Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Cerritos, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Cerritos
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Cerritos day and say what the visit covers.
Cerritos Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on stucco tract houses, a lot of them two floors over a garage, and a few townhomes. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Cerritos run.
What a First Cerritos Roof Visit Covers
Tapping and looking to establish chase or masonry, pictures of the top and stucco seams, and an explanation of the structure.
Chimney Sweep in Cerritos
A sweep clears creosote and soot, and while we are up there we photograph the crown and top joints too. Booked in Van Nuys and across the San Fernando Valley.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Cerritos
We start on the roof with the crown, joints and flashing, then work down the flue. Van Nuys inspections come with photos of every face and a plain account of the build.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Cerritos
Most leaks start at the crown, the top joints or the flashing. We find which one in Van Nuys, show you the photo, and repair that part with matched brick and mortar.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Cerritos
The firebox, damper and smoke chamber checked part by part in Van Nuys, with the masonry above them looked at on the same visit.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Cerritos
Cracked firebrick, a warped damper or worn smoke shelf mortar, repaired in Van Nuys with the material each part was built from.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Cerritos
The camera inspection a home sale calls for in Van Nuys, plus roof photos of the crown and top courses so buyers see the outside of the stack too.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Cerritos
A cap is only as solid as the crown it sits on. In Van Nuys we fit stainless caps with spark screens and fix the crown under them first.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Cerritos
Flashing pulled away from the brick is behind most leaks beside a chimney. We cut counter flashing into the joints in Van Nuys instead of leaning on caulk.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Cerritos
Open joints near the top go first. We rake them out and repoint Van Nuys chimneys with mortar matched to the brick, face by face.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Cerritos
When the courses above the roofline have shifted or split, we take them down to sound brick and relay them in Van Nuys, matched to the stack below.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Cerritos
Ash, soot and creosote cleared from the firebox, hearth and glass doors in Van Nuys, on wood-burning and gas fireplaces.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Cerritos
Burner, pilot, thermocouple, logs and glass cleaned on gas fireplaces in Van Nuys, with a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Cerritos
A gas fireplace that will not light or stay lit usually has a failed thermocouple, valve or igniter. We trace which one in Van Nuys before replacing anything.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Cerritos
New surrounds, mantels and insert conversions in Van Nuys, built after we check that the firebox and flue behind them are sound.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Cerritos
Gas, wood and electric inserts fitted into existing masonry fireboxes in Van Nuys, with the liner and venting the unit calls for.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Cerritos
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Cerritos
Baffles, firebrick, door gaskets and combustors repaired on wood stoves in Van Nuys, with the stovepipe checked on the same visit.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Cerritos
Vented and ventless gas log sets for masonry fireplaces in Van Nuys, sized to the room with a shut-off on the gas line.
Learn MoreReading the Top of a Cerritos Chimney
Homes split about evenly around 1974, the years when metal fireplaces were replacing brick in new tracts. What looks like masonry on a two-story home can be a framed box around a metal pipe, and then our work is the cover, cap and stucco. Warm summers and morning low clouds make for gentle weather compared with the far valleys, but steel still rusts and stucco still cracks. Water getting in at the top remains the main threat.
The Crown
Where a house does have real brick, its crown gets the usual treatment: remove the cracked layer and cast a sloped one.
Joints and Flashing
Stucco on a chase can crack along the seams, and we seal the actual entry points before water reaches the framing.
Above the Roofline
A two-story chase catches more weather at the top, so covers are replaced with sloped metal sized exactly to that box.
Booked Alongside
Cerritos roof visits often share a day with Artesia, La Palma, Norwalk.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Cerritos chimney.
A cracked crown, a stain beside the stack, brick that looks out of line. That is enough for us to plan the roof visit, and we explain the build before we quote.