Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Glendale, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Glendale
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Glendale day and say what the visit covers.
Glendale Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on 1920s Spanish revival and Tudor houses, Craftsman bungalows near downtown, and postwar homes in the Verdugo foothills. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Glendale run.
What a First Glendale Roof Visit Covers
A look at the mortar the stack was laid in, photos of the crown and top courses, and a plain account of any earlier patch work.
Chimney Sweep in Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Glendale
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 Glendale
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 Glendale Chimney
Glendale's prewar chimneys were laid in soft lime mortar. Repointing them with hard cement mortar traps moisture and spalls the brick face, so we mix a softer mortar for these stacks and match the joint profile so the repair moves with the old wall. Older unreinforced stacks here took hits in past earthquakes, and the damage usually sits above the roofline where nobody looks. We photograph the top courses closely and tell you plainly whether they need relaying.
The Crown
Many older Glendale crowns are thin mortar caps. We cast a new crown that overhangs the brick so water stops running down the face.
Joints and Flashing
Earlier repairs in hard cement show as cracked or spalled brick beside the joint. We cut those out and repoint in a lime-based mix.
Above the Roofline
Top courses on unreinforced stacks are where quake damage hides. We photograph them close and relay any that have moved.
Booked Alongside
Glendale roof visits often share a day with Downtown Glendale, Montrose, La Crescenta.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Glendale 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.