South Gate Fireplaces, Safe for the Whole Family
A Family Fireplace in South Gate?
Leave your name and number, and tell us if there are small kids or pets at home. We call back and plan the South Gate visit around them.
South Gate 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 South Gate
South Gate's oldest homes start with the brick, built before anyone asked it to survive a strong quake.
Chimney Sweep in South Gate
Creosote and soot out of the flue. If the family lights a fire most weekends, book this every year.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in South Gate
Every part from cap to firebox, plus the screen, the hearth edge and the alarm nearest the fireplace.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in South Gate
Crown, mortar, liner and crack repair, explained in plain words before any work starts.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in South Gate
Firebox, damper and smoke chamber, with a look at how hot the parts a child can touch get.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in South Gate
Cracked firebox panels and sticky dampers fixed, so the fire stays where it belongs.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in South Gate
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 South Gate
A stainless cap with spark mesh keeps rain, birds and squirrels out of the flue your family breathes near.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in South Gate
Where the chimney meets the roof. Water in the attic or a stain on a bedroom ceiling starts here.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in South Gate
Loose brick and crumbling mortar repaired before a piece falls into the yard where the kids play.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in South Gate
Partial or full rebuilds when repairs will not hold, with permits and code work handled.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in South Gate
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, ash removed, so little hands come away clean.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in South Gate
Burner, pilot, logs and glass serviced, with a talk about the barrier screen and the CO alarm.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in South Gate
Pilot, valve and ignition faults found and named, plain words, before anything is swapped.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in South Gate
New surrounds and hearths planned with rounded edges and room for a proper screen.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in South Gate
A closed insert keeps the fire behind a door. Gas, wood or electric, liner and venting included.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in South Gate
Auger, igniter, blower and control board faults diagnosed, with the hot surfaces pointed out.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in South Gate
Gaskets, firebrick and baffles replaced, so the door seals and smoke stays in the stove.
Learn MoreGas Logs in South Gate
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the damper clamp set and the alarm talk included.
Learn MoreWhat we tell South Gate parents
Big factories drew South Gate's working families after it incorporated in 1923, and about 47 percent of today's homes predate 1950. Those houses often mean brick with little reinforcing, which is the type a parent has the most reason to check. Older South Gate brick has a history, since Long Beach in 1933 damaged buildings across this basin. Moderate temperatures and some marine air slow the wear, while winter rain can leak through a failed crown, and no-burn days apply.
Check at Home
Press your palm to the wall beside the fireplace an hour into a fire, and if it is hot, put the fire out and call.
Kids and Pets
Older houses may have thin walls around the flue, so keep cribs and dog beds a little way from any wall that shares it.
What We Look At First
Unreinforced brick from before seismic rules, down the whole flue.
Next Door
We also take calls from Bell Gardens, Lynwood, Downey.
Call Family Home
Not sure the South Gate 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.