San Marino Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a San Marino Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a San Marino day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
San Marino 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 Marino
With the Raymond Fault so close, a Level 2 camera look belongs beside the roof check on any prewar San Marino chimney.
Chimney Sweep in San Marino
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in San Marino
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in San Marino
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in San Marino
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in San Marino
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in San Marino
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 Marino
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in San Marino
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 Marino
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in San Marino
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in San Marino
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in San Marino
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in San Marino
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in San Marino
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in San Marino
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in San Marino
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in San Marino
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in San Marino
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in San Marino
Homes from before 1950 are close to 7 in 10 here, and almost all are detached houses on large or estate-sized lots. That is the kind of chimney that deserves a photograph of every side, since age makes the upper courses the earliest to need attention. The Raymond Fault crosses this area, running through San Marino itself, so old masonry has a very local reason for cracks. Fall and winter gusts can work caps loose, and leaks tend to show up when rain arrives.
The Houses
On our San Marino visits: large-lot detached homes from the twenties onward, nearly all single-family, virtually no condos.
On the Roof
Every side of a prewar stack, upper courses and mortar, the crown, and cap fasteners loosened by dry gusts.
Which Metal
Heavy stainless in a shape that suits an older chimney is the usual pick; salt is not the concern this far inland.
Same Day, Nearby
San Marino visits often share a day with San Gabriel, Pasadena, South Pasadena.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your San Marino chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.