Creosote gone, not redistributed
A HEPA vacuum runs the entire time the brush is moving, so the soot leaves in the machine rather than settling on your mantel.
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Chimney Sweep
The job we are known for. Once a year is the standard for anyone who actually lights fires — and it is the visit that catches everything else before it becomes a repair.
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A flue only tells you it is dirty once
Every fire you burn leaves a little creosote behind — a hard, resinous glaze that bakes onto the inner wall of the flue and lights far more readily than the wood that made it. A sixteenth of an inch is enough to carry a flue fire once the temperature climbs, and a flue fire in a masonry chimney routinely cracks the very tiles that were meant to contain it. That is the whole reason NFPA 211 asks for a look every twelve months and a sweep whenever the deposits justify one. Fireplaces around here get used in bursts — a handful of genuinely cold weeks between December and March, then eight months of nothing at all — and that stop-start pattern lets deposits sit and harden between seasons rather than burning off.
What we stand behind
If something we swept or repaired is not right, we come back and put it right at no charge. That has not changed in ten years and it is not going to.
What you get
Why This Job Is Worth Doing Properly
You see the liner
A camera goes down every flue we sweep. Cracked tiles, gaps in the mortar joints and displaced sections are things you should see for yourself.
Blockages found early
Nests, leaves and fallen mortar are what we pull out most often. Any of them will push smoke back into the room on the first cold night.
A written record
You keep a photo report of each component's condition. It is also what insurers and home inspectors ask for.
The draft comes back
A flue narrowed by years of buildup stops drawing properly. Most people notice the difference on the very first fire afterwards.
No mess left behind
Drop cloths before anything else, and the hearth wiped on the way out.
Worth a look
Book a sweep when you notice these
- Smoke drifting into the living room each time you light up
- A sharp, sour odour hanging around long after the fire is out
- Black tarry flakes collecting on the smoke shelf or hearth
- Fires that need constant coaxing to stay lit
- A damper handle that grinds, jams, or will not latch shut any more
- Chirping, scratching, or nesting material somewhere inside the flue
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Call (818) 806-6528 or request a quote online.
Step by step
How We Work Through It
Cover first
Drop cloths across the hearth and the floor in front of it, and the HEPA vacuum set up before a brush comes out of the van.
Brush top to bottom
Rotary rods driven the full length of the flue, sized to your actual liner rather than whatever is on the truck.
Clear the shelf and firebox
The smoke shelf collects everything the flue drops. It gets emptied by hand, not just vacuumed at.
Camera pass
The liner is filmed end to end. You watch the screen with us.
Check the moving parts
Damper, cap, crown and flashing all get looked at while we are up there.
Report and tidy
Photos, findings, and a price on anything that needs doing.
Questions
Chimney Sweep FAQs
How much creosote is too much?
An eighth of an inch is the usual line for scheduling a sweep, and a quarter inch is treated as a hazard. Glazed creosote — the hard, shiny kind — counts at any thickness, because it cannot be brushed off and needs grinding.
Can I just burn one of those cleaning logs instead?
They loosen some light deposits and they are not useless, but they do not remove anything from the flue, they cannot touch a glaze, and they do not show you a cracked tile. Treat them as a supplement, never a substitute.
We only burn a few times a winter. Do we still need this?
Probably an inspection rather than a sweep. Light use still means moisture, animals and mortar decay, which is what the inspection catches. We will tell you honestly which one your flue needs.
Do you sweep from the roof or from inside?
Whichever the chimney calls for, and often both. Roof access matters when the cap or crown needs work at the same time.
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The Rest of What We Do
Chimney Repair & Restoration
Crown rebuilds, repointing, spalled brick replacement, relining and flashing — the structural end of the trade.
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Chimney Inspection
Level 1 and Level 2 camera inspections, pre-sale reports turned around for escrow, and annual safety checks.
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Fireplace Services
Firebox repair, damper and cap fitting, gas log sets, inserts and pellet appliances — the business end of the hearth.
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The Chimney Guys
14250 Emelita St
Sherman Oaks, CA 91401
(818) 806-6528
info@thechimneyguys.cc
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