Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Claremont, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Claremont
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Claremont day and say what the visit covers.
Claremont Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on Village Craftsman and Period Revival houses of 1890 to 1930, then ranch tracts above Foothill. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Claremont run.
What a First Claremont Roof Visit Covers
Sorting Village brick from ranch-era stack, a mortar test, and close photos of top courses and flashing before any recommendation.
Chimney Sweep in Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Claremont
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 Claremont
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 Claremont Chimney
South of Foothill Boulevard, Village Craftsman houses carry hand-built brick old enough to need lime-friendly mortar. North of it, ranch tracts from the fifties to seventies have sturdier stacks. Same town, two entirely different repair plans. Mountain storms soak the crown and roof seam here harder than down the valley, and summers run hot. Padua in 2003 took houses in Palmer Canyon and Claraboya, so ember protection at the cap deserves thought up there.
The Crown
Heavier rain near the mountains overwhelms a shallow crown fast, so we cast a deep one with a proper drip edge.
Joints and Flashing
Craftsman brick in the Village gets a soft mix tooled to the original joint, because a hard repair would spall these faces.
Above the Roofline
Near the San Jose Fault, which moved in the 1990 Upland quake, upper courses on old stacks get a close check and relaying if loose.
Booked Alongside
Claremont roof visits often share a day with San Dimas, Mount Baldy, La Verne.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Claremont 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.