Why chimney inspection matters for Malibu homes
Older chimney stacks in this fire zone need their cap and spark arrestor checked every year, since salt air has already weakened joints that embers will test. That's why a typical visit here covers level 1: visual inspection for annual maintenance, level 2: camera inspection for real estate or damage assessment, and level 3: invasive inspection for suspected hidden damage, with the scope set by the chimney's actual condition instead of a flat-rate guess.

