Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Whittier, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Whittier
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Whittier day and say what the visit covers.
Whittier Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on mostly detached houses of many eras, with apartments near Uptown and Greenleaf Avenue. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Whittier run.
What a First Whittier Roof Visit Covers
Movement checked along the top, the mortar type named, and photos showing whether your stack is on the hill or the flat.
Chimney Sweep in Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Whittier
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 Whittier
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 Whittier Chimney
Almost nothing here is newer than 1980, half predates 1956, and many stacks were built before seismic rules. Chimneys here have been through a lot, and the mix of ages means the mortar question comes up at nearly every house. The Puente Hills side of town gets hotter, drier and windier spells than the plain below. A mapped fault, the Whittier, passes along those same hills, so the upper courses of an old stack deserve your first concern.
The Crown
Crowns up in the hills dry faster and crack sooner than those on the flats, so we shape the replacement to suit each location.
Joints and Flashing
Old lime and later cement both appear on Uptown stacks, and each one needs a different approach when repointing.
Above the Roofline
Lightly reinforced brick is what comes down in a quake, so any course that has shifted gets lifted off and relaid.
Booked Alongside
Whittier roof visits often share a day with Pico Rivera, Norwalk, West Whittier.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Whittier 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.