Why Rancho Palos Verdes homes need fireplace cleaning done right
Salt air off the Pacific eats through untreated cap material years ahead of schedule, and a failed cap here lets water and pests into the flue long before it is visible from the ground. Stainless steel and copper are the only cap materials that hold up to this exposure. Our visits here regularly cover firebox ash and soot removal, glass door cleaning and gasket check, and hearth stone and surround cleaning, because the scope should follow the chimney's actual condition instead of a flat-rate estimate.