Chimney sweep and repair in Santa Monica, CA
Also covering Brentwood, Venice, Pacific Palisades.
What we see on Santa Monica chimneys
Coastal air is the story in Santa Monica. Salt accelerates corrosion on every metal component of a chimney — caps, chase covers, dampers, liners — so hardware that would last twenty years inland can fail here in well under half that.
What we get called out for most in Santa Monica
Salt air is the whole story in Santa Monica. Caps, chase covers, dampers, and liners corrode here in well under half the life they'd get inland, so the metal parts are what we're usually replacing.
Chimney Caps, Crowns & Chase CoversWhy 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 Santa Monica
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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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