Getting fireplace inspection right in Altadena
Sitting right against the mountains puts every Altadena home in a very high fire hazard zone, and Santa Ana wind events carry embers a long way once conditions turn dry. We schedule the furnace check for the same visit as the fall spark arrestor inspection, since both systems need to be ready before the same stretch of weather arrives. That's why a typical visit here covers full firebox and refractory panel inspection, damper operation and sealing test, and smoke shelf and smoke chamber evaluation instead of a generic checklist.