Rancho Palos Verdes Chimney Safety: Fire and Carbon Monoxide First

What we watch for in Rancho Palos Verdes

Rancho Palos Verdes homes often have two or three fireplaces and sometimes an outdoor fire feature as well. Each flue gets its own check, because the fireplace lit once a winter is the one most likely to hold a nest or a crack nobody has noticed. Ground movement on parts of the Peninsula is one more reason we put a camera on older liners here. Wind and salt off the ocean are hard on chimney caps up on the bluffs. A loose or rusted cap lets rain into the flue and lets embers out, so the spark mesh and its mounting get looked at before the dry, windy months.