Walnut Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Walnut Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Walnut day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Walnut 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 Walnut
Factory-built fireplaces in Walnut can get a sweep and inspection during the roof visit, so the flue sections get checked for shift.
Chimney Sweep in Walnut
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Walnut
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Walnut
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
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Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
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Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Walnut
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Walnut
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Walnut
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Walnut
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Walnut
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Walnut
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Walnut
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Walnut
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Walnut
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Walnut
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
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Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Walnut
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Walnut
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Walnut
Almost every Walnut home is detached, and half date from about 1982 or later, many of them two-story stucco with a factory-built fireplace. Metal flues inside chases age differently from brick, so the roof visit looks hard at the cover, the cap and the seams. Chino Hills in 2008, only a few miles east, shook this town hard, and a metal flue can shift just as masonry can crack. Hot summers, cool nights and dry Santa Ana gusts take care of the rest.
The Houses
On our Walnut visits: stucco tract homes, often two stories, newer tile roofs, factory-built metal fireplaces, almost all detached.
On the Roof
Chase cover, cap and seams on factory-built units, flashing set into tile, plus any shift left by the 2008 quake.
Which Metal
A stainless chase cover outlasts galvanized here, even this far from the coast, because rain can pool on it.
Same Day, Nearby
Walnut visits often share a day with Covina, La Puente, Pomona.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Walnut chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.