Commerce Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Commerce Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Commerce day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Commerce 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 Commerce
With so few homes here, it makes sense to handle the roof check, sweep and inspection of a Commerce chimney on one visit.
Chimney Sweep in Commerce
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Commerce
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Commerce
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Commerce
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Commerce
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Commerce
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Commerce
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Commerce
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Commerce
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Commerce
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Commerce
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Commerce
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Commerce
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Commerce
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Commerce
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Commerce
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Commerce
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Commerce
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Commerce
Industry fills most of Commerce, so homes cluster in a few places like Rosewood and Bandini. Three in 10 predate 1950, and a modest bungalow with an old chimney still needs its crown and mortar looked at from above. Rain from November through April wears on old crowns and joints, and summers run warm but milder than far inland. In 1987 the Whittier Narrows shaking hurt older masonry in the San Gabriel Valley, which is a good reason to check old brick here.
The Houses
On our Commerce visits: bungalows and little postwar houses in Rosewood, Bandini and other small pockets.
On the Roof
Crown and mortar on older bungalow chimneys, cap condition, and the flashing where a small roof meets the stack.
Which Metal
A plain stainless cap suits a small Commerce bungalow, with no need for coastal grade metal at this distance from the sand.
Same Day, Nearby
Commerce visits often share a day with Montebello, Maywood, Bell.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Commerce chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.