Fireplace and Chimney Care in Sierra Madre, CA

Sierra Madre is the town Ember Craft Solutions puts first, and our visits here center on the fireplace itself. We clean the firebox down to the brick, brush the flue up to the cap, and check the damper, firebrick and hearth. Where a fireplace now runs on gas logs, we clean the burner and glass and set the logs where the maker placed them. If you are weighing a new surround or an insert, we can measure the opening during the same visit. Your notes sort the findings into three groups: work needed before the next fire, routine upkeep, and choices about looks or heat. Sierra Madre sits right at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, and the 2008 Sierra Madre Fire burned inside the city. That puts the cap on our list every time. We confirm the spark arrestor screen is whole and clear of leaves, and that the crown has no open cracks for winter rain. Windy fall days are a poor time to burn, so plan the season's first fires for calm weather.