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 Inspection Across Aubrey
A chimney inspection in Aubrey typically costs $149 – $389 depending on the level of inspection, and most are completed in under an hour with a camera report you can see for yourself. At Flint Chimney Sweep, every inspection gets a written price before we arrive, a background-checked uniformed technician at your door, and a photo report you keep. That’s how we’ve done it since 2002 under The Garrison Standard. If you live in Aubrey and want a straight answer on whether your chimney is safe, call (830) 251-4560.
Why Flint Chimney Sweep Is Aubrey’s Preferred Chimney Inspection Company
Aubrey homeowners don’t call us because they love spending money on chimneys. They call because they want someone who won’t invent problems. Our Chimney Inspection team books a specific arrival window, shows up in uniform, and runs a camera down the flue before recommending anything. If the camera shows nothing wrong, our report says nothing wrong. That discipline is why Aubrey customers keep our number.
We dispatch from the Dallas-Fort Worth office, but our crews service Aubrey regularly throughout Pilot Point, Frisco, Little Elm, and Denton corridors. We know the housing stock here: 2000s and 2010s builds in Sandbrock Ranch, older brick ranches near downtown Aubrey, the newer two-story frames along E Sherman Dr and FM 428. Different vintages, different chimney failure patterns. We look for what each one actually does wrong.
Every inspection ends with a written report and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If we miss something on an inspection and it turns into a covered repair within a year, we come back at no charge. No arguments. No phone tag. That’s the Garrison Code in writing.
Level 2 Chimney Inspection in Aubrey
A Level 2 Chimney Inspection in Aubrey is the inspection you need after a home purchase, a bad storm, a lightning strike, or any chimney that has been out of use for more than a season. It includes everything in a Level 1, plus a camera scan of the flue liner, smoke chamber, and interior masonry, and an attic/crawlspace check where accessible. In Aubrey’s Blackland Prairie clay, we recommend it more often than a Level 1 because the soils here move.
We charge $349 – $389 for a standard Level 2 inspection in Aubrey. If you’re buying a home in the 76227 zip area or refinancing and the inspector flagged the chimney, this is the inspection that gives you a documented answer, not an opinion.
Camera Runs and the Blackland Clay Problem
Expansive clay soil swells when wet and shrinks during dry spells. Over ten or fifteen years, that movement works on chimney crowns, flashing, and the mortar joints between bricks. Hairline cracks form. Water gets in. A camera run down the flue liner shows what a visual look from the roofline cannot. In Aubrey, a chimney on a home built in 2007 has been through over 150 wet-dry cycles at the foundation level.
When a Level 2 Is the Honest Call
We tell Aubrey homeowners plainly: if your fireplace has never been burned and you have a gas log set, you do not need a brush-out. You need a weather inspection. A Level 2 tells you whether your crown, flashing, and flue liner are watertight. We have certified never-burned chimneys with HeatShield-refractory sealant after finding exactly that kind of leak on a 2016 Sandbrock Ranch build.
Chimney Leak in Aubrey
A chimney leak in Aubrey usually shows up as water staining on the ceiling near the fireplace, a musty smoke-chamber smell, damp masonry, or efflorescence (white mineral streaks on brick). The most common sources we document here are hairline crown cracks, pulled flashing, and failed mortar joints, all of which the Blackland Prairie clay accelerates as it shifts footers and settles structures. Not every leak is a fire hazard, but every leak is doing slow damage.
Chimney leak diagnosis in Aubrey runs $199 – $249 for a camera inspection and thermal check of the chase and smoke chamber. Repairs are priced separately, in writing, after the camera shows us exactly where water is entering. We never repair blind.
Why Water Gets In Before You See It
Aubrey sits on deep, shrink-swell clay. When the clay dries out, it contracts and the slight settlement shifts flashing joints a few millimeters. A few millimeters is enough for wind-driven rain to track down the flue liner. By the time you see a ceiling stain, the water has usually been traveling for months. The camera catches the path early.
What We Fix and What We Document
If the camera finds a crown crack or a flashing gap, we quote a specific repair using materials rated for this climate: Gelco for flashing work, HeatShield for refractory crown and smoke-chamber sealing, Olympia Chimney for caps and dampers. You get a photo report showing the entry point and the sealed repair. Nothing gets recommended without a picture you can verify.
Trusted Brands We Service in Aubrey
We work with professional-grade chimney materials and we stock common parts for Aubrey jobs, which means faster turnaround when a crown or cap needs replacing. We regularly install and service components from HeatShield, Gelco, and Olympia Chimney, and we specify them by the job, not by margin. If a liner, cap, or damper on your Aubrey chimney matches one of these systems, our crew already knows how it fits and what fails on it in North Texas weather. For Aubrey customers, that means a repair quote that reflects the right material, sourced once, installed once.
Common Chimney Inspection Problems We See in Aubrey Homes
- Hairline crown cracks on never-burned chimneys. Aubrey’s expansive clay works the crown from below, and thermal cycles from above finish the job. We find these constantly on 2010-era homes in Sandbrock Ranch and ArrowBrooke.
- Pulled flashing where brick meets roofline. As the soil under Aubrey footers dries and contracts, flashing nails loosen and the seal breaks. Wind-driven rain follows. This is a top-three leak source here, not in granite-soil towns to the north.
- Light first-degree creosote glaze in wood burners. Most Aubrey fireplaces that do get used burn occasional fires on weekends. The honest call is a standard sweep, not a glaze-removal upsell. We note burn habits and recheck on the next visit.
- Missing or undersized chimney caps. Open flues invite rain, birds, and in Aubrey’s spring storm season, horizontal rain directly into the smoke chamber. A missing cap is the cheapest fix that prevents the most expensive repair.
Pricing for Chimney Inspection in Aubrey, TX
A Level 1 inspection in Aubrey runs $149 – $199. A Level 2 with a full camera run runs $349 – $389, which is the inspection we recommend most often here given the clay soil movement. Level 3 inspections, which involve partial demolition and are rare, start near $1,200 and are only recommended when the camera shows a liner failure or concealed structural damage that cannot be assessed any other way. The final price is always in writing before a single tool comes off the truck, and that number is the number you approve. Call (830) 251-4560 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Aubrey
Our crews cover the surrounding North Texas towns with the same written pricing and guarantee. We regularly run inspections in Pilot Point, Frisco, Little Elm, and Denton, and many of our Aubrey customers found us through neighbors or family in those areas. If you’re near the Denton County line and wondering about chimney work, call and ask. We’ll tell you straight whether it’s worth a visit. Looking for more detail? See our Aubrey page for full coverage notes.
Serving Aubrey, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Aubrey 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 Inspection in Aubrey
Yes, but you need a weather inspection, not a sweep. In Aubrey’s Blackland Prairie clay, chimney crowns and flashing crack from soil movement alone, even on fireplaces that have never held a single fire. We found exactly this on a 2016 Sandbrock Ranch home: hairline crown crack, pulled flashing, water tracking the flue liner on a fireplace nobody had ever lit. The camera documented it. We sealed the crown with HeatShield-refractory material and the family booked an annual inspection, not a sweep, because there was nothing to sweep. Call (830) 251-4560 if your Aubrey chimney has never been burned and you want a straight weather inspection.
For a wood-burning fireplace used on weekends through the cold months, once a year is the honest cadence if the camera shows first-degree creosote. For gas-only fireplaces, a sweep is usually unnecessary every year; what you need is the Level 1 check of the cap, damper, and firebox. We do not sell a brush-out when the camera shows nothing to brush. The discipline is in the report, not the pitch.
A Level 1 is a visual inspection of the accessible portions: firebox, damper, cap, and exterior. A Level 2 adds a camera scan of the flue liner and smoke chamber, plus attic and crawlspace access where possible. A Level 3 involves partial demolition to reach concealed structure and is only recommended when the Level 2 camera shows a liner failure or structural issue the smaller scopes cannot resolve. In Aubrey, we recommend Level 2 more often than other North Texas inspectors because the clay soils put hidden stress on chimneys a Level 1 cannot see.
If your fireplace is a gas log set, has a cap and damper in good shape, and you have no water staining or unusual smell, you can safely schedule an inspection at your next seasonal convenience rather than urgently. If your chimney is wood-burning and has gone two seasons without a sweep, or if you have any visible ceiling staining near the chase, call sooner. The camera removes the guesswork either way, and nothing gets recommended without photo evidence you can verify.
Yes. Every Flint Chimney Sweep inspection in Aubrey includes a camera run with still photos you keep. The report shows the flue liner, smoke chamber, crown, flashing, cap, and damper, with notes on what passed and what didn’t. That report is yours whether we recommend work or nothing at all. If a repair is needed, the same report shows the defect; if no repair is needed, the report says that plainly.
If you live in Aubrey and want a chimney inspection that tells you the truth, call Flint Chimney Sweep at (830) 251-4560. We’ll give you a written price over the phone, a specific arrival window, and a camera report you can hold in your hand the same day.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Sweep, serving Aubrey under The Garrison Standard since 2002.