Artesia Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for an Artesia Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with an Artesia day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Artesia 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 Artesia
With half the homes dating to the sixties or earlier, a sweep and a basic inspection make a sensible pairing with the roof check in Artesia.
Chimney Sweep in Artesia
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
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Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
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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.
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Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
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Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
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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.
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Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Artesia
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
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Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
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Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
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New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
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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.
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Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Artesia
Half of Artesia's homes were standing by 1966, and about 3 in 4 are older than 1980. Stucco walls with composition or tile roofs are typical, so the seam where roofing meets the chimney deserves as much attention as the chimney itself. Marine influence keeps this corner of the basin moderate, with low clouds on early summer mornings that leave metal damp. Quakes in 2008 at Chino Hills and in 2014 at La Habra were both widely felt, so a hairline crack is worth photographing.
The Houses
On our Artesia visits: stucco houses with composition or tile roofs, mostly detached, many from the sixties, some older homes.
On the Roof
Flashing where tile or composition meets the chimney, then the crown, the cap and any fine cracks left by regional quakes.
Which Metal
Morning low clouds here are damp but not beach air, so stainless replaces rusted galvanized parts without needing the heaviest coastal grade.
Same Day, Nearby
Artesia visits often share a day with Norwalk, Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Artesia chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.