Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Santa Monica, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Santa Monica
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Santa Monica day and say what the visit covers.
Santa Monica Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on early 1900s Ocean Park houses, 1920s and postwar homes, and apartments in great numbers. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Santa Monica run.
What a First Santa Monica Roof Visit Covers
An assessment of any post-1994 repair, a look at crown damp, and photos showing old and newer work side by side.
Chimney Sweep in Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica Chimney
Few units here are detached houses, roughly one in five, and the old brick is concentrated in places such as the Third Street district in Ocean Park. Those early 1900s stacks are the ones we would most want to get right. Northridge in 1994 hit Santa Monica hard, cracking many chimneys and apartment buildings, and repairs from that time have aged too. Add the marine layer sitting on the bluffs almost year round, and damp is constant.
The Crown
Constant ocean damp keeps a crown soft, so we use a dense cast mix and a wide overhang for faster drying.
Joints and Flashing
Post-quake patch jobs often used hard cement on old brick, which we cut out and redo in a softer blend.
Above the Roofline
Rebuilt tops from 1994 may not have tied in well, so we test them by hand and relay anything that moves.
Booked Alongside
Santa Monica roof visits often share a day with Brentwood, West Los Angeles, Marina del Rey.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Santa Monica 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.