What the local climate means for fireplace inspection in Santa Monica
Santa Monica took real damage in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and an older brick chimney that rode it out can carry cracked flue tiles nobody has looked at since. Add sea air on the metal parts, and a Santa Monica report can have two sections: what the camera saw inside, and what the salt did outside. That shapes how soon we recommend a follow-up, which materials we reach for, and what ends up flagged in the written report once the visit wraps.