Temple City Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Temple City Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Temple City day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Temple City 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 Temple City
A Temple City ranch house from the fifties can add an inspection to its roof check, with the 1991 quake in mind.
Chimney Sweep in Temple City
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Temple City
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Temple City
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Temple City
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Temple City
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Temple City
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Temple City
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Temple City
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Temple City
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Temple City
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Temple City
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Temple City
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Temple City
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Temple City
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Temple City
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Temple City
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Temple City
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Temple City
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Temple City
Stucco ranch houses from the forties through the sixties make up much of Temple City, but some lots have been rebuilt with large modern homes and gas fireplaces. A real brick chimney is mostly on the older houses, and that is where the roof time goes. Hot summers and cool winter nights keep crowns moving all year. Santa Ana gusts through fall and winter can worry a weak cap loose, and the 1991 Sierra Madre quake was strongly felt here, a reason to check old joints.
The Houses
On our Temple City visits: detached stucco ranch houses from the forties through sixties, larger modern rebuilds with gas fireplaces.
On the Roof
Crown and joints on ranch-house brick, vent tops on rebuilt homes, flashing, and cap fasteners after Santa Anas.
Which Metal
Inland heat is not hard on stainless, and a standard cap generally serves a Temple City ranch house without trouble.
Same Day, Nearby
Temple City visits often share a day with El Monte, Pasadena, Rosemead.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Temple City chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.