Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Lomita, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Lomita
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Lomita day and say what the visit covers.
Lomita Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on 1940s through 1970s houses on old farm land, half detached, some later factory-built units. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Lomita run.
What a First Lomita Roof Visit Covers
Where damp has settled, what the fasteners look like, and photos showing whether you have brick or a factory-built unit.
Chimney Sweep in Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Lomita
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 Lomita
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 Lomita Chimney
Lomita began as farm land, and half its housing went up by the late sixties. A postwar house here usually has a brick stack, while later units may run a factory-built fireplace, so the plan always depends on which. Marine air keeps Lomita mild and often gray on summer mornings, while steadily wetting mortar and rusting exposed fasteners. A mapped fault, the Palos Verdes, passes beneath the peninsula next door.
The Crown
Constant moisture softens a poorly made crown, and we cast a replacement dense enough to shrug off gray summer mornings.
Joints and Flashing
Moist air keeps old joints from fully drying, so we repoint in a mix chosen to breathe and let the brick dry out.
Above the Roofline
A factory-built chimney on a later home needs a sloped cover in rust-resistant metal instead of the brick work above.
Booked Alongside
Lomita roof visits often share a day with Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Lomita 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.