Crowns, Joints and Flashing in San Fernando, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in San Fernando
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a San Fernando day and say what the visit covers.
San Fernando Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on bungalows and small period houses in the old part of town, modest stucco ranches elsewhere. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our San Fernando run.
What a First San Fernando Roof Visit Covers
Close photos of an old stack's crown and flashing, a hand check of top courses, and how each one was built.
Chimney Sweep in San Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in San Fernando
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 Fernando
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 Fernando Chimney
Seven miles north of our Van Nuys base, this town was founded by Charles Maclay in 1874 and filled in slowly. Older bungalows mix with stucco ranch blocks, and a third of the housing predates 1950, so soft mortar comes up often. Hot, dry summers give way to cool nights, moving masonry back and forth year after year. Northridge in 1994 damaged older buildings here too, and failed flashing tends to reveal itself during the winter rains.
The Crown
Daily expansion and contraction opens up a thin crown, so we pour a cast one thick enough to take that movement.
Joints and Flashing
Winter leaks often trace back to a failed flashing line, and we reset it into properly cut mortar joints.
Above the Roofline
Older stacks shaken in 1994 may still be loose at the top, so we take those courses down to sound brick.
Booked Alongside
San Fernando roof visits often share a day with Sylmar.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your San Fernando 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.