Crowns, Joints and Flashing in San Clemente, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in San Clemente
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a San Clemente day and say what the visit covers.
San Clemente Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on Spanish Colonial Revival houses from the Hanson years, later hillside tracts, Talega at the eastern edge. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our San Clemente run.
What a First San Clemente Roof Visit Covers
A plan for the visit in advance, Spanish-era details photographed, and metal checked for how far salt has reached.
Chimney Sweep in San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in San Clemente
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 San Clemente
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 San Clemente Chimney
Ole Hanson planned this town in 1925 as a Spanish village, and Casa Romantica still shows the look above the pier. Half the homes are newer than 1983, so old stucco stacks and newer chases share the same hillsides, with differing needs. Hillside homes take the odd Santa Ana gust and steady salt air, which eats steel and keeps masonry wet. Talega and other eastern neighborhoods back onto brushy hills, so embers matter there.
The Crown
Spanish-style chimneys may hide their crown under tile or stucco details, and we rebuild it without altering the outline.
Joints and Flashing
Plastered stacks get matching plaster, and exposed brick gets soft mortar, so a repair blends in with the original house.
Above the Roofline
Near the ocean, chase covers and caps should be suited to salt, sloped well and fixed for hillside gusts.
Booked Alongside
San Clemente roof visits often share a day with Camp Pendleton, San Onofre, San Juan Capistrano.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your San Clemente 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.