Westlake Village's Trusted Chimney Sweep & Repair Experts

NFPA 211 calls for an inspection of every chimney once a year, with sweeping as needed based on what that inspection finds. For most Conejo Valley households that burn through the winter, that works out to an annual autumn sweep. If you only light a handful of fires a season you may not need the sweep every year, but you still want the inspection, because crowns crack, caps corrode and animals nest whether you burn or not.

Yes. We answer the phone around the clock at (209) 280-3643. A flue fire, a blocked chimney pushing smoke into the house, or storm damage that has left a stack open to the weather does not keep business hours. Routine sweeps and inspections get the next convenient appointment slot.

We are based in Westlake Village and work throughout the Conejo Valley, the western San Fernando Valley and eastern Ventura County — roughly a fifty-mile radius. That covers Thousand Oaks, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Camarillo, Newbury Park, Oak Park, Hidden Hills and Woodland Hills.

No, and it is the part we are judged on most. Drop cloths go down over the hearth and the path to the door, the fireplace opening is sealed, and a HEPA vacuum holds the firebox under negative pressure for the whole sweep so soot goes into the vacuum rather than your room. The hearth is cleaner when we leave than when we arrived.

It depends on the system. An open masonry fireplace, a wood stove with offset connector pipe and a factory-built unit are three different jobs. Rather than quote a number that turns out to be wrong once we arrive, we give you a firm price before any work starts, and the estimate itself is always free. The price we quote is the price you pay.

Yes, and gas systems are a large share of what we service here. Pilot assemblies, thermocouples, burners, venting and glass all need periodic attention. Gas fireplaces tend to get neglected precisely because they produce no visible soot to prompt anyone.

Every visit ends with a written condition report including dated photographs of the flue, crown, cap and firebox. If we recommend repair work it comes as a separate itemised written quote with the photograph of the defect attached, so you can see exactly what you would be paying to fix.

Yes. We can supply a certificate of insurance in advance where a gated community or property manager requires one on file before admitting a contractor — just tell us at booking.