Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Los Angeles County, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Los Angeles County
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Los Angeles County day and say what the visit covers.
Los Angeles County Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on prewar masonry, postwar tracts, hillside customs, condos and towers, all within a single county. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Los Angeles County run.
What a First Los Angeles County Roof Visit Covers
Photos of the top, a judgment on the mortar and build, and whether your location brings salt, heat or fire issues.
Chimney Sweep in Los Angeles County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
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 County
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Los Angeles County
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 County
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 County Chimney
Much of this county has no city government at all, Altadena and Topanga among those places, and buildings there run from old masonry to new gas units. We treat every house by what it actually is, wherever it stands. Coast, valley, foothill and desert all sit in one county, with snow in the mountains and salt by the shore. Four major quakes, Northridge, San Fernando, Whittier Narrows and Long Beach, each did serious damage here.
The Crown
A prewar wash, a tract pour and a chase cover all do the crown's job, and we repair each by its own rules.
Joints and Flashing
Soft mortar goes on prewar brick and firmer mortar on postwar work, wherever in the county the house happens to stand.
Above the Roofline
Any of four big quakes may have left a mark above the roof, so upper courses get checked on older stacks.
Booked Alongside
Los Angeles County roof visits often share a day with Altadena, Acton, East Los Angeles.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Los Angeles County 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.