Westminster Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Westminster Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Westminster day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Westminster 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 Westminster
A Westminster ranch house can book a sweep with its roof check for a single appointment.
Chimney Sweep in Westminster
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
Learn MoreChimney Inspection in Westminster
Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
Learn MoreChimney Repair in Westminster
Crown, mortar and liner repair, starting with the top of the stack where sea air and rain get in.
Learn MoreFireplace Inspection in Westminster
Firebox, refractory panels and damper, including the damper hinge that damp air rusts shut.
Learn MoreFireplace Repair in Westminster
Refractory, damper and hearth repairs, in the order the inspection photos set out.
Learn MoreChimney Level 2 Inspection in Westminster
Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
Learn MoreChimney Cap Installation in Westminster
Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
Learn MoreChimney Flashing Repair in Westminster
Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
Learn MoreChimney Masonry Repair in Westminster
Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
Learn MoreChimney Rebuilds in Westminster
Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
Learn MoreFireplace Cleaning in Westminster
Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Cleaning in Westminster
Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
Learn MoreGas Fireplace Repair in Westminster
Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
Learn MoreFireplace Remodel in Westminster
New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
Learn MoreFireplace Inserts in Westminster
Gas, wood or electric inserts with a stainless liner and a cap rated for the coast.
Learn MorePellet Stove Repair in Westminster
Auger, igniter, blower and control board work on pellet stoves.
Learn MoreWood Stove Repair in Westminster
Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
Learn MoreGas Logs in Westminster
Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Westminster
Regular lots of stucco ranch houses from the fifties through the seventies make up much of Westminster, with brick or block on older streets and metal units later. Most chimneys here are past fifty years old, and crowns tend to show it soonest. Hard freezes are rare and rain mostly waits for November through March, but gusty fall days can lift a cap. To the southwest, the Newport-Inglewood fault is close, and it was the source of the 1933 shaking.
The Houses
On our Westminster visits: ranch houses in stucco on regular lots, fifties through seventies, brick or block fireplaces, attached homes.
On the Roof
Fifty-year-old crowns, brick or block joints, flashing on ranch roofs, and cap fasteners.
Which Metal
Some sea air reaches Westminster, so stainless beats galvanized when a cap or flashing piece is replaced.
Same Day, Nearby
Westminster visits often share a day with Garden Grove, Midway City, Santa Ana.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Westminster chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.