La Puente Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a La Puente Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a La Puente day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
La Puente 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 La Puente
A La Puente chimney that shook in 1987 is a fair candidate for a camera look added to its roof check.
Chimney Sweep in La Puente
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in La Puente
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in La Puente
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in La Puente
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in La Puente
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in La Puente
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in La Puente
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in La Puente
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in La Puente
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in La Puente
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in La Puente
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in La Puente
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in La Puente
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in La Puente
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in La Puente
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in La Puente
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in La Puente
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in La Puente
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in La Puente
Housing replaced the walnut groves mainly in the fifties and sixties. Half the homes were built by 1958, so a typical single-story stucco house has a chimney well over 60 years old, and a low roof makes the crown easy to reach and photograph. Morning clouds may show up in late spring and then burn away, leaving hot dry summers that wear on crowns. Shaking in 1987 from Whittier Narrows was felt strongly here, which makes hairline cracks in old mortar worth a closer look.
The Houses
On our La Puente visits: postwar stucco tract homes, one story on modest lots, few prewar houses.
On the Roof
Hairline crown cracks, mortar joints from the fifties, flashing, and whether the cap still holds firm.
Which Metal
Inland heat is easy on stainless, so a standard cap usually lasts well on a low La Puente roof.
Same Day, Nearby
La Puente visits often share a day with West Covina, City of Industry, Bassett.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your La Puente chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.