Avalon Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for an Avalon Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with an Avalon day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Avalon 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 Avalon
Historic Avalon chimneys suit a Level 2 camera look alongside the roof check, since over half the town predates 1950.
Chimney Sweep in Avalon
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Avalon
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Avalon
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Avalon
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Avalon
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Avalon
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Avalon
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Avalon
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Avalon
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Avalon
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Avalon
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Avalon
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Avalon
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Avalon
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Avalon
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Avalon
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Avalon
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Avalon
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Avalon
Building on Avalon's narrow lots followed the 1887 town plan, and more than half of the homes predate 1950. Tight lots and old stacks make a rooftop view especially useful, since a chimney on a small lot is hard to judge from the ground. Salt air attacks galvanized caps, chase covers and flashing on an island with water on every side. A fire in 2007 burned roughly 4,750 acres of Catalina, which is why an intact ember screen matters here too.
The Houses
On our Avalon visits: narrow-lot homes, Spanish Revival details, Catalina tile, historic hilltop houses, and many attached units.
On the Roof
Rust on caps, chase covers and flashing, then the crown and top courses of older masonry, and the ember screen last of all.
Which Metal
316 stainless throughout, because island air is salt air and galvanized parts give up quickly; fasteners should match the cap so they do not rust first.
Same Day, Nearby
Avalon visits often share a day with Avalon Canyon, Long Beach, Two Harbors.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Avalon chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.