Chimney service built around Richmond homes
Richmond's housing runs from Point Richmond Victorians to World War II shipyard housing and hillside El Sobrante homes. Many of these chimneys have had no professional attention in decades.
Point Richmond has small, tall Victorian flues that draft poorly when partially blocked. The wartime housing tracts have compact masonry fireplaces where the firebox floor has often cracked through. El Cerrito hill homes and El Sobrante properties bring wind exposure and vegetation clearance issues.
Waterfront wind and rain drive moisture into west-facing masonry, and industrial-side air deposits leave grime on caps and crowns. Waterproofing and a properly overhanging crown make the biggest difference on exposed Richmond properties.