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Notes from the roof
Santa Clara Valley chimney questions, answered plainly. Each article links to one service page and nowhere else.
The Caltrain Corridor’s Victorians and the Seismic Bracing QuestionRedwood City, San Carlos and Palo Alto’s Caltrain-corridor Victorians carry brick chimneys older than seismic bracing codes. Here is why that gap matters.
Diablo Wind Season and What It Means for Your ChimneyFall’s dry, offshore Diablo winds raise wildfire risk across the Santa Clara Valley. Here is what that means for your chimney’s spark arrestor, specifically.
What Changes the Scope of a Chimney RepairNo two chimney repairs are the same job. Here are the real factors that change a repair’s scope in the Santa Clara Valley — no prices, just the drivers.
What Silicon Valley’s Tract-Housing Boom Built Into Your ChimneyMost Santa Clara Valley homes date to the 1960s–1980s tech boom, and most of them run factory-built chimneys, not brick. Here is what that means for service.
The Eichler Fireplace: What a Flat Roof Does to a ChimneySunnyvale and Mountain View’s Eichler tracts pair a flat roof with a distinctive atrium fireplace — what that means for sweeping and flashing.
When Chimney Work in the South Bay Actually Needs a PermitPermit requirements for chimney repair vary city by city across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Here is what triggers one, and what usually does not.
What a Spare the Air Alert Actually Restricts About Your FireplaceBAAQMD Spare the Air winter alerts restrict wood burning across the Santa Clara Valley on high-pollution days. Here is what it covers and what it does not.