Crowns, Joints and Flashing in La Puente, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in La Puente
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a La Puente day and say what the visit covers.
La Puente Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on detached 1950s and 1960s houses on old walnut land, a majority owner-occupied. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our La Puente run.
What a First La Puente Roof Visit Covers
Close pictures of a postwar stack's crown and upper joints, a shake check on the top bricks, and each finding explained.
Chimney Sweep in La Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in La Puente
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 Puente
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 Puente Chimney
Walnut groves gave way to houses in the fifties and sixties, and few homes are older than that. The stacks are postwar and about 4 in 5 homes predate 1980, so most need care at the top, not a rebuild. Santa Anas in fall and winter pair with the November to March rains to wear caps and crowns. Shaking in 1987 from Whittier Narrows came through here with force, so any older stack deserves a check.
The Crown
Early morning clouds and winter rain both find a split in a postwar crown, and a new sloped slab closes that route.
Joints and Flashing
Upper joints tend to fail well before the lower stack does, so repointing stays limited to where the brick is actually open.
Above the Roofline
Shaking from 1987 may still show as a hairline crack near the top, and if the bricks move we lay them again.
Booked Alongside
La Puente roof visits often share a day with Walnut, City of Industry, West Puente Valley.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your La Puente 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.