Santa Monica Chimneys: Nests Out, Mesh Caps On
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What are you hearing or finding in the Santa Monica chimney? Send a line and we call back with a time to get on the roof.
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What Crosby Chimney Care Handles in Santa Monica
Getting out whatever moved in and capping the flue comes first. Flashing, crowns and masonry follow, then fireplaces, gas units and stoves for the room below.
Chimney Sweep in Santa Monica
Brushwork, nest pulling and a close look at the cap, so a flue that gets swept also gets checked for whatever moved in.
Open this serviceChimney Inspection in Santa Monica
Flashlight, camera and ladder: a top to bottom look for cracks, rust, open joints and signs that something has been living inside.
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Splits, gaps and loose tiles that let rain and small animals in, repaired once we know where the trouble really starts.
Open this serviceFireplace Inspection in Santa Monica
Firebox, damper and smoke chamber gone over from the room side, including the droppings and debris that say something visits.
Open this serviceFireplace Repair in Santa Monica
Sticky dampers, crumbling firebrick and smoke rolling into the room, fixed after we know which of them is the real problem.
Open this serviceChimney Level 2 Inspection in Santa Monica
Camera-on review of the whole flue, for a sale, after shaking, after a flue fire, or when debris keeps falling from somewhere unseen.
Open this serviceChimney Cap Installation in Santa Monica
Snug stainless caps with a mesh screen, sized to the flue tile so birds, raccoons, squirrels and leaves stay outside.
Open this serviceChimney Flashing Repair in Santa Monica
Drips, ceiling stains and rusted metal where the chimney meets the roof, sealed with new flashing tied into brick and shingles.
Open this serviceChimney Masonry Repair in Santa Monica
Crumbling joints and loose bricks give rats and wasps a way in; we repoint, swap bad brick and seal the stack.
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Leaning, loose or quake-cracked stacks taken down to sound brick and built back with a sealed crown and a screened cap.
Open this serviceFireplace Cleaning in Santa Monica
Ash, soot, old nest bits and glass haze cleared from firebox, doors and hearth, on wood, gas and electric fireplaces.
Open this serviceGas Fireplace Cleaning in Santa Monica
Cobwebs, dust and lint pulled from burners, pilot hoods and vents, with glass and logs cleaned so the flame looks right again.
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Clicking with no flame, a pilot that will not hold, or a remote that does nothing: each part is tested before one is replaced.
Open this serviceFireplace Remodel in Santa Monica
Refaced surrounds, new mantels and gas conversions, planned after we have checked the firebox and flue behind them.
Open this serviceFireplace Inserts in Santa Monica
Steel boxes that slide into an old firebox and vent through a new liner, turning a drafty opening into a real heater.
Open this servicePellet Stove Repair in Santa Monica
Jammed feed, no glow, a rattling fan: pellet stove faults found one part at a time, with the exhaust vent cleared of fine ash.
Open this serviceWood Stove Repair in Santa Monica
Leaky door seals, warped baffles and cracked firebrick replaced so the stove burns clean and the pipe above stays clear.
Open this serviceGas Logs in Santa Monica
Lifelike log sets for a fireplace you rarely light, with the gas line, valve and burner sized to the firebox and the room.
Open this serviceSanta Monica notes from the roof
Steel caps and flashing last nowhere near as long here as inland. Many local chimneys were damaged in the 1994 Northridge quake, and the Palisades Fire, in January 2025, burned right up to the northwest of town.
The Houses
On Santa Monica roofs we meet apartments everywhere, small beach bungalows in Ocean Park, and bigger detached houses north of Montana. Each chimney gets its cap, crown and flue looked at on the first visit.
Before You Call
Hear something in a Santa Monica chimney? Keep the damper shut, keep pets away from the hearth and do not light a fire. Then tell us what the noise sounds like and when it happens.
Next Door
Culver City, Marina del Rey, West Los Angeles share the Santa Monica day, so a street on either side of the line can book together.
From Hastings Ranch
Crosby Chimney Care drives to Santa Monica from Hastings Ranch in northeast Pasadena. A cap fitted in late winter beats the spring nesting rush.
Feathers, droppings or twigs in a Santa Monica firebox?
Phone Crosby Chimney Care and tell us what turned up. We say what likely moved in, and when we can get up on the roof.