Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Lawndale, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Lawndale
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Lawndale day and say what the visit covers.
Lawndale Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on houses and apartments mostly from the forties through the seventies, a bit over half detached. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Lawndale run.
What a First Lawndale Roof Visit Covers
Every metal fastening photographed, a look at the crown and flashing stains, and what the rust is telling us about your stack.
Chimney Sweep in Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Lawndale
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 Lawndale
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 Lawndale Chimney
Most of Lawndale was built from the forties to the seventies, and renters outnumber owners. Older houses in that span usually have brick, so a chimney is often overdue for someone simply to go up and look at it. Three miles from the water is close enough for sea air to work on exposed steel and fasteners. Over to the east, not far, lies the Newport-Inglewood Fault, and old unreinforced brick deserves checking with that in mind.
The Crown
A forties stack can have a soft crown that absorbs damp, and we replace it so water drains clear of the face.
Joints and Flashing
Rusty flashing often stains the brick below, which is a useful clue about where to reset it and repoint.
Above the Roofline
Fasteners go before the cap itself in this air, so we refix with hardware meant for marine exposure on solid brick.
Booked Alongside
Lawndale roof visits often share a day with Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Lawndale 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.