Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Lakewood, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Lakewood
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Lakewood day and say what the visit covers.
Lakewood Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on nearly identical tract houses of the early fifties, some with brick or block fireplaces. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Lakewood run.
What a First Lakewood Roof Visit Covers
Whether your model has brick or block, what past reroofing did to the flashing, and photos of the crown and top joints.
Chimney Sweep in Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Lakewood
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 Lakewood
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 Lakewood Chimney
Weingart, Boyar and Taper built this city almost all at once, roughly 1950 to 1953, so its stacks are close to the same age. Some floor plans skipped the fireplace entirely, and the others usually got brick or block that is wearing evenly. Ocean air reaches here from a few miles off, keeping frost away and rain limited to the cooler months. Salt is mild compared with the beach, but seventy-year-old crowns do not need much help to crack.
The Crown
Original 1950s crowns are at the end of their working life, and a fresh cast slab with an overhang is the usual cure.
Joints and Flashing
Block and brick both appear on these models, and each needs its own mortar when the top lines open up.
Above the Roofline
Decades of reroofing can leave flashing buried or nailed through, so we pull it back and set new metal into the joint.
Booked Alongside
Lakewood roof visits often share a day with Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, Paramount.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Lakewood 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.