Sherman Oaks Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Sherman Oaks Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Sherman Oaks day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks
If your Sherman Oaks chimney stood through 1994, a Level 2 camera look should come along with the roof check.
Chimney Sweep in Sherman Oaks
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Sherman Oaks
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Sherman Oaks
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Sherman Oaks
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Sherman Oaks
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Sherman Oaks
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Sherman Oaks
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Sherman Oaks
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Sherman Oaks
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Sherman Oaks
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Sherman Oaks
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Sherman Oaks
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Sherman Oaks
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Sherman Oaks
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Sherman Oaks
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Sherman Oaks
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Sherman Oaks
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Sherman Oaks
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Sherman Oaks
Postwar ranch homes usually have one brick stack, often with steel reinforcement but now decades old, while condo buildings along the boulevards may use metal flues. They wear differently, and from the roof it takes a glance to see which you own. The 1994 quake hit Sherman Oaks hard, damaging apartments and chimneys as well as the Galleria. Dry Santa Ana gusts can pull at caps through fall and winter, and cool nights cycle old mortar through expansion and contraction.
The Houses
On our Sherman Oaks visits: postwar ranch homes on Valley floor streets, apartments and condos along boulevards, brick and factory-built fireplaces.
On the Roof
Any brick movement left by 1994, the crown, the cap and fasteners, and metal flue tops on condo buildings.
Which Metal
Rust is a smaller worry in the Valley, so a standard stainless cap, firmly fastened, usually does the job.
Same Day, Nearby
Ask which day we are already near your Sherman Oaks street.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Sherman Oaks chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.