Level 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.
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AfterFast, Reliable Chimney Repair Across Kendall
Chimney repair in Kendall typically costs $275 – $1,850 depending on what’s actually wrong, and most jobs we book here are crown reseals, chase cap replacement, and stucco chase patching rather than full rebuilds. If you’re off Kendall Drive or down around SW 88th Street, you already know the construction style: concrete block, stucco exterior, low-pitch tile roof. That changes what fails on a chimney, and it changes what a repair should cost. Call (830) 251-4560 for a written estimate before any work is scheduled.
Why Flint Chimney Sweep Is Kendall’s Preferred Chimney Repair Company
Kendall homeowners call us for one reason that keeps repeating: another company quoted a repair, then couldn’t show the damage. We don’t work that way. Every diagnosis we write includes camera photos of the flue, the crown, the chase top, and the damper, so you see exactly what we’re seeing before you approve a dollar of repair. That’s the Garrison Standard, and it’s how every Flint job runs from first call to final invoice.
Hank Delano leads our repair crews, and he’s the one who set the rule that no technician ever recommends masonry work they can’t point to on a photo. Our Kendall customers are mostly in the 35-to-65 range, in houses built between 1992 and 2010, and they’ve been burned by no-show chimney companies before. We show up in uniform, we show up inside the window we give you, and we put the price in writing before the first tool comes off the truck.
Response time to Kendall is same-week for estimates and most repairs. We don’t promise same-day service, because a proper repair takes planning and permits aren’t the issue here, but diagnosis and scope of work happens on the first visit. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every repair for one full year from the service date, and if a covered repair fails in that window, we return at no charge. No argument, no second invoice.
Chimney Repair Companies in Kendall
Chimney Repair Companies in Kendall mostly fall into two camps: general handymen who patch stucco but don’t understand flue systems, and full-service chimney firms like ours that diagnose the whole stack from firebox to cap. The repair work Kendall homes actually need is usually at the roofline: chase covers, crowns, caps, and flashing where the stucco chase meets the tile roof. A rusted chase cover on a two-story home near Killian Drive can go unnoticed for years because nobody climbs up to look, and by the time water reaches the firebox, the damper is rusted open and the smoke chamber smells like wet concrete.
Chase Cap and Crown Replacement
The chase is the wood-framed, stucco-clad box around the metal flue pipe on most Kendall houses. The cap on top is galvanized steel or stainless, and in this climate, galvanized rusts through in 7 to 10 years. Replacing a chase cap in Kendall runs $425 – $850. A cracked concrete crown runs $275 – $600 to reseal, depending on whether we’re filling a hairline crack or re-pouring the crown entirely.
Flue Liner Inspection and Resurfacing
A flue liner is the inner channel that carries smoke and combustion gases out of the house. In Kendall’s short-chase construction, these liners are usually metal, and they corrode where the chase top leaked. When a liner is flaking or a prior HeatShield or Gelco resurfacing job has blistered from being applied over a wet flue, we document it on camera, then give you a line-item price for resurfacing with the right product, applied under the right conditions.
Chimney Masonry Repair in Kendall
Chimney Masonry Repair in Kendall looks different from what you’d see in a Northeast chimney company’s photo gallery. Most stacks here are not exposed brick; they’re stucco-clad chases with a brick or concrete-block core hidden underneath. The masonry failures we repair in Kendall are hairline cracks in the stucco at the roof transition, spalled concrete on the crown, and mortar joints that have washed out behind the stucco where water got in through the cap.
Stucco Chase Patching and Crack Fill
Kendall’s summer rain is the main driver of chase damage. A hairline crack at the roof line lets water track down inside the chase and onto the flue liner, where it rusts the pipe and the damper assembly. We open the crack, clean out loose material, fill with a polymer-modified patch, and then seal the transition with a flexible flashing-grade sealant that moves with the house. This work typically runs $300 – $700 depending on how many linear feet of cracking we’re addressing.
Mortar Repointing and Tuckpointing
For the exposed brick sections we do see in Kendall, usually on older fireplace walls or freestanding outdoor chimneys, repointing means cutting out failed mortar and pressing in new mortar that matches the original color and strength. Tuckpointing is the finer version: two-tone work that restores the look of thin joints. Rates in Kendall run $18 – $28 per square foot for repointing and $22 – $35 per square foot for tuckpointing. We’ll give you the exact line-item price before we order materials.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kendall
We stock and install DuraFlex stainless liners, HeatShield resurfacing compound, and Famco caps and dampers for Kendall jobs, which means no waiting on a back-order when a chase cap is rusted through and the summer rain is coming. Copperfield flashing and chase-top components are what we specify for most of the roofline work we do off 127th Avenue and 88th Street. If a previous contractor installed a product we don’t carry, we’ll tell you what it is, what’s wrong with it, and what we’d replace it with, on a written quote.
Common Chimney Repair Problems We See in Kendall Homes
- Rusted chase tops and caps. Galvanized caps on post-1992 homes off Kendall Drive and Killian Parkway rust through in under a decade. Water gets in, and the first thing you’ll notice is a damper that won’t close all the way.
- Cracked stucco at the roof transition. The chase and the tile roof expand at different rates. The crack at the joint lets Kendall’s rainy-season weather track straight down onto the liner and firebox.
- Failed prior resurfacing. HeatShield or Gelco liner work applied during a wet summer month without proper drying time blisters and spalls. We’ve re-done enough of these in Kendall to know exactly what to look for on the camera.
- Hairline crown cracks with no visible symptom yet. The stack is short, so nobody climbs up until there’s water in the firebox. By then the crown crack has been carrying water down for two or three rainy seasons.
Pricing for Chimney Repair in Kendall, FL
Here are the ranges for the repairs we actually do in Kendall, written plainly so you never have to call just to get a ballpark. Chase cap replacement runs $425 – $850. Crown reseal runs $275 – $600. Stucco chase patching runs $300 – $700. Flue liner resurfacing runs $600 – $1,200 depending on flue height and product. Mortar repointing runs $18 – $28 per square foot. A full chimney rebuild is rare in Kendall because the stacks are short, but when it’s needed, it runs $1,850 – $4,200. Every price is written, line-itemed, and approved by you before work starts. Call (830) 251-4560 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kendall
Flint Chimney Sweep runs repair crews throughout Kendall and the surrounding South Florida metros. We regularly book jobs in Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, with the same written pricing and 365-Day Done Right Promise on every Chimney Repair in any of those cities. Scheduling is coordinated from our Miami office, and Kendall jobs are dispatched locally every week.
Serving Kendall, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kendall 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 Repair in Kendall
Yes, and the reason is the climate, not the fire. Kendall’s rainy season drives water into chase tops and crown cracks whether or not you ever light a fire, and a short stucco chase hides that damage well. An inspection catches a rusted chase cover before it rusts your damper, and the camera report shows you what we found. Call (830) 251-4560 to book one.
A technician arrives in uniform within the window you were given, inspects the firebox, damper, flue, crown, cap, and chase, and runs a camera down the flue to document what’s there. You get a written scope of work with line-item pricing and the photos we took. If you approve, we schedule the repair and return to do it. No work starts without your signature on a price.
First-degree creosote looks like fine black dust and brushes off easily. Third-degree creosote is a hard, glossy glaze that sticks to the liner and won’t come off with a brush; it’s a genuine fire risk. Second-degree is flaky and chunky. The distinction matters for repair work and sweep frequency, but you don’t need to know it; our camera shows you the state of your flue and we’ll tell you plainly what needs to happen.
If the rust is on the chase top and the water is tracking down into the flue or firebox, it’s chimney work. A roofer patches shingles and flashing; we replace the chase cap, reseal the crown, and address any liner or damper damage inside. In Kendall, the chase and the roof meet at the same transition, so we inspect both and tell you in writing which contractor should do what.
We don’t promise same-day service, because a proper diagnosis and a written scope of work come first, and we won’t rush that. What we can do is send a technician to your Kendall home within the same week to inspect, document, and hand you a written price. If the issue is a rusted chase cap and the rain is coming, we’ll schedule the repair as close to the inspection as our crew calendar allows. Call (830) 251-4560.
Kendall Chimney Repair That Doesn’t Leave You Guessing
Kendall’s post-1992 housing stock is dominated by concrete-block and stucco construction under low-pitch tile roofs, so chimney chases here are usually short, stucco-clad stacks rather than tall masonry towers. That’s why most chimney repair in Kendall is repointing, crown and cap work at or near the roofline, not rebuilding a full exterior stack. It also means the failure you see is often stucco cracking and rusted chase-top caps rather than the freeze-thaw brick spalling a Northeast sweep would look for. If you’re looking at a crack in the stucco near your roofline or a cap that’s flaking rust onto the tiles, call (830) 251-4560. We’ll put the diagnosis and the price in writing before anything else happens.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Sweep, part of the Garrison Partners family since 2002.