Why Thousand Oaks homes need gas fireplace cleaning done right
A chimney without ember-resistant hardware can turn a survivable brush fire into a total loss, which is the math that makes annual inspection worth the modest cost here. Waiting until after a fire like Woolsey to find out the cap was inadequate is the expensive way to learn that lesson. A visit typically includes pilot assembly and thermocouple cleaning, ceramic log inspection and repositioning, and burner port cleaning for even flame, so the scope reflects the chimney's actual condition instead of a flat-rate guess.