Montebello Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Montebello Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Montebello day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Montebello 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 Montebello
Given 1987, a Level 2 camera look is a natural addition to the roof check on a Montebello chimney from before then.
Chimney Sweep in Montebello
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.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Montebello
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Montebello
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Montebello
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 Montebello
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.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Montebello
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Montebello
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.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Montebello
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Montebello
Roughly half of Montebello is detached houses and apartments are common. Homes older than 1980 are the large majority, and postwar houses with fireplaces generally have brick, so crown, mortar and flashing carry most of the inspection. Whittier Narrows shook this area hard in 1987 from a center just to the east, and old joints can still show it. Warmer than the coast, Montebello also sees slow sun wear between its November to March rains.
The Houses
On our Montebello visits: postwar houses with brick chimneys, many apartments, roughly half detached, older prewar homes.
On the Roof
Mortar joints and crown on postwar brick, any shift left from 1987, flashing, and the cap.
Which Metal
Warm inland weather is easy on metal, and a standard stainless cap generally covers Montebello's needs.
Same Day, Nearby
Montebello visits often share a day with Downey, Commerce, Monterey Park.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Montebello chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.