Give us the property details and we'll schedule the right crew for Torrance.
postwar tract houses, Old Torrance bungalows, and ranch homes in Walteria and Southwood in Torrance each wear differently, and that changes how we approach fireplace repair. Harris Chimney Contractors works throughout Torrance, CA, accounting for the construction, age, and access common to homes here.
Primary area
Torrance, CA
ZIP codes served
5
Nearby communities
Walteria and Old Torrance
Common home styles
postwar tract houses, Old Torrance bungalows, and ranch homes in Walteria and Southwood
Torrance wraps around Lomita on two sides, so it gets more of our ladder time than anywhere but home. Tract houses from the 1950s and 1960s often have a brick chimney with white chalky streaks on the face. That is water moving through the brick, and we trace it on the roof to a split crown or an open joint before we mix any mortar.
Neighborhood coverage
We work this city even where we haven't logged every block yet. Check the neighborhoods listed below, or call and we'll confirm the run to your address.
Away from the beach, a Torrance chimney rusts slowly and wears mostly from sun and age. We look hardest at the crown and the top few courses, because that is where joints open first, and the same crew comes back to grind and repoint them. That's part of why we factor it into our timeline recommendations, the materials we choose, and what we flag in the written report once the visit wraps up.
On most Torrance appointments, the scope runs through refractory brick and panel replacement, damper repair and replacement, and smoke shelf and smoke chamber repair. Before we pack up, we walk you through what we found and flag anything worth addressing before the next heating season.
Torrance homes near Walteria and Old Torrance go through the same scheduling line as everyone else. ZIP codes 90501, 90502, and 90503 all fall inside our Torrance, CA service area.
Pick a different service when the work needed changes, but the job stays on the same property inside the same city.
Hand-run rotary sweep in Lomita, with the cap and crown checked from the roof before the ladder comes down.
View local serviceChimney inspection in Lomita: we climb up, go over each part by hand and photograph it before we come down.
View local serviceCrown, mortar and liner repair in Lomita, done by the same people who looked at the chimney first.
View local serviceFirebox, damper and smoke shelf gone over by hand in Lomita, with a photo of anything worn.
View local serviceLevel 2 camera inspection in Lomita: the whole flue on video, the roof checked in person, photos in the report.
View local serviceStainless chimney caps in Lomita, measured on the roof and fitted by the person who measured them.
View local serviceFlashing repair in Lomita: we find the leak at the roof line, then bend and set the new metal ourselves.
View local serviceTuckpointing and brick work in Lomita, repointed by hand by the crew that checked the joints.
View local serviceChimney rebuilds in Lomita, laid course by course, from above the roofline down to a full stack.
View local serviceFireplace cleaning in Lomita: firebox, glass doors and hearth done by hand, wood or gas.
View local serviceGas fireplace cleaning in Lomita, burner and pilot taken apart by hand and a CO check before we leave.
View local serviceGas fireplace repair in Lomita: we test each part in turn until we find the one that failed.
View local serviceSurrounds, mantels and insert conversions in Lomita, built by hand after a look at the flue.
View local serviceFireplace inserts fitted in Lomita, with the liner and venting run by the same crew.
View local servicePellet stove repair in Lomita: auger, igniter, blower and control board tested by hand.
View local serviceWood stove repair in Lomita: baffles, firebrick, gaskets and combustors replaced by hand.
View local serviceGas log sets fitted in Lomita, sized to the room and the firebox and hooked up by our own crew.
View local serviceWe run the same chimney trade across the nearby cities too. Pick a city below to see how we handle this service there.
the peninsula above the ocean, up the hill from Lomita
Rancho Palos Verdes is a short drive up the hill from Lomita, and we climb plenty of roofs on the peninsula. Tile roofs and steep lots mean we plan the ladder before we arrive. Around Portuguese Bend and other spots where the ground moves, we look for cracks that cross the brick rather than follow the mortar, and we photograph them from the roof so you see what we see.
View nearby cityhorse-country streets on the hill just above Lomita
Rolling Hills Estates starts right up the hill from Lomita. Houses here sit on big parcels with long roof runs, and a chimney may not have had anyone on top of it in a long time. We walk the roof, check the cap fasteners and the top of the liner, then sweep from below with rotary brushes so the flue is clean all the way up.
View nearby citythe port city east across the harbor from Lomita
Long Beach has a lot of early 1900s Craftsman and Spanish houses with brick chimneys that have been patched more than once. We start at the top: cap, crown, then the joints, all checked on the roof, and then we brush the flue by hand from below. Whatever needs repointing gets done by the same crew, not handed to someone else.
View nearby citythe beach city west of Torrance
In Redondo Beach the first thing we usually see from the ladder is rust on the cap or the chase cover. Salt gets into the seams and the metal goes from the joints outward. We check the cap, damper and crown on the roof, then sweep from the firebox, so one pair of eyes covers the whole flue.
View nearby cityYes. Harris Chimney Contractors runs fireplace repair crews in Torrance, CA, and covers the nearby towns of Walteria and Old Torrance too.
A typical fireplace repair visit in Torrance covers Refractory brick and panel replacement, Damper repair and replacement, Smoke shelf and smoke chamber repair. What's actually done depends on the fireplace design, how it's vented, and the shape the chimney is in.
Torrance homeowners schedule fireplace repair to stay on top of buildup, code problems, and the wear that local construction and weather put on a chimney across 90501, 90502, 90503.
