Lakewood Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Lakewood Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Lakewood day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Lakewood 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 Lakewood
Nearly every Lakewood chimney is old enough that a Level 2 camera look is a sensible addition to the roof check.
Chimney Sweep in Lakewood
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Lakewood
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Lakewood
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Lakewood
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Lakewood
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Lakewood
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Lakewood
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Lakewood
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Lakewood
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Lakewood
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Lakewood
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Lakewood
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Lakewood
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Lakewood
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Lakewood
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Lakewood
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Lakewood
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Lakewood
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Lakewood
Lakewood's small one-story houses came from a handful of floor plans, and half were up by 1957. Because chimneys on the same street share an age and design, a crack pattern on one house is worth checking for on the next. About 70 years of sun and sea air have worked on crowns, mortar and metal here, with the ocean only a few miles away. The Newport-Inglewood Fault passes just southwest of town, on its way through Long Beach and Signal Hill.
The Houses
On our Lakewood visits: wood-frame and stucco tract houses on one floor, repeated floor plans, mostly detached and owner-occupied.
On the Roof
Rust on metal parts, crowns worn by seven decades of weather, mortar joints, and flashing on low one-story roofs.
Which Metal
A few miles from the ocean, stainless is the clear choice over galvanized for any cap or flashing part being replaced.
Same Day, Nearby
Lakewood visits often share a day with Hawaiian Gardens, Downey, Artesia.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Lakewood chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.