale, west of Pasadena at the foot of the Verdugo Mountains
Glendale
Glendale sits just west of Pasadena, with neighborhoods running from the flats near downtown up into the Verdugo hills. When a Glendale call starts with a smoky room or an odd smell near the hearth, the first job is finding the cause. We check the damper, the cap, and the flue for blockage, then test the draft. With gas units, we look at the venting and flag any carbon monoxide concern right away. The report puts safety items at the top, so you know what matters before the next fire.
Highland Park, across the Arroyo Seco from the west side of Pasadena
Highland Park
Highland Park sits just across the Arroyo Seco from Pasadena, so it is an easy trip for us. If you have just bought here, the escrow inspection may be the first time anyone has looked at the fireplace in a long while. We go through the whole system, firebox to crown, and sort each item into safety, plan ahead, or cosmetic. That way a family moving in knows what to fix before the first cold night, and what can wait.
the City of Los Angeles and its many neighborhoods
Los Angeles
Los Angeles spans nearly every construction era and style, so a Craftsman bungalow with a decades-old masonry stack might sit blocks from a newer build running a prefabricated fireplace system. What a chimney needs depends heavily on which kind of house it's attached to.
Alhambra, spread across the western edge of the San Gabriel Valley
Alhambra
Homes in Alhambra go back as far as the 1920s and keep going right up to newer construction, so you'll find original brick chimneys next door to houses built last decade. The older stacks have been through a lot of shaking over the years, which means the mortar and the structure underneath both deserve a proper look, not just a glance from the ground.
Arcadia, a few miles east of Pasadena where the foothills meet the valley floor
Arcadia
On plenty of Arcadia streets the house next door has been torn down and rebuilt, and some of those projects kept the old fireplace while the rest of the house changed around it. When we get called out here, the first job is often working out whether the chimney matches the house it's attached to now, and putting what we find in writing you can actually follow.
El Monte, in the flat middle of the San Gabriel Valley
El Monte
Lots of El Monte households have grown the house to fit the family, with a back unit or an addition built well after the original chimney went up. We check that the fireplace still drafts right with the new rooflines around it, and we tell you plainly which fixes matter now and which can wait a season.
Monrovia, the foothill town at the east end of our usual route
Monrovia
Monrovia owners tend to love their older houses and want them kept that way. With a brick stack that has stood this long, we aim to repair what's there and match it, and we only bring up a rebuild when the inspection gives a real reason for one.
Montrose, the walkable little foothill hub in the Crescenta Valley
Montrose
Montrose grew up mostly between the 1920s and the 1960s around its shopping district, so you get a real mix out here, original masonry fireplaces in the older homes and prefab units in the ones built later, and each needs its own kind of upkeep.
Temple City, a quiet residential town just south of Arcadia
Temple City
Temple City has seen a lot of newer two-story homes go up beside its original single-story houses. A taller roof next door can change how an older chimney drafts, so if smoke starts hanging in the room where it never used to, we check for that before guessing at anything else.
Is your town missing from the list?
Call or send a request. If your address sits close to one of these towns, we can often still come out.