Ojai Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for an Ojai Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with an Ojai day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Ojai 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 Ojai
Older Ojai cottages can add an inspection to the roof check, so frost damage on the crown and flue wear are covered together.
Chimney Sweep in Ojai
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Ojai
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Ojai
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Ojai
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Ojai
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Ojai
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Ojai
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Ojai
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Ojai
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Ojai
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Ojai
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Ojai
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Ojai
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Ojai
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Ojai
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Ojai
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Ojai
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Ojai
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Ojai
Cottages and Spanish homes cluster near the Arcade downtown, with ranch and hillside properties spreading outward. Older masonry and newer hillside stacks can be close neighbors, so the photos from the roof tell you which kind of wear you are dealing with. Hot summers and frosty winter nights mean a bigger temperature swing than the coast sees, which cracks crowns. Rain mostly arrives from November through March, when cracks turn into leaks, and faults such as the Santa Ynez lie north.
The Houses
On our Ojai visits: Spanish homes and old cottages around downtown, ranch homes and hillside properties further out, some condos.
On the Roof
Frost-cracked crowns, mortar on Spanish-era and cottage chimneys, flashing before winter rain, and hillside cap fasteners.
Which Metal
Inland and frosty, Ojai asks less of the metal than a beach town; standard stainless does the job on most caps.
Same Day, Nearby
Ojai visits often share a day with Ventura, Upper Ojai, Meiners Oaks.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Ojai chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.