San Fernando Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a San Fernando Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a San Fernando day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
San Fernando 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 San Fernando
A Level 2 camera look is close to essential alongside the roof check on San Fernando brick from before 1971.
Chimney Sweep in San Fernando
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in San Fernando
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in San Fernando
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in San Fernando
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in San Fernando
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in San Fernando
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in San Fernando
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in San Fernando
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in San Fernando
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in San Fernando
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in San Fernando
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in San Fernando
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in San Fernando
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in San Fernando
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in San Fernando
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in San Fernando
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in San Fernando
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in San Fernando
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in San Fernando
Bungalows on the older streets and stucco ranch homes on postwar blocks often share one weakness: brick from before modern seismic rules, unreinforced or lightly reinforced. A third of homes are prewar, so the top of the stack gets a close look. In 1971 the San Fernando fault zone moved and severe damage spread across this city and Sylmar. Strong winds through nearby passes test caps, and a wet winter turns any cracked crown or bad flashing into a leak.
The Houses
On our San Fernando visits: older-street bungalows and small period houses, modest postwar stucco ranch homes, mostly detached.
On the Roof
Upper courses for old quake repairs, crown cracks, flashing that leaks in the rain, and caps in pass winds.
Which Metal
Wind through the passes sets the rule in San Fernando: a heavy, firmly fastened stainless cap, with salt hardly a factor.
Same Day, Nearby
Ask which day we are already near your San Fernando street.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your San Fernando chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.