Santa Paula Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Santa Paula Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Santa Paula day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Santa Paula 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 Santa Paula
A camera look is a worthwhile addition to the roof check on older Santa Paula chimneys, given the 1994 shaking.
Chimney Sweep in Santa Paula
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Santa Paula
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Santa Paula
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Santa Paula
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Santa Paula
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Santa Paula
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Santa Paula
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Santa Paula
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Santa Paula
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Santa Paula
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Santa Paula
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Santa Paula
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Santa Paula
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Santa Paula
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Santa Paula
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Santa Paula
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Santa Paula
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Santa Paula
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Santa Paula
A citrus and oil town incorporated in 1902, Santa Paula later added ranch homes and newer subdivisions. About 3 in 4 homes are older than 1980, and the older chimneys in town may carry both age and 1994 quake history. The 1994 quake shook the Santa Clara River Valley, older Santa Paula buildings included. Santa Ana gusts loosen weak caps and carry embers, and winter rain finds any crown that has cracked since.
The Houses
On our Santa Paula visits: old citrus and oil town houses, ranch homes and subdivisions from later years, detached majority.
On the Roof
Upper courses on older stacks, any cracks from 1994, cap fasteners in Santa Ana wind, and the crown.
Which Metal
This far up the valley salt hardly matters, so a firmly fastened stainless cap with a good ember screen is the usual choice.
Same Day, Nearby
Santa Paula visits often share a day with Upper Ojai, Bardsdale, Oxnard.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Santa Paula chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.