Crowns, Joints and Flashing in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in La Canada Flintridge
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a La Canada Flintridge day and say what the visit covers.
La Canada Flintridge Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on owner-occupied detached houses on sloping lots, many with tall older brick stacks. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our La Canada Flintridge run.
What a First La Canada Flintridge Roof Visit Covers
Photos down the tall side of the stack, a test for old movement from 1971, and steep-lot access planned with you.
Chimney Sweep in La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge
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 La Canada Flintridge Chimney
Sloping lots here can stretch a brick chimney quite tall on its downhill side, and a quarter of the homes date from before 1950. Tall old masonry on a hillside rewards careful mortar work more than most. At about 1,200 feet along the mountains, Santa Ana and canyon winds put serious load on loose caps and flashing. San Fernando in 1971 hit this foothill strip hard, and that kind of shaking can still show up in old top courses.
The Crown
Wind and sun work harder at the top of a tall hillside stack, so we pour a crown with more overhang than usual.
Joints and Flashing
Long faces wear unevenly, and we repoint only the upper sections that have failed while matching the tooling on sound work.
Above the Roofline
Old cracks from 1971 may still sit near the top, so we take down loose courses and reflash at the steep roof joint.
Booked Alongside
La Canada Flintridge roof visits often share a day with Glendale, South Pasadena.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your La Canada Flintridge 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.