Chimney services Ross homeowners can book
Homes in Ross can book the same chimney, fireplace and dryer vent work we do across the area. That covers sweeping and creosote removal, a chimney inspection service (camera and real estate inspections included), and chimney repair from crowns and flashing to flue liners and masonry. It also includes fireplace installation and inserts, gas fireplace service, and dryer vent cleaning and repair.
- Cleaning: chimney and flue sweeping, creosote and blockage removal, fireplace, insert and wood stove cleaning
- Inspection: chimney, fireplace and camera inspections, plus inspections for a home sale or after a storm
- Repair: leaks, flashing, crowns, tuckpointing, liners, dampers, fireboxes and prefab chases
- Fireplaces: wood-burning, gas and electric fireplace repair, inserts, doors, gas logs and conversions
- Dryer vents: cleaning, lint and blockage removal, airflow testing, rerouting and cover replacement
Chimney caps and spark arrestors for Ross homes
Our page on chimney cap installation for homes in Ross covers fitting a new cap or replacing a worn one. A cap keeps rain, debris and animals out of the flue, and when it includes a heavy wire mesh screen it also works as a spark arrestor. Book it when a chimney has no cap, the old one is rusted, loose or missing its screen, or you're preparing to list the house for sale.
Selling a home in Ross: what the resale inspection asks of your chimney
In Ross, a single-family home listed for sale needs a Ross Valley Fire Department resale inspection, which requires a spark arrestor of heavy wire mesh (openings between 3/8 and 1/2 inch) on all chimneys and tree limbs cleared 10 feet from the chimney outlet (source: Ross Valley Fire Department - Residential Property Resale Inspections).
In practice, that means two things to check before you list. First, every chimney on the house needs its own arrestor, including one serving a fireplace you never light. Second, the mesh has to be heavy wire with openings in that 3/8 to 1/2 inch range. A light screen, or one with openings outside that range, won't match the requirement.
Before the resale inspection
- Count the chimneys on the house and confirm each one has a spark arrestor
- Check that the mesh is heavy wire with openings between 3/8 and 1/2 inch
- Look for rusted, torn or loose screens and caps that need replacing
- Check for tree limbs within 10 feet of each chimney outlet and arrange trimming if needed
We install spark arrestors and replace caps that fall short. While we're on the roof, we can point out any branches inside the 10-foot distance so you can have them cleared. Tree trimming itself is a job for whoever maintains your trees.
Sources (1)
Facts and figures on this page come from these references.
- 1Ross Valley Fire Department - Residential Property Resale Inspections
