Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
Masonry repair
Gas fireplace serviceLevel 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
Chimney Company in Lomita, CA
Chimney repair in Lomita usually means one of two things: the crown or flashing has failed after sixty years of salt air, or the clay tile liner inside the original masonry flue has cracked and is no longer safe to burn against. We’re Hickory Chimney Sweep, and we’ve served Lomita since 2013. Most of the homes here were built between the late 1940s and the mid-1960s, which means most of the chimneys we work on have never been relined. Call (855) 554-2841 when you want a straight answer about whether your fireplace is safe to use.
Why Lomita Homes Are Different
Lomita’s housing stock skews heavily toward single-story ranch and small tract homes thrown up fast during the postwar South Bay boom. The fireplaces in those houses are almost always original: brick masonry, clay-tile flue liners, and in many cases no chimney cap at all. Sixty-plus years of coastal damp and salt air does quiet damage to mortar crowns and spark arrestors, long before anyone notices a problem from the living room side. Because Lomita winters are so mild, many homeowners light the first fire of the season in November or December without having looked at the flue since the prior spring. We routinely find bird nests, leaves, and cracked tile in chimneys that the owner swears never get used. That’s not carelessness on their part. It’s just how Lomita works: the chimney sits idle for eleven and a half months, and coastal moisture works its way into every small crack while it sits. When the first fire finally happens, the defects are already there. The good news is that all of it – cracked crowns, missing caps, deteriorated liners – is fixable when it’s caught before it becomes a fire hazard.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Main Lomita Services
The two services Lomita homeowners call about most are the annual chimney sweep and the dryer vent cleaning, both aimed at the two leading sources of appliance-related home fires. Here’s what each one involves in Lomita specifically.
Chimney Sweep in Lomita
A proper sweep in Lomita starts with the reality that most of these chimneys have gone years without being looked at. We brush the full flue, remove creosote and any nesting material, and inspect the tile liner as part of the same visit. If there’s a question about the liner’s condition, we don’t hand the job off. We can often address it during the same appointment. For the full breakdown of what a sweep covers in 90717, see our Chimney Sweep in Lomita page.
Dryer Vent Cleaning in Lomita
Lomita’s older homes were built when dryer vent runs were short and simple, but generations of remodels have left plenty of long, kinked, foil-snaked runs that trap lint and moisture. A clogged dryer vent is a fire risk that has nothing to do with how new your dryer is. One call covers both chimney and dryer vent work, which means the same technician who sweeps your fireplace can also clear the laundry line the same morning. Full details are on our Dryer Vent Cleaning in Lomita page.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Chimney Repair in Lomita
Chimney repair in Lomita is rarely about rebuilding a fireplace someone uses daily. It’s about addressing what 60-plus years of coastal moisture, sporadic use, and original 1950s materials have left behind. When we inspect a chimney here and find a cracked crown or a failing clay tile liner, the fix is almost always a repair, not a replacement of the whole fireplace. That’s the core of our Chimney Repair service: find the actual failure point, explain it in plain terms, and fix it with professional-grade materials. Nothing gets recommended without camera evidence you can see for yourself.
Chimney Crown Repair
Signs you need it
You see hairline cracks across the concrete slab at the top of the chimney, spalling (the concrete surface flaking off), or standing water stains running down the brick face after rain.
What it costs in Lomita
Chimney crown repair in Lomita typically falls between $250 and $850, depending on whether we’re sealing surface cracks or rebuilding the crown entirely.
How we do it
We clean the crown, assess the crack pattern, repair or repour the concrete with a proper overhang and drip edge, and seal the surface so coastal rain stops getting into the masonry.
Chimney Cap Installation
Signs you need it
You hear birds or animals in the flue, find leaves or twigs on the smoke shelf, or notice water dripping into the firebox during heavy rain.
What it costs in Lomita
A chimney cap installation in Lomita generally runs from $150 to $450, with the final number depending on whether we’re capping an exposed clay tile flue or a full masonry crown.
How we do it
We measure the flue opening, install a stainless steel cap sized for the specific tile dimensions, and secure it with mechanical fasteners so it stays put in coastal wind.
Chimney Liner Installation
Signs you need it
A camera inspection shows gaps, cracks, or missing sections in the original clay tile liner, or you smell smoke in rooms far from the fireplace when a fire is burning.
What it costs in Lomita
A full chimney liner installation in Lomita typically costs $2,800 to $6,200, depending on flue height and whether we’re dropping a single DuraFlex liner or insulating around it.
How we do it
We run a camera to confirm the failure, size the correct DuraFlex flexible liner for the flue, drop and connect it, and verify the draw before we leave.
Chimney Flashing Repair
Signs you need it
You see water stains on the ceiling near the chimney, rust-colored streaks on the roofline, or loose step flashing pulling away from the brick.
What it costs in Lomita
Chimney flashing repair in Lomita ranges from $450 to $1,900, with the higher end covering removal and replacement of corroded base or step flashing.
How we do it
We cut back the old flashing, inspect the roofline joint, install new copper or galvanized step flashing sealed to the masonry, and water-test the connection.
What Chimney Repair Costs in Lomita
| Item | Typical range in Lomita |
|---|---|
| Chimney cap installation | $150 – $450 |
| Chimney crown repair | $250 – $850 |
| Chimney flashing repair | $450 – $1,900 |
| Chimney liner installation (DuraFlex) | $2,800 – $6,200 |
Do I really need a new chimney liner if my fireplace “never gets used”?
Yes, often you do. Clay tile liners crack from age and moisture, not from heavy use. A Lomita chimney that fires once a year is still deteriorating every month it sits empty. Call us for a camera inspection before you assume it’s fine.
Can you repair just the chimney crown, or do I need a full rebuild?
If the crown has surface cracks but the concrete is mostly intact, we can usually repair it for a few hundred dollars. If it’s spalling badly or missing sections, a full repour makes more sense and rarely costs more than $850 in Lomita.
Brands We Service in Lomita
We stock and install materials from professional-trade brands like DuraFlex, HeatShield, Famco, and Copperfield. That means caps, liners, and resurfacing materials are on our trucks when we show up, not ordered later. See our brands for the full lineup.
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| Service | Typical range in Lomita |
|---|---|
| Chimney sweep (standard, one flue) | $179 – $299 |
| Chimney sweep with camera inspection | $249 – $399 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (single run) | $99 – $189 |
| Dryer vent cleaning (long or multi-story run) | $149 – $249 |
| Chimney cap installation | $150 – $450 |
| Chimney crown repair | $250 – $850 |
| Chimney flashing repair | $450 – $1,900 |
| Chimney liner installation (DuraFlex) | $2,800 – $6,200 |
In Lomita, the main things that push a price toward the top of a range are flue height, roof pitch, and whether a 1950s-era fireplace has multiple flues or an unusual tile size. Whatever the quote, it’s a flat price agreed before any work starts, and every repair recommendation comes with camera footage you can see for yourself. No one should pay for work they can’t verify.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Lomita
We work across the full 90717 ZIP, and most Lomita jobs are reachable within a normal South Bay service window. The neighborhoods below cover the majority of our regular calls.
- North Lomita
- Lomita Pines
- Old Town Lomita
- Rolling Vista
- Southwood
Service Area – Cities Near Lomita
From our South San Gabriel base, we reach Lomita and the surrounding South Bay communities without the scheduling delays you get from a crew that only swings through once a month. That includes regular work in Torrance, CA, West Carson, CA, Manhattan Beach, CA, and Carson, CA.
Serving Lomita, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lomita area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Chimney Company in Lomita
Most Lomita appointments are scheduled within a week – sooner if you’ve seen water or suspect animal activity. We book every chimney sweep, repair, and dryer vent job directly, not through a rotating regional crew, so the calendar stays honest.
For most crown, cap, flashing, and liner work within the existing footprint of your fireplace, no permit is required in Lomita. If a structural rebuild is needed beyond that, we’ll tell you exactly what the city will ask for before any work starts, and we won’t begin until it’s squared away.
We run all year. Chimney repairs don’t care what month it is, and dryer vent cleaning is a year-round fire risk in Lomita. You can call us in August for a November fire and we’ll be there, same as if you call in January.
When you’re ready to see what’s actually going on inside your chimney, call Hickory Chimney Sweep at (855) 554-2841 for a free estimate. We serve Lomita with straight answers, camera-verified repair findings, and materials built to hold up in coastal air.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees — talk to a local chimney cleaning pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you — the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Lomita Customers Say
"Drop cloths everywhere, HEPA vac, and not a speck of soot on the carpet. I'd been dreading the mess for nothing."
— Dustin Hoffman"Fireplace had never drawn properly since we moved in. He found the damper was only opening halfway due to a bent linkage and fixed it in ten minutes."
— Dina Najjar"Good work. The written inspection report took about a week to arrive after I asked for it, which was slower than I expected."
— Marisol Vargas