Santa Monica Fireplaces, Safe for the Whole Family
A Family Fireplace in Santa Monica?
Leave your name and number, and tell us if there are small kids or pets at home. We call back and plan the Santa Monica visit around them.
Santa Monica ZIP Codes
Give us your ZIP when you call, and say if a nap time or school pickup limits the window.
Family Home Services for Santa Monica
Across Santa Monica, older chimneys start with how well they were repaired after Northridge, and whether they were at all.
Chimney Sweep in Santa Monica
Creosote and soot out of the flue. If the family lights a fire most weekends, book this every year.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Santa Monica
Every part from cap to firebox, plus the screen, the hearth edge and the alarm nearest the fireplace.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Santa Monica
Crown, mortar, liner and crack repair, explained in plain words before any work starts.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Santa Monica
Firebox, damper and smoke chamber, with a look at how hot the parts a child can touch get.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Santa Monica
Cracked firebox panels and sticky dampers fixed, so the fire stays where it belongs.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Santa Monica
A camera up the whole flue. The one to book after a quake, a chimney fire, or when smoke shows up upstairs.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Santa Monica
A stainless cap with spark mesh keeps rain, birds and squirrels out of the flue your family breathes near.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Santa Monica
Where the chimney meets the roof. Water in the attic or a stain on a bedroom ceiling starts here.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Santa Monica
Loose brick and crumbling mortar repaired before a piece falls into the yard where the kids play.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Santa Monica
Partial or full rebuilds when repairs will not hold, with permits and code work handled.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Santa Monica
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, ash removed, so little hands come away clean.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Santa Monica
Burner, pilot, logs and glass serviced, with a talk about the barrier screen and the CO alarm.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Santa Monica
Pilot, valve and ignition faults found and named, plain words, before anything is swapped.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Santa Monica
New surrounds and hearths planned with rounded edges and room for a proper screen.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Santa Monica
A closed insert keeps the fire behind a door. Gas, wood or electric, liner and venting included.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Santa Monica
Auger, igniter, blower and control board faults diagnosed, with the hot surfaces pointed out.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Santa Monica
Gaskets, firebrick and baffles replaced, so the door seals and smoke stays in the stove.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Santa Monica
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the damper clamp set and the alarm talk included.
Learn MoreWhat we tell Santa Monica parents
Apartments far outnumber houses in Santa Monica, and Northridge cracked many chimneys here in 1994. A family renting an older building with a fireplace should ask directly whether it was repaired, while a North of Montana owner should see the flue for themselves. Northridge did serious damage here, including to chimneys and apartment buildings. Santa Anas occasionally reach this coast and summer heat is rare, but winter rain exposes cracked crowns and bad flashing as leaks from November to March.
Check at Home
Ask your landlord in writing whether the fireplace may be used and whether anyone checked it after Northridge, and hold off until you hear.
Kids and Pets
Old apartment fireplaces often sit in a small living room with a low hearth, so a toddler gate and pet gate are simple protection.
What We Look At First
Northridge damage and repairs on brick, in bungalows, houses and apartment buildings.
Next Door
We also take calls from Culver City, West Los Angeles, Brentwood.
Call Family Home
Not sure the Santa Monica fireplace is ready for the kids?
Tell us who lives in the house and what you have noticed: smoke, a smell, a loose screen, an alarm that chirps. We say what to book.