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Fireplaces for a city that rarely needs one.
Gas fireplace repair and yearly service, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, chase covers and caps, chimney leaks and wood-to-gas conversions across the Valley. Every job starts with a free inspection.
What's going on?
Find the problem. See the fix.
What we get called about most in Valley homes, what usually causes it, and the typical 2026 price range.
Typical 2026 prices in the Phoenix area. Cleanings are priced at the free inspection. Your exact price is written down before any work starts.
What you're burning
Most Valley fireplaces were built for gas.
Arizona law has required Phoenix-area cities since the end of 1998 to allow only gas or electric log fireplaces, or EPA-certified wood units, in new homes. So in a house from the last 25 years the fireplace is almost always gas, and the work is burners, pilots, glass and vents rather than soot.
Indoors and out
The patio fire counts too.
In the Valley a lot of the fire lives in the backyard. We repair gas fire pits, fire tables and outdoor fireplaces, and the metal chase tops and caps that bake on the roof all summer.
Why Valley fireplaces fail
Heat, dust and a long summer off.
What we fix most, from Buckeye to San Tan Valley.
days a year at 100°F or more
That is the 1991 to 2020 average at Sky Harbor, according to the National Weather Service. A gas fireplace or fire pit sits unused from about May to October, and the first cool evening is when a tired igniter or thermocouple shows itself. Gas fireplace repair
the monsoon starts
The National Weather Service counts June 15 to September 30 as monsoon season, with dust storms, microbursts and sudden heavy rain. Water finds the gaps in a chase cover or flashing, and dust settles in fire-pit burners and log sets. Monsoon leak repair
for a fourth No Burn Day violation
Maricopa County's Ordinance P-26 starts with a warning, then $50, $100 and $250. Gas is exempt, which is why so many older wood fireplaces here are being converted to gas inserts and log sets. Wood-to-gas conversion
The first visit
The inspection is free.
No cleaning price quoted over the phone and no fee to look. We check it, light it if it's gas, photograph what we find and write the price down before any work.
Fireplace and chimney inspection
- Gas unit lit and watched: pilot, flame, logs, glass and gasket
- Firebox, damper or vent, and the flue from inside
- Cap, chase cover and stucco chase from the roof
- Photos and a written price for anything that needs doing
Buying or selling a house
- The same top-to-bottom look, in writing
- Fits inside the buyer's inspection period, ten days by default on the standard Arizona resale contract
- Gives the seller something concrete for the disclosure form
Gas safety
Gas burns legal on No Burn Days.
Maricopa County's No Burn Day rule stops wood fires, not gas, so a working gas fireplace or fire pit is how most Valley homes keep a fire through the holidays. We diagnose pilots, thermocouples, igniters and valves, service the burner and vent, and convert wood fireplaces to gas inserts or log sets. If you smell gas, leave the house and call Southwest Gas at 1-877-860-6020 from outside.
Where we work
Phoenix and the Valley, west, east and southeast.
FAQ
Questions
Do you charge for the inspection?
No. The inspection is free. We look at the fireplace, firebox, vent or flue, cap and chase, light a gas unit if it has one, take photos, and write down the price of anything that needs doing before any work starts. A cleaning is priced at that same visit.
Can I use my gas fireplace on a No Burn Day?
Yes. Maricopa County's No Burn Day rule (Ordinance P-26) bans wood fires in fireplaces, stoves, chimineas, outdoor fireplaces and fire pits while a restriction is in effect, but the county's Burning Activities page exempts gaseous fuels, gas logs included. A gas fireplace or gas fire pit can run on a No Burn Day.
What is the fine for burning wood on a No Burn Day?
Under Maricopa County's Ordinance P-26 a first violation gets a warning notice, a second costs $50, a third $100, and a fourth or later $250. The county posts No Burn Days on its Clean Air Make More app and website, and the Air Quality line is 602-506-6400.
Why does my newer Valley home only have a gas fireplace?
State law. A.R.S. 9-500.16 required cities in the Phoenix area to adopt clean-burning fireplace rules by December 31, 1998, so most fireplaces built since then had to be a gas or electric log unit or an EPA-certified wood unit. Phoenix's current residential code also says those fireplaces may not be altered to burn wood.
Can I have a wood fire in my backyard fire pit in summer?
Not in the Phoenix area's Area A from May 1 through September 30. Maricopa County's Burning Activities page lists recreational fires, wood-burning chimineas and outdoor pits as prohibited for that period. Gas fire pits are not covered by that summer rule.
What do I do if I smell gas near my fireplace?
Leave the house first, without touching light switches, the thermostat or the fireplace controls. From outside, call 911 and Southwest Gas at 1-877-860-6020, which takes leak calls 24 hours a day whether or not you are a customer.
Book online
Pick a window. We'll bring the meter.
Free inspection in a 3-hour window: 8 to 11, 11 to 2, or 2 to 5, Sunday through Friday. We call to confirm before we head out.