Crowns, Joints and Flashing in Woodland Hills, CA
Book a Roof-Level Look in Woodland Hills
Send your name, number and what you see on top of the chimney. Expect a call to set a Woodland Hills day and say what the visit covers.
Woodland Hills Roofs We Climb
On these streets the chimneys sit on postwar ranch houses on the flats, hillside homes toward the Santa Monica Mountains, and gated tracts from later decades. If your house is near one of the names below, it is on our Woodland Hills run.
What a First Woodland Hills Roof Visit Covers
Photos of the crown and cap mount, each face of the stack in full sun, and the flashing, with the build explained before any quote. Each card below opens the Woodland Hills page for that service.
Chimney Sweep in Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
Augers, igniters, blowers and control boards diagnosed and repaired on pellet stoves in Van Nuys.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills
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 Woodland Hills Chimney
Woodland Hills gets some of the hottest afternoons in the Valley, and brick that bakes all day and then takes winter rain shows it in the joints. Sun-side joint loss is the thing we photograph most often here. Canyon-edge homes also need the cap mount checked, because a crown that has cracked around the cap bolts lets in both water and embers. We fix the crown under the cap, not just the cap.
The Crown
Where a cap is bolted through a cracked crown, we repair or repour the crown first, then remount the cap on sound masonry.
Joints and Flashing
Joints on the south and west faces wear fastest in the heat. We repoint those faces and show you the before and after.
Above the Roofline
Brick above the roofline on the canyon side takes wind as well as sun. Loose courses get relaid before they drop onto the roof.
Booked Alongside
Woodland Hills roof visits often share a day with West Hills, Calabasas, Canoga Park.
Before Any Repair
Tell us what you see on top of your Woodland Hills 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.