El Segundo Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for an El Segundo Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with an El Segundo day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
El Segundo 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 El Segundo
An El Segundo bungalow with original brick can add a Level 2 camera look, so rust and old mortar both get answered.
Chimney Sweep in El Segundo
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in El Segundo
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in El Segundo
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in El Segundo
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in El Segundo
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in El Segundo
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in El Segundo
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in El Segundo
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in El Segundo
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in El Segundo
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in El Segundo
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in El Segundo
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in El Segundo
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in El Segundo
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in El Segundo
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in El Segundo
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in El Segundo
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in El Segundo
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in El Segundo
Bungalows and postwar houses fill the grid west of Sepulveda, and only about 4 in 10 homes are detached. Salt air is close, so a fifties brick chimney here faces two things at once: mortar age from below and rust on whatever metal sits on top. Fog and marine layer keep El Segundo mild and its metal damp, most of all in May and June. A fault lies on each side of town, offshore and a few miles inland, so a quake can reach masonry from either direction.
The Houses
On our El Segundo visits: postwar homes and little bungalows west of Sepulveda, brick or block chimneys, many attached units.
On the Roof
Rust on caps, chase covers and flashing from fog and salt, then mortar and crown on postwar brick west of Sepulveda.
Which Metal
On these blocks, 316 stainless is the right call, with matching fasteners, since plain galvanized struggles this close to Dockweiler and El Segundo Beach.
Same Day, Nearby
El Segundo visits often share a day with Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Lawndale.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your El Segundo chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.