Huntington Beach Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Huntington Beach Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Huntington Beach day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Huntington Beach 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 Huntington Beach
A downtown cottage in Huntington Beach can add a camera look to the roof check, so old masonry gets seen from inside.
Chimney Sweep in Huntington Beach
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.
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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 Huntington Beach
Early 1900s cottages hold on downtown, but the bulk of Huntington Beach went up in the sixties and seventies, with many condos near the coast. Salt dictates the parts list nearest the sand, so a house a few miles back needs a different look. Homes further from the sand take less salt than oceanfront ones, and rain mostly waits for November to March. The 1933 Long Beach shaking did damage in town, and the 2014 La Habra quake was felt here too.
The Houses
On our Huntington Beach visits: sixties and seventies homes, some early 1900s downtown cottages, condos and apartments near the coast.
On the Roof
Rust on caps and flashing close to the water, crown and joints on sixties homes further back, and shared stacks on condos.
Which Metal
Near the sand, 316 stainless; several blocks in, the salt eases and a standard stainless cap may be fine.
Same Day, Nearby
Huntington Beach visits often share a day with Seal Beach, Midway City, Westminster.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Huntington Beach chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.