Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Commerce, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Commerce
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Commerce day and say what the visit covers.
Commerce Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on small residential pockets of older houses set among rail yards and warehouses. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Commerce run.
What a First Commerce Roof Visit Covers
Photos of a chimney few people ever look at, a check of its top courses, and a short plain summary of its condition.
Chimney Sweep in Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Commerce
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 Commerce
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 Commerce Chimney
Commerce is mostly rail yards and warehouses, and its homes are few, tucked in small pockets. Those that exist are older, half built before 1957, so a brick stack there is likely well into its second lifetime of weather. Winter rain tests aging crowns and flashing more than cold does, since freezes are rare. Shaking matters too: Long Beach in 1933 hit unreinforced brick well beyond its own city.
The Crown
A worn-down crown on a stack this age is often just thin mortar, and a cast replacement gives it a real top.
Joints and Flashing
Rain finds open joints and loose flashing here long before anything else, so those are where our attention goes.
Above the Roofline
Old unreinforced courses above the roof are checked by hand, and only those that have moved get taken down and relaid.
Booked Alongside
Commerce roof visits often share a day with Monterey Park, Bell Gardens, Pico Rivera.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Commerce 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.