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Our own jobs, before the walls close and after.

Everything here is a J & J's job in Santa Barbara County, photographed by the crew. Tap any photo to see it full size. We add new ones as jobs finish, and post them on Instagram as they happen.

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A kiva fireplace under construction: firebox and vent pipe wrapped in a hand shaped steel lath frame against plywood walls

The same kiva fireplace finished in smooth white plaster with tile accents and a lit fire

One job, start to finish

A kiva fireplace, from lath to plaster.

The firebox and vent go in first. Then the steel lath is shaped by hand around them, and the plaster goes on last. Once it's finished, nobody sees the part that makes it safe.

Rough in

Fireboxes set and vents run while the framing is still open. This is the stage nobody sees once the plaster goes on.

A linear gas fireplace mounted in wall framing with its vent pipe angled up through the studs — Linear fireplace set in framing, vent run above.

A gas fireplace insert being wired inside a marble tiled surround, with a multimeter clamped to the unit and tools laid out on a drop cloth — A gas insert wired into a marble surround, tested before the trim goes on.

A framed room with a fireplace and vent pipe installed in the far wall before drywall — Fireplace and vent in place before drywall.

Vent pipe running up through two stories of open wood framing above a fireplace — Vent pipe up through two stories of framing.

A wood burning firebox set square in a framed wall opening — Firebox set and squared in the wall.

Finished fireplaces

Linear units, inserts, log sets and freestanding stoves, in plaster, stone and steel.

A linear fireplace set low in a white plaster wall beneath a wall mounted television — Linear fireplace under a wall mounted TV.

A gas fireplace burning in a grey plaster surround with a raised hearth in a living room — A gas fireplace in a grey plaster surround.

Gas logs burning in a white plaster corner fireplace with a tile hearth — Gas logs in a plaster corner fireplace.

A square clean face gas fireplace in a white wall between bookshelves — Clean face gas fireplace between bookshelves.

A gas insert in a white plaster surround with a stone hearth and a television above — Gas insert with a stone hearth.

Gas logs burning in a small arched plaster fireplace with a rounded hearth, set between an arched glass door and French doors — Gas logs in a small arched plaster fireplace.

A black freestanding fireplace with a tall flue in the corner of a room with steel doors — Freestanding fireplace with a black flue.

A gas log set burning in a carved stone arch fireplace with iron andirons — Gas log set in a stone arch.

Outdoor fire

Fire bowls and pits, plumbed for gas and built to take the weather.

A steel fire bowl filled with lava rock beside a pool with the ocean beyond — Fire bowl by the pool.

A round stone fire pit with a log set on a lawn — Stone fire pit with a log set.

Heating and air

Outdoor units on pads, furnaces in tight closets, and what a tune up finds.

A York outdoor unit mounted on a pad against a stucco wall with its line set covered — A York outdoor unit on a pad, line set covered.

A technician kneeling at an opened York rooftop package unit at night, working by headlamp with the panel off — A York rooftop package unit, repaired after dark on a commercial call.

A new Arcoaire furnace installed in a narrow wood framed closet with its flue and drain lines — New furnace in a tight closet.

A technician in a J and J shirt working inside an opened outdoor condenser — Inside a condenser on a repair call.

An outdoor unit coil matted with dust and debris before cleaning — A coil matted with dust before cleaning.

Two mini split filters side by side, one dark with dust — A dirty filter beside a clean one.

Inspections

A Level 2 inspection runs a camera the full length of the flue and records what it sees, so the report shows the chimney rather than describing it.

Jeremy Varela kneeling on a drop cloth at a marble fireplace, feeding the inspection camera up the flue — Jeremy feeding the camera up a flue on a Level 2 inspection.

A chimney inspection camera unit with its screen lit, set up in front of a brick fireplace — The inspection camera unit, with the flue on screen.

Service and care

Drop cloths first. Sweeps and service with the floors and furniture covered.

Chimney sweep tools and a vacuum laid out on drop cloths over a hardwood floor beside a stone fireplace — Sweep set up on a hardwood floor.

Jeremy at a carved limestone fireplace with a decorative iron screen in a dining room, fire lit — Jeremy at a limestone fireplace on a service call.

A brick fireplace sealed off for a sweep, with a vacuum and drop cloths across the carpet — Carpet covered from the door to the hearth.

A modern fireplace in a concrete wall with its glass front removed and a drop cloth over the bench and sofa — Glass off for service, furniture covered.

A white J and J Heating and Air van with the phone number 805-699-1112 on its side — The van, on its way to the next call.

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Address: 511 E Gutierrez St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Hours: Call or text to schedule. After-hours appointments when a technician is available.
Estimates: Free, with flat rate pricing
Serving: Santa Barbara County: Santa Barbara, Goleta, Hope Ranch, Montecito, Summerland, Carpinteria, Santa Ynez, Solvang and Buellton
License: CSLB Lic. #1086420 (C-20), active. Workers' comp insurance on file with the CSLB.