Inglewood Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for an Inglewood Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with an Inglewood day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Inglewood 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 Inglewood
For old brick in Inglewood, a Level 2 camera look answers the flue question while the roof check answers the rest.
Chimney Sweep in Inglewood
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.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Inglewood
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Inglewood
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Inglewood
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 Inglewood
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Inglewood
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Inglewood
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Inglewood
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Inglewood
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Inglewood
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Inglewood
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Inglewood
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Inglewood
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Inglewood
Apartments from the postwar decades mean most Inglewood households rent. Houses older than the sixties that have a fireplace usually have brick, and about 3 in 10 homes predate 1950, so those stacks are the ones to photograph. Sea air and damp mornings reach Inglewood, and over the years steel and cap fasteners pay for it. Rain comes mainly from November through March with rare frost, while the fault system behind the 1933 Long Beach quake lies to the south.
The Houses
On our Inglewood visits: apartment buildings from the postwar decades, older brick-chimney houses, mostly rented homes.
On the Roof
Cap fasteners and exposed steel ahead of everything, then crown and joints on older brick, and shared stacks on small apartment buildings.
Which Metal
This close to Santa Monica's sea air, stainless is a clear step up from plain steel, and fasteners should be stainless too.
Same Day, Nearby
Inglewood visits often share a day with Athens, Gardena, Hawthorne.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Inglewood chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.