Chimney sweep and repair in Los Angeles, CA
Also covering Silver Lake, Hancock Park, Los Feliz, Mid-Wilshire.
What we see on Los Angeles chimneys
Los Angeles has a large stock of pre-1940 homes with unreinforced masonry chimneys — Hancock Park, Los Feliz, and Silver Lake are full of them. Those stacks are the ones seismic engineers worry about most, and a chimney can be cracked or shifted at the roofline with almost nothing visible from the sidewalk.
What we get called out for most in Los Angeles
LA's pre-1940 housing stock is full of unreinforced masonry chimneys, and they're the ones seismic engineers worry about. A stack can be cracked or sheared at the roofline with almost nothing visible from the sidewalk.
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 Los Angeles
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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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