Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Malibu, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Malibu
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Malibu day and say what the visit covers.
Malibu Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on oceanfront houses, canyon homes, Colony beach cottages, mobile home parks such as Paradise Cove. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Malibu run.
What a First Malibu Roof Visit Covers
Ocean or canyon exposure noted, metal parts photographed, and whether your stack is original, rebuilt or veneer over framing.
Chimney Sweep in Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Malibu
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 Malibu
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 Malibu Chimney
Fire has reset many lots here, in 2018 and again in 2025, so a new chimney may stand beside an old one. Beach cottages in the Colony date back to the twenties, and each house here needs a look from scratch. Spray eats caps and hardware by the water, and wind finds anything loose. Inland, canyons bring fire, and a mapped fault runs along the shoreline itself, so a chimney here has several enemies at once.
The Crown
Canyon crowns face sun and wind, while oceanfront ones stay damp, so we design the slab and overhang for that specific spot.
Joints and Flashing
Salt-damp joints on older cottages need a soft mortar, and rebuilt homes may have stone veneer that takes its own repair.
Above the Roofline
Rebuilds often use chases with stone or stucco, and we fit sloped covers in metal that will stand up to spray.
Booked Alongside
Malibu roof visits often share a day with Agoura Hills, Las Flores, Point Mugu.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Malibu 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.