Manhattan Beach Chimneys, Old and New

Chimney ages and weak spots in Manhattan Beach

Many original Manhattan Beach houses have been replaced, so one street can hold an old cottage with its first brick chimney beside a new home with a sealed gas unit. Those two need different visits. We ask what you have when you call and plan the checks around that era. Salt and damp ride the onshore wind up the hill. Older brick takes it in the mortar joints, while the steel parts on newer homes, like chase covers and terminations, show it as rust first.