Crowns, Joints and Flashing in South El Monte, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in South El Monte
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a South El Monte day and say what the visit covers.
South El Monte Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on detached 1940s to 1960s houses and apartments near the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our South El Monte run.
What a First South El Monte Roof Visit Covers
A look for cracks from the 1987 quake, stain marks traced to their source, and close photos of the top.
Chimney Sweep in South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in South El Monte
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 South El Monte
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 South El Monte Chimney
Industrial employers share this city with residential blocks, built mainly in the forties through the sixties. Half the homes date from before 1959, usually with a simple stack that is in fine shape below the roof and tired above it. The 1987 Whittier Narrows quake struck right beside town, doing damage across the surrounding area. In the years since, summer heat and winter chill have kept stressing whatever those cracks left weak in the joints and crown.
The Crown
Old shaking can leave a crown cracked in a clear line, and leaving it only sends water deeper, so we recast.
Joints and Flashing
Winter rain tends to show up failed joints as stains, and we use those to trace how far the repointing should go.
Above the Roofline
Near-epicenter stacks get closer attention at the top, since looser bricks there could have been shifting for decades.
Booked Alongside
South El Monte roof visits often share a day with La Puente, El Monte, Temple City.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your South El Monte 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.