Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Paramount, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Paramount
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Paramount day and say what the visit covers.
Paramount Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on single-story houses from after the war, set among many apartment complexes, most units rented. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Paramount run.
What a First Paramount Roof Visit Covers
Straightforward photos of an often forgotten stack, showing crown, flashing and top row, plus what they mean for leaks.
Chimney Sweep in Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Paramount
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 Paramount
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 Paramount Chimney
Frank Zamboni built his machine here, and the city still has more renters than owners. Houses with chimneys are mainly single-story postwar models, half of them from before 1971, some now reaching the age when a crown lets go. Long Beach in 1933 damaged what were then farm towns here, though today's houses came later. Winter rain from November through March is the regular test, with marine influence and almost no frost.
The Crown
Sixties and seventies crowns are thin but simple, and replacing a cracked one needs little more than a clean base and a good pour.
Joints and Flashing
Water follows open mortar lines down to the roof, so we repoint the path and tuck new flashing into it.
Above the Roofline
A single-story stack may sit under tree limbs or roof repairs, and we clear those problems as we relay any loose brick.
Booked Alongside
Paramount roof visits often share a day with Lynwood, Bellflower, Compton.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Paramount 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.