RebuildsRebuilds & Corbel Work
Loose or leaning tops rebuilt in matching brick, with corbels and details put back the way they were.
- Matched brick
- Corbel detailing
- Steel reinforcement
24/7 dispatch · Glassell Park
Chimneys on Steep Hills& Mid-Century HearthsChimney and masonry service for Glassell Park, Mount Washington, Eagle Rock, Silver Lake and Los Feliz
Northeast LA is built on hills. Spanish cottages and Craftsman homes from the 1920s cling to slopes in Mount Washington and Glassell Park, and the modernist houses of Silver Lake and Los Feliz have long Roman-brick fireplaces. Many chimneys here were patched in a hurry after the 1994 Northridge earthquake and never braced properly. Verdugo Hills Chimney & Masonry works from San Fernando Road by the LA River, carries materials up the stairs when needed, and keeps a dispatcher on the phone 24/7.
Stairsno problem
Romanbrick matched
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Left of the gold divider is how the chimney looked when we arrived; right is how we left it. Drag it, or tab onto it and nudge with your keyboard.
Old patch job, properly redone
Someone had mortared over the cracks years ago, and the chimney kept moving underneath. We took it down to the roof, rebuilt it with steel and strapped it to the rafters.
- Steel inside
- Roof-framing straps
- Crown & cap
Forgotten under the canopy
Shaded by mature trees, this chimney was soft, stained and leaking. The owners re-roofed and we relaid it in fresh brick, topped it with stainless and stepped new metal into the shingles.
- Fresh brick
- Stainless cap
- Step flashing
Does yours look more like the left side? (213) 481-1102
Forty steps, no drivewayTough access
Staged, hand-carried, doneHandled
Mount Washington, Glassell Park & Elysian Heights
Houses up long staircases
Stairs-only homes
Many houses sit up public stairways or long private steps. We bring brick, mortar and tools up by hand and leave the path clean.
Downhill-side staging
When the chimney sits on the low side of a stilt house, we set scaffolding that's safe on the slope.
Narrow-street parking
Smaller trucks fit tight hillside streets, and we plan around neighbors' driveways.
Debris carried out
Old brick and rubble are bagged and hauled down, nothing left on the slope.
What we fix
Chimney and masonry work for the Eastside
For Spanish revivals, Craftsman bungalows and mid-century homes between the LA River and the Verdugos.
Rebuilds
LeaksFlashing & Rain Leaks
Winter storm leaks fixed with new flashing on shingle, tile or flat roofs.
- Copper & stainless
- Tile-roof experience
- Leak testing
LinersChimney Liners
Cracked or offset clay flues relined in stainless so fires can be lit without worry.
- Wood or gas
- Insert hookups
- Insulated systems
CapsCaps & Spark Screens
Stainless caps with spark-arrestor mesh for brush-adjacent hillside lots.
- Arrestor mesh
- Animal-proof
- Rain shedding
VideoCamera Inspections
Video of the inside of the flue for buyers, sellers and anyone with an old fireplace they've never used.
- Escrow reports
- Hidden cracks
- Saved footage
SweepsSweeps & Firebox Repair
Thorough sweeps plus firebrick, hearth and mortar repairs inside the fireplace.
- Floor protection
- Firebrick swaps
- Damper fixes
Northeast LA
Between the river and the Verdugos
We're on San Fernando Road near the 2 and the 5, a short drive from the hills on either side of the river. Pick a neighborhood for an estimated time.
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Up the stairs, on the roof
From 3378 N San Fernando Rd. Freeway traffic on the 2 and 5 and hillside parking can stretch these; dispatch gives a real window.
Silver Lake & Los Feliz modernism
Roman brick and floating hearths
Mid-century houses often have fireplace walls in long, thin Roman brick, cantilevered hearths and slim flues. Repairs need the right brick and a light hand so the design stays intact.
SOURCE
Find the right brick
Roman, Norman or slump block matched in length, color and texture, sometimes salvaged.
JOINT
Keep the joint style
Raked horizontals and flush verticals copied exactly, so the long lines stay.
HEARTH
Floating hearth repair
Cracked or sagging cantilevered hearths re-supported and resurfaced.
FLUE
Modern safety, hidden
Liners and dampers upgraded inside without changing what you see.
What if something goes wrong late at night?
Call us. A dispatcher answers at all hours and can send a crew for a chimney cracked by a tremor, brick dropping toward a stairway or rain pouring in around the stack. If there's smoke inside, a gas smell or a carbon monoxide alarm, leave first and call 911.
My chimney was repaired after Northridge. Is it fine?
Not always. Many post-1994 repairs were surface patches with no steel or bracing. An inspection shows whether yours was done right.
What is chimney bracing?
Steel straps or a brace that tie the chimney to the roof framing, so it's less likely to topple in a quake. It's an affordable upgrade for older brick chimneys.
Can you work on a house with no street access?
Yes. We carry everything up stairs and paths by hand, and set safe scaffolding on slopes.
Can you match Roman brick on my mid-century fireplace?
Usually, yes. We source Roman and Norman brick close to the original, and sometimes find salvaged units.
Do you install spark arrestors?
Yes. Stainless caps with spark-arrestor mesh are standard on our hillside jobs near brush.
Which neighborhoods do you serve?
Glassell Park, Mount Washington, Eagle Rock, Atwater Village, Highland Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Echo Park, Cypress Park, Elysian Valley, Montecito Heights and Glendale.
Earthquake prep
Brace it before the next big one
Brick chimneys were among the most common casualties of the 1994 Northridge quake. In older LA homes the part above the roof often has nothing tying it to the structure.
Steel straps & braces
Straps anchored into the rafters or ceiling joists help keep the stack in place.
Redo surface patches
Cracks filled with mortar decades ago can hide a broken stack. We open it up and fix it properly.
Rebuild with steel
Where the upper stack is unsound, we rebuild it with vertical reinforcement and anchors.
LADBS permits
We pull City of LA building permits for rebuilds and schedule the inspections.
Unbraced stack, old patchVulnerable
Strapped to framingSecured
Neighborhoods
Northeast LA & next door
The hills and flats on both sides of the river.
- Glassell Park
- Mount Washington
- Eagle Rock
- Atwater Village
- Highland Park
- Silver Lake
- Los Feliz
- Echo Park
- Cypress Park
- Elysian Valley
- Montecito Heights
- Glendale
Steep lot, old patch, Roman brick? One call.
Verdugo Hills Chimney & Masonry has a dispatcher answering at every hour.
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Verdugo Hills Chimney & Masonry
3378 N San Fernando Rd unit b
Los Angeles, CA 90065
(213) 481-1102
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Los Angeles, CA 90065
(213) 481-1102
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