Chimney sweep and repair in Long Beach, CA
Also covering Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, Lakewood, CA.
What we see on Long Beach chimneys
Long Beach has a deep stock of 1920s bungalows, particularly around Belmont Shore and Bixby Knolls, many with original unreinforced brick chimneys. Combine century-old masonry with a coastal marine layer and you get both seismic vulnerability and steady corrosion of the metal parts.
What we get called out for most in Long Beach
Long Beach pairs 1920s unreinforced brick with a marine layer, so you get seismic vulnerability and steady corrosion at once. Belmont Shore and Bixby Knolls chimneys are the ones we're most often asked to assess.
Chimney & Masonry RepairWhy California chimneys fail
California chimneys fail differently. Seismic movement cracks masonry and separates chimneys from the house, older unreinforced brick stacks are a known earthquake hazard, and in fire-prone areas a missing or damaged spark arrestor is both a safety problem and a code problem. More on California.
What we can do while we're in Long Beach
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Recent work
What the work looks like
Our own photographs, from real jobs. Before and after where we have both ends of it.
Cracked crown, and the same crown after
The crown surface is unbroken again, sloped away from the tile and carried out over the brick.
New chase cover and cap
New cover fitted over the chase and the flue capped — the rust it replaced is still showing underneath.
Stainless liner run down the chase
The chase opened at the roof and a single length of stainless flex liner fed down it.
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