Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Temple City, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Temple City
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Temple City day and say what the visit covers.
Temple City Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on detached stucco ranches of the forties through sixties, with some larger modern rebuilds. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Temple City run.
What a First Temple City Roof Visit Covers
Close photos of a ranch stack above the roof, a seam check tied to any stain inside, and honest advice about its future.
Chimney Sweep in Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Temple City
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 Temple City
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 Temple City Chimney
Lot by lot, older ranch houses are giving way to larger rebuilds with gas fireplaces, so one street can hold both. An original stack may be seventy years old and sound below the roof, and worn out above it. Sierra Madre in 1991 was strongly felt here, on top of the regular cycle of hot dry summers and cool nights that moves mortar back and forth. Winter leaks then reveal the crowns that have given up.
The Crown
A ranch stack's thin crown can be replaced without touching the sound brick below, which is often all it needs.
Joints and Flashing
Stains on a ceiling near the fireplace usually mean water at the roof seam, so flashing gets our attention ahead of the brick.
Above the Roofline
Rows above the roofline may have moved in 1991, and we check by hand and relay only what has really shifted.
Booked Alongside
Temple City roof visits often share a day with El Monte, Arcadia, San Gabriel.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Temple City 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.