Lancaster Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Lancaster Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Lancaster day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Lancaster 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 Lancaster
Older Lancaster homes can add an inspection to the roof check, since a masonry flue goes through the same freeze and heat as the crown.
Chimney Sweep in Lancaster
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.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Lancaster
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Lancaster
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 Lancaster
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Lancaster
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Lancaster
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.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Lancaster
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Lancaster
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Lancaster
A railroad stop grew into a suburb here, and only about a third of homes are older than 1980. Houses from the fifties and sixties aerospace boom may have masonry, so their roof check differs from a newer tract home's. At about 2,350 feet, summer heat can pass 100 degrees and winter nights can freeze, a swing few crowns enjoy. Lancaster is under Antelope Valley AQMD, so South Coast Rule 445 alerts do not apply.
The Houses
On our Lancaster visits: newer suburban tracts from the eighties onward, older aerospace-era houses, possible masonry chimneys.
On the Roof
Freeze cracks in crowns, joints on aerospace-era masonry, sun-worn flashing, and cap fasteners on newer tract homes.
Which Metal
Salt is not a factor in the high desert, so stainless is chosen for heat and cold rather than rust, and a standard grade usually does.
Same Day, Nearby
Lancaster visits often share a day with Palmdale, Lake Hughes, Leona Valley.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Lancaster chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.