Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Los Angeles, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Los Angeles
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Los Angeles day and say what the visit covers.
Los Angeles Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on hillside homes above Hollywood and Los Feliz, 1920s bungalows and duplexes in the older central neighborhoods, and Westside houses of every era. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Los Angeles run.
What a First Los Angeles Roof Visit Covers
Photos of the crown, each face and the flashing, a read on the mortar the stack was laid in, and the build explained before the quote.
Chimney Sweep in Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles Chimney
From Van Nuys, Los Angeles proper starts over the Sepulveda and Cahuenga passes. The job is the one we do at home: get on the roof, photograph the crown, joints and flashing, explain the build, then fix what failed. A 1920s duplex stack and a hillside post-and-beam chimney need different brick and mortar, and we bring the right ones. Hillside stacks catch more wind and sun at the top, and many sit in high fire hazard zones. We plan for steep driveways and tight street parking, and fit the repair to the stack instead of one method for every house.
The Crown
Older central-city stacks often have a crown that is just a mortar wash. We replace it with a cast crown that sheds water past the brick.
Joints and Flashing
Prewar brick laid in soft lime mortar needs a soft repointing mortar. Hard cement mortar on old brick cracks the brick face, so we never use it there.
Above the Roofline
Hillside chimneys shaken in 1971 and 1994 often have a loose top. We relay those courses on sound brick and reflash the roof joint.
Booked Alongside
Los Angeles roof visits often share a day with Hollywood, Silver Lake, Los Feliz.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Los Angeles 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.