Monrovia Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Monrovia Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Monrovia day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Monrovia 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 Monrovia
With two faults running through or close to town, a Level 2 camera look is worth adding to the roof check on a Monrovia period home.
Chimney Sweep in Monrovia
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Monrovia
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Monrovia
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 Monrovia
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Monrovia
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Monrovia
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 Monrovia
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Monrovia
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Monrovia
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Monrovia
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Monrovia
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Monrovia
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Monrovia
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Monrovia
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Monrovia
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Monrovia
Older period homes and later hillside houses share the slopes north of Foothill Boulevard, and about 3 in 10 Monrovia homes go back before 1950. Hillside chimneys are hard to see properly from below, so photos from the roof tell you more. Foothill rain runs heavier than on the basin floor and wears crowns harder. The 2020 Bobcat Fire brought evacuation warnings to town, and the Sierra Madre and Raymond faults are close, so embers and movement are both real here.
The Houses
On our Monrovia visits: period homes north of Foothill Boulevard, later hillside houses, older Old Town streets, about even owners and renters.
On the Roof
Ember screen after the Bobcat Fire warnings, crowns in heavier foothill rain, and joints near two faults.
Which Metal
A heavy stainless cap with good mesh is the usual answer in Monrovia, where wind and embers matter much more than salt.
Same Day, Nearby
Monrovia visits often share a day with Azusa, Bradbury, El Monte.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Monrovia chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.