Whittier Chimneys, Checked From the Cap Down
Ask for a Whittier Roof Check
Send your name, number and street. We call back with a Whittier day and ask whether the chimney is brick or a metal chase.
Whittier 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 Whittier
Any Whittier chimney from before 1987 deserves a Level 2 camera look when the roof check is booked.
Chimney Sweep in Whittier
Creosote and soot out of the flue, after the cap and crown have been checked from the roof.
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Roof first, then the flue: cap, crown, flashing and liner, with a rust note on every metal part.
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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.
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Camera scan for a sale or after a quake, with the roof-level photos a buyer will ask about.
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Stainless caps with spark arrestor mesh, the metal grade picked for how close you are to the water.
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Step and counter flashing at the roof line, in metal that will not stain the brick in sea air.
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Repointing and brick work where salt and damp have softened the joints near the top of the stack.
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Partial or full rebuilds when the top courses are too far gone to repoint.
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Firebox, glass and hearth cleaned, with the damper worked open and shut before we leave.
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Burner, pilot, logs and glass, plus a look at the vent cap on the outside wall or roof.
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Pilot, thermocouple, valve and ignition faults, including corroded contacts in coastal homes.
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New surround, mantel or insert conversion, with the flue checked before the finish work goes on.
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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.
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Baffles, firebrick, gaskets and stove pipe, with the pipe's exterior run checked for rust.
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Vented or ventless log sets sized to the room, with the gas line and damper clamp.
Learn MoreWhat the roof check finds in Whittier
Almost every home here, close to 9 in 10, is older than 1980, and homes from before 1950 are nearly a third, from apartments near Uptown to ranch tracts across East Whittier. That is a lot of old masonry for a city that knows what earthquakes do. Whittier Narrows in 1987 hurt the brick buildings in Uptown as well as many homes and chimneys. Brushy Puente Hills on the north edge raise ember risk, and winter rain shows up any crown that never got repaired.
The Houses
On our Whittier visits: Uptown apartments, East Whittier ranch tracts, older detached homes, prewar brick chimneys.
On the Roof
Repaired or unrepaired 1987 damage, mortar joints, crown cracks, and ember screens near the Puente Hills.
Which Metal
On the north edge, fine mesh counts; elsewhere in Whittier, a standard stainless cap is generally all that is needed.
Same Day, Nearby
Whittier visits often share a day with La Habra Heights, Hacienda Heights, West Whittier.
Start at the Top
Book a roof check for your Whittier chimney.
One visit covers the roof check, the sweep and the inspection. The photos and the rust note come with it.