Mission Viejo Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Mission Viejo Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Mission Viejo day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Mission Viejo 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 Mission Viejo
A Mission Viejo home from the seventies can have its sweep and roof check on one visit, which keeps the whole chimney current.
Chimney Sweep in Mission Viejo
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Mission Viejo
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 Mission Viejo
Seventies and eighties stucco homes with tile roofs make up most of Mission Viejo, and almost nothing predates 1950. Half are older than 1980, so the fireplace could be masonry or metal, and tile adds its own flashing questions. Warmer than the beach yet still reached by some marine layer, this valley gets enough sun to dry and crack crowns and joints over time. Rust follows wherever water gets in, and quakes centered elsewhere are felt too.
The Houses
On our Mission Viejo visits: stucco and tile roof homes from the seventies and eighties, lakeside homes and townhomes.
On the Roof
Flashing worked into tile, sun-cracked crown or chase cover, rust on the cap, and its fasteners.
Which Metal
The lake does not add much salt; a standard stainless cap and chase cover usually serve a Mission Viejo home well.
Same Day, Nearby
Mission Viejo visits often share a day with Laguna Hills, Coto de Caza, Laguna Niguel.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Mission Viejo chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.