Fireplace Remodel in San Marino, CA

What an inspector checks during fireplace remodel in 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.

Summers run warm this far inland, and heat followed by winter rain is hard on mortar joints and chimney crowns. Small cracks let water in, and water shortens the life of a flue liner. A yearly inspection catches that early, while the repair is still small and the original masonry can still be matched.