Santa Monica chimneys and what drives service calls
Standard chimney hardware here does not fail once, it fails on a loop, since constant ocean exposure corrodes it years ahead of what an inland home would ever see. Paying more upfront for marine-grade stainless or copper is usually the cheaper choice once you count how often standard hardware would need replacing. That reality shapes every fireplace cleaning visit we run here - what gets loaded on the truck, how much time gets blocked off, and what the follow-up recommendation looks like.