Crowns, Joints and Flashing in San Marino, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in San Marino
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a San Marino day and say what the visit covers.
San Marino Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on estate-sized and large-tract houses from the 1920s on, often with multiple original chimneys. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our San Marino run.
What a First San Marino Roof Visit Covers
Every chimney on the house photographed, the mortar read, and a sensible order for repairs if more than one stack needs work.
Chimney Sweep in San Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in San Marino
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 Marino
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 Marino Chimney
Close to 7 in 10 homes here are prewar, and many have more than one fireplace. Original brick or stone stacks deserve repair in kind, with mortar matched to the house rather than whatever is handy. Fall gusts can work caps loose and throw embers about, and winter rain tests every crown on the property. The 1987 quake was hard on this end of the valley, which matters when old masonry rises above a tall roof.
The Crown
Old estate stacks often carry decorative stone or brick tops, so we protect them with a hidden slope that keeps water out.
Joints and Flashing
Lime mortar from the twenties and thirties gets repointed with something similar, tooled to the same shape as the original joints.
Above the Roofline
Tall stacks over steep roofs take the most movement, and any brick that shifted in 1987 is carefully relaid.
Booked Alongside
San Marino roof visits often share a day with Pasadena, Temple City, South Pasadena.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your San Marino 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.