Crowns, Joints and Flashing in West Hollywood, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in West Hollywood
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a West Hollywood day and say what the visit covers.
West Hollywood Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on courtyard apartments and Spanish buildings of the twenties and thirties, a few Norma Triangle bungalows. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our West Hollywood run.
What a First West Hollywood Roof Visit Covers
Photos fit to share with an owners' group or manager, a mortar read, and a check for movement along the top.
Chimney Sweep in West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood
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 West Hollywood Chimney
Houses are scarce here, under one unit in ten, so most chimneys belong to bungalows in the Norma Triangle or old courtyard buildings. Those are managed differently from single homes, and a shared chimney repair needs clear photos everyone can understand. The Hollywood Fault follows the foot of the hills straight through this city, which raises the stakes for unreinforced brick. Winter rain, not wind, is the usual trouble, though Santa Anas do reach here some years.
The Crown
Spanish-style stacks may hide their crown behind stucco or tile details, and we rebuild it without changing how the top looks.
Joints and Flashing
Prewar joints on these buildings need soft mortar, and if the face is plastered we repair it in kind.
Above the Roofline
Being on a fault line, a tall courtyard stack gets a careful top-course check, with relaying where bricks have moved.
Booked Alongside
West Hollywood roof visits often share a day with Melrose.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your West Hollywood 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.