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.
Fast, Reliable Chimney Repair Across Cibolo
Chimney repair in Cibolo typically runs $295 – $1,900 depending on what’s actually wrong, and most jobs are completed in a single visit once parts arrive. We cover every neighborhood in Cibolo, and we answer live at (830) 251-4560 whenever you call, day or night. The most common repair calls we take from Cibolo homeowners aren’t fire-related at all. They’re about water getting in through cracked crowns, missing caps letting animals nest, and mortar joints crumbling from the freeze-thaw cycles that hit harder here than people realize.
Hank Delano and the team at Chimney Repair have worked enough homes along FM 1103, around Willow Grove, and through the Wiederstein Ranch area to know what Cibolo chimneys actually deal with. Before any tool comes off the truck, you get a written price for the exact scope of work. You approve it first, and the final invoice matches it. That’s how we operate everywhere, and it matters even more in Cibolo, where one bad season of storms can turn a small crown crack into a full brick repair.
Why Flint Chimney Sweep Is Cibolo’s Preferred Chimney Repair Company
Cibolo homeowners don’t want a chimney company that shows up late, throws a surprise number at them, and disappears after the job. They want a crew that says what it will do, does exactly that, and stands behind it in writing. That’s what we’ve been doing since 2002 as part of the Garrison Partners family of independently owned chimney service companies. Every repair we do in Cibolo carries a written 365-Day Done Right Promise, valid for one full year from the service date. If a covered repair fails inside that window, we return at no charge. No argument, no red tape.
We know the local housing stock: the two-story brick traditionals off FM 78, the ranchers in Willow Ridge, the newer builds going up around the east side. Each one has its own chimney failures. We dispatch background-checked, uniformed technicians from our San Antonio office to Cibolo, so the person who arrives at your door is who we said would arrive. That matters when you’re letting someone onto your roof and into your home. Cibolo residents get the same flat-price guarantee as every other city we serve. The price you approve before booking is the price on the invoice.
Chimney Cap Replacement in Cibolo
Chimney Cap Replacement in Cibolo is one of our most frequent repair calls, and it costs $285 – $640 depending on the cap size, material, and whether the flue tile below it needs minor sealing at the same time. A chimney cap is the metal or masonry cover that sits on top of your chimney and keeps rain, birds, squirrels, and debris out of the flue. When a Cibolo cap rusts through or gets blown loose by a storm, you’ve got an open pipe into your house that’s inviting water into the flue and giving raccoons a place to nest.
Rust and Animal Intrusion
Most caps we replace in Cibolo have rusted out at the screen or the base. Once the mesh opens up, birds and squirrels build nests inside the flue, which blocks draft and pushes carbon monoxide back into the house when you finally light a fire. We stock stainless steel caps from Copperfield and Olympia Chimney in common Cibolo sizes, so we can usually replace one the same week we inspect it.
Custom Sizing for Older Cibolo Chimneys
Not all caps fit off the shelf, especially on the masonry fireplaces in older Cibolo neighborhoods where flue tiles were a half-inch off standard. We measure the flue opening, then specify the right cap from our trade suppliers instead of forcing a universal piece that rattles loose in the first wind. You get the exact cap your chimney needs, with a written guarantee that covers it for a full year.
Chimney Liner Installation in Cibolo
Chimney Liner Installation in Cibolo typically runs $1,200 – $3,400 depending on whether we’re relining a furnace flue or a fireplace flue, the height of your chimney, and whether the old clay tiles can be broken out through the top or require interior access. A chimney liner is the inner pipe or tube that channels smoke and combustion gases safely up and out of your house. In Cibolo, liners fail from two things: years of creosote eating through them, or water intrusion that cracks the clay tiles from the inside out.
DuraFlex Relining for Damaged Flues
When we find a cracked or deteriorated liner during a camera inspection, we install a DuraFlex stainless steel liner sized to the appliance venting through it. The job starts with a full video scan so you can see the damage with your own eyes before approving any work. We don’t recommend a liner replacement based on age alone. You get a photo report showing exactly where the failure is, and the written quote reflects that specific repair.
When a Liner Can Wait
Some hairline cracking at the top of a flue tile isn’t an immediate hazard if you don’t use the fireplace often. But any liner breach that exposes the surrounding masonry to heat or allows carbon monoxide into the chase is a fix-now situation. During a Level 2 inspection, our camera shows us which one you’re dealing with. We’ll tell you straight if the liner can wait another year, because we’d rather earn the larger job later than sell you one today you didn’t need.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cibolo
We work with materials that hold up to Cibolo’s weather and temperature swings rather than whatever’s cheapest on the distributor’s shelf. That means caps and termination pieces from Olympia Chimney and Copperfield, stainless flex liners from DuraFlex, and repair compounds matched to the job’s details. Keeping common parts stocked means faster turnaround when a Cibolo homeowner calls with a missing cap or a liner failure. If you’re considering a repair from us, ask which product line we’re specifying and why. It’s a fair question, and we’ll give you a straight answer.
Common Chimney Repair Problems We See in Cibolo Homes
Cibolo sits on the edge of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone where expansive clay soils and sudden freeze-thaw swings work masonry more than most people expect. Chimney crowns, caps, and flashing take a beating here even on homes that have never burned a fire. That means many of our Cibolo repair calls are about water and animal intrusion, not just creosote. Here’s what we see most often:
- Cracked or spalling crowns: Cibolo’s freeze-thaw cycles crack chimney crowns at the edges, which lets water run straight into the brick below. The water rusts dampers, breaks down mortar joints, and eventually buckles the masonry. A crown seal is a $295 job that prevents a $1,800 rebuild.
- Missing or loose chimney caps: A loose cap in Cibolo is an open invitation for squirrels and birds. Once a nest blocks the flue, draft stops working and carbon monoxide backs up into the room when you use the fireplace.
- Spalling brick in the smoke chamber: Water intrusion reaches the softer brick inside the chimney and causes the face of the brick to flake off. Spalling brick doesn’t just look bad; it reduces the structural integrity of the chimney above your roofline.
- First-degree creosote left too long: Cibolo homeowners who burn wood occasionally often skip sweeps because the chimney “looks fine.” But first-degree creosote is flaky and fine; it builds into third-degree glaze that a standard brush won’t remove. That’s when a chemical treatment or mechanical cleanup becomes a repair job, not just a sweep.
We were called out to a home off FM 78 in the Wiederstein Ranch area where the homeowner kept hearing scratching in the chimney. Our tech pulled the cap and found a cracked crown and spalling brick from years of water getting in, plus a nest blocking the flue. We reset a new stainless cap, sealed the crown, ran a Level 2 inspection with a camera, and gave the homeowner a photo report showing the repaired crown and clear flue before we left.
Pricing for Chimney Repair in Cibolo, TX
Being upfront about cost is the whole point of how we operate. You should be able to budget for a repair without having to call and sit through a pitch. Here’s what our Cibolo customers typically pay:
| Repair | Typical Cibolo Range |
|---|---|
| Chimney cap replacement | $285 – $640 |
| Chimney crown seal | $295 – $550 |
| Chimney liner installation | $1,200 – $3,400 |
| Flashing repair | $350 – $700 |
| Mortar repointing (per section) | $45 – $90 per linear foot |
| Partial chimney rebuild | $1,500 – $4,500 |
The number we quote you covers the repair, not a moving target. Before any work starts, you receive a written price for the exact scope, down to the material specified. If the job needs more than we quoted because of something hidden, we stop and show you before proceeding. Call (830) 251-4560 for a free estimate on any chimney repair in Cibolo.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cibolo
Beyond Cibolo, our crews handle chimney repair calls in Schertz, Universal City, Converse, and New Braunfels. If you’re outside the immediate area but still within this corridor, give us a call and we’ll let you know straight whether we can get to you. The same flat-price guarantee, the same written 365-Day Done Right Promise, and the same background-checked technicians apply everywhere we work.
Serving Cibolo, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cibolo 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 Cibolo
A chimney in Cibolo should be inspected at least once a year if you burn wood regularly, because creosote builds faster than most homeowners expect and water intrusion from freeze-thaw cycles can worsen quickly. Most national safety standards recommend an annual inspection, and that’s right for this area. If you use the fireplace more than a few times a week, or if you’ve noticed any water stains on the ceiling near the chimney, twice a year isn’t overkill. The inspection itself is quick and the camera shows exactly what’s going on. Call (830) 251-4560 and we’ll schedule a visit that fits your calendar, not ours.
First-degree creosote is a light, flaky soot that sweeps away easily with a brush. Second-degree is a thicker, tar-like buildup that requires more aggressive mechanical cleaning. Third-degree is a hard, glazed coating that can’t be removed with standard brushes; it needs chemical treatment or specialized removal, and it’s the stage most likely to ignite and start a chimney fire. In Cibolo, we see second- and third-degree creosote most often in fireplaces that burn soft woods like pine or cedar, which produce more creosote-forming compounds. If you’re at third-degree, the repair conversation becomes different: the flue often needs a camera scan to look for liner damage from previous near-fires, and a liner replacement may be on the table.
Yes, every Level 2 inspection includes a camera scan of the full flue, and you’ll see the images on a photo report before any repair is recommended. The camera picks up water damage, spalling brick, thin mortar joints, and animal nests that you’d never spot from the top of the chimney or from inside the firebox. We don’t recommend a repair we can’t show you.
Yes, and it’s often the single most expensive repair driver we see in Cibolo. Water gets in through cracked crowns, failing flashing, or missing caps, and once it’s inside the masonry, it works through the bricks and mortar joints, causing spalling and rusted dampers. Cibolo’s freeze-thaw handling makes this worse, because each cycle pushes the cracks a little wider. A chimney that leaks water is never a problem that fixes itself. What starts as a $295 crown seal turns into a $2,000 partial rebuild if it’s left alone for a couple of wet seasons.
Absolutely, and it’s not something we make you ask for; it’s how every job runs. You receive a written price for the entire repair before we book the service or put a single tool on the truck. The price includes the materials we’re specifying, the labor, and the scope of the repair. If we discover something mid-job that changes the work, we stop and show you what we found before anything additional is done. You never pay for work you didn’t approve in writing first. Call (830) 251-4560 and we’ll give you a straight, free estimate for your Cibolo chimney repair.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Sweep, serving Cibolo and nearby Texas Hill Country communities since 2002.





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