Glendale Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Glendale Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Glendale day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Glendale 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 Glendale
Any Glendale chimney standing in 1994 is a good candidate for a Level 2 camera look along with the roof check.
Chimney Sweep in Glendale
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.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Glendale
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 Glendale
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Glendale
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Glendale
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 Glendale
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Glendale
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Glendale
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Glendale
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Glendale
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 Glendale
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Glendale
Only a third of Glendale is detached houses, yet pockets such as Verdugo Woodlands and Chevy Chase Canyon hold large homes where a stack is hard to see from the street. About 3 in 10 predate 1950, and that older brick is what the roof photos are for. The 1994 quake cracked chimneys widely in and around the San Fernando Valley, and Glendale was in that reach. Hot summers, hotter still in the northern foothills, plus wide daily swings and occasional frost then keep working at the mortar.
The Houses
On our Glendale visits: Verdugo Woodlands and Chevy Chase Canyon hillside houses, prewar brick, postwar stacks, many apartments.
On the Roof
Mortar and crown on prewar brick, cap and flashing on hillside stacks, and any shift left by 1994.
Which Metal
Summer heat is harder on metal than salt here, so the choice is a solid stainless cap that stays fastened, with an intact screen.
Same Day, Nearby
Glendale visits often share a day with Pasadena, La Canada Flintridge.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Glendale chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.