Arcadia Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for an Arcadia Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with an Arcadia day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Arcadia ZIP Codes We Visit
Give us the street when you call. In a coastal ZIP, the roof check gives more time to rust on the cap and flashing.
What to Book in Arcadia
Arcadia homes with a gas log set can combine the roof check with an inspection, which answers whether the old flue is still sound.
Chimney Sweep in Arcadia
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Arcadia
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Arcadia
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
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Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
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Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Arcadia
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Arcadia
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Arcadia
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
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Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Arcadia
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Arcadia
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Arcadia
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Arcadia
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Arcadia
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Arcadia
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
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Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
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Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Arcadia
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Arcadia
Close to 7 in 10 Arcadia homes are older than 1980, and many of those postwar brick or block chimneys were later given gas logs. A gas conversion does nothing for the crown outside, so it still gets its own look from the roof. Along the foot of the San Gabriels, Santa Ana gusts can be strong, testing every cap and carrying embers downhill. Hot summers and cooler nights than the valley floor add slow stress to a crown.
The Houses
On our Arcadia visits: houses from the fifties and sixties, brick or block chimneys, gas log conversions, and attached units.
On the Roof
Cap fasteners and spark arrestor screen for foothill wind, then crown cracks, mortar joints and the flashing around a brick or block stack.
Which Metal
A heavy stainless cap, firmly anchored, suits Arcadia better than a light one, since foothill gusts are a bigger threat here than salt air.
Same Day, Nearby
Arcadia visits often share a day with El Monte, Temple City, Bradbury.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Arcadia chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.