CSIA-Certified Chimney Care Built for Pasadena's Older Homes
Family-run, CSIA-certified, fully licensed, and fully insured. We work on clay-tile flues, clinker brick, and unlined chimneys the way they were actually built, not the way a newer house would be.
How We Learned This City's Chimneys
Ember Craft Solutions Chimney Sweep learned this trade on Pasadena's own housing stock: dense with Craftsman bungalows built between 1905 and 1930, many still holding their original clinker-brick fireboxes and unlined clay-tile flues that call for a gentler touch than a modern steel liner.
The stretch from late summer into the first cold nights is when Ember Craft Solutions Chimney Sweep gets busiest, since that swing in temperature cracks old clay tile. The company's founder is the third generation in his family to work chimneys, the way his father and grandfather did, and the business has been family-run, and knows which flues need care.
We keep CSIA certification current, train on the materials each era of Pasadena home actually used, and document what we find with photos, not a verbal guess.
How We Approach Every Job
Each principle below comes from working on Pasadena's older homes.
Craftsman-Era Specialists
Pasadena has one of the densest concentrations of Craftsman bungalows in the country, many built between 1905 and 1930 with original clinker-brick fireplaces and tapered chimneys. We restore and remodel these systems to meet current NFPA 211 standards without destroying the period details that make them worth preserving.
CSIA-Certified Inspectors
Every technician on our crew holds current CSIA certification, which means your Level 1 maintenance check or Level 2 real-estate inspection follows the same protocol whether you're in a 1920s bungalow near South Lake or a mid-century ranch in La Cañada Flintridge. We document findings with photos and plain-language reports, not vague recommendations.
Built for Fire Season
The Arroyo Seco corridor and the hills above Montrose sit in a high fire-severity zone. We install spark arrestors that meet Pasadena municipal code, clear creosote before Santa Ana winds arrive each fall, and inspect flue liners for the earthquake micro-cracking that turns a small chimney fire into a structural one.
Rooted in This Neighborhood
We serve Pasadena, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, and Montrose because we know the housing stock block by block. A Craftsman on Orange Grove has different chimney needs than a 1950s Glendale split-level, and we size our recommendations to your actual fireplace, not a generic checklist.
Credentials That Get Used on Real Jobs
Every credential below gets used on real Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley jobs.
Ready to Have Your Chimney Looked At?
Request service online and the discount applies with no extra step. The technician who shows up already knows Pasadena's older homes.
Call (818) 671-0821