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 Highland Village
Chimney repair in Highland Village typically runs $300 to $2,800 depending on the job, from a simple flashing patch to a full rebuild with a new liner. Most repairs here trace back to one thing: the lake. Homes around Lewisville Lake take on more moisture than anywhere else in the DFW metro, and that moisture is what eats flashing, crowns, and brickwork long before the firebox gives you any warning. Our crews know the cul-de-sacs off Highland Village Road and FM 407, and when you call, a live person answers at (830) 251-4560.
Why Flint Chimney Sweep Is Highland Village’s Preferred Chimney Repair Company
Homeowners in Highland Village don’t have time for a company that no-shows or rewrites the price at the door. That’s why Hank Delano runs every job under the Garrison Standard: a written price in your hand before a single tool comes off the truck, a background-checked uniformed tech on site, and a written guarantee that lives a full year after the service date. If a covered repair fails inside those 365 days, we come back at no charge. No argument, no second invoice.
Our repair crews work Chimney Repair jobs all over the 75077 and 75028 zip codes, from the older homes near Briarhill Middle School to newer builds in Castlewood and the Lake Ridge corridor. We see the same pattern on most calls here: a fireplace that was swept every few years by someone who never looked past the flue pipe. A brush-only cleaning misses the smoke chamber, misses the crown cracks, misses the rusted flashing on the lake-facing side. Then the homeowner gets smoke rollback or a water stain on the ceiling and calls us. By then, the repair tab is higher than a proper Chimney Repair would have been a season earlier. That’s not a scare pitch. It’s math.
We have been in business since 2002 as part of the Garrison Partners family of independently owned chimney service companies. The guarantee is not a brochure line. It’s written on every invoice, and it’s honored the same way in Highland Village as anywhere else we run trucks.
Chimney Liner Installation in Highland Village
Chimney Liner Installation in Highland Village is the one repair that most homeowners don’t see coming, and it’s also the one that matters most when lake moisture has been working on the inside of the flue. The liner is the vertical channel that carries smoke and combustion gases out of the house. When it cracks, gaps open. Gaps let heat reach the masonry, and they let carbon monoxide drift back into the living space. A liner that’s rusted or split from years of humid air off Lewisville Lake is not something to patch and hope for the best.
What the job involves here
We run a camera down the flue before quoting any liner work. If the liner is intact, we tell you that plainly and we don’t sell you one. If the old clay tile liner is cracked or spalled out, we quote a closed-cell insulation and a new liner sized to the flue. We work with DuraFlex and HeatShield liners, specified by the job, not by whatever is on the truck. In Highland Village, a full liner install with insulation typically falls between $2,200 and $3,800.
A straight answer on urgency
If the camera shows a crack but you haven’t burned a wood fire in two years and the fireplace is decorative, the liner can often wait until you’re ready to budget for it. If the crack is wide and you’re burning weekly, don’t wait. The risk is not cosmetic. It’s gas and heat moving through a compromised channel in the middle of your house.
Chimney Flashing Repair in Highland Village
Chimney Flashing Repair in Highland Village is the repair we recommend most often after a camera inspection, because flashing is where the roof meets the chimney and where lake-driven rain finds the easiest entry. Flashing is the metal band that seals that joint. When it rusts through or pulls away from the brick, water runs down the side of the chimney, behind the drywall, and into the ceiling. The leak may not show up for months. By then the decking and the firebox are already wet.
How we fix it
The right fix is step flashing and counter-flashing cut into the mortar joint, not a smear of caulk along the bottom edge. We match the flashing to the roof pitch and seal the joint with professional-grade material. In Highland Village, flashing repair on one chimney typically runs $400 to $900, depending on whether we’re replacing one side or all four and whether the crown needs work in the same visit.
One call from Highland Village Road
A homeowner off Highland Village Road called us because smoke was rolling back into the living room whenever the fireplace was lit, a classic weak-draft symptom. Our tech pulled the cap and found a squirrel nest plus a badly spalling chimney crown and rusted flashing on the lake-facing side, along with a damper that wasn’t sealing. We cleared the flue, ran a camera to confirm the flue liner was intact, replaced the flashing, and the draft pulled clean on the next burn. That’s the kind of call we run in Highland Village every week.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland Village
We install and work with professional-grade chimney products, and we’re specific about what goes on your chimney because the brand name is how you can verify quality independently. On repair jobs in Highland Village, we commonly specify HeatShield for liner repair, Gelco for chimney caps, and Olympia Chimney for dampers and chase covers. We keep common parts stocked on the truck, which means most repair quotes in the 75077 area turn into completed work without a second visit for parts. You get a written price before any work starts, and the invoice matches the quote.
Common Chimney Repair Problems We See in Highland Village Homes
- Rusted caps and flashing on the lake-facing side. The humidity off Lewisville Lake is relentless, and it corrodes metal parts years faster than inland DFW. We see flashing rusted thin and caps rusted through even on chimneys that get serviced every other year.
- Spalling brick from moisture and freeze-thaw cycles. North Texas winters swing above and below freezing enough times to pop brick faces when water has soaked in. Once spalling starts, the repair is not a patch, it’s cut-and-replace tuckpointing and often a crown rebuild.
- Wildlife in the flue even in mild winters. The lake draws birds and squirrels year-round, and an uncapped or under-capped flue becomes a nest site. We pull nests out of chimneys in Copperas Branch and Lake Ridge every season, regardless of whether the fireplace was used.
- Third-degree glazed creosote that a brush won’t move. Brush-only cleanings miss the smoke chamber and the liner walls. Glazed creosote needs mechanical removal, and if it has been ignored long enough, it can mean liner replacement rather than a sweep.
Pricing for Chimney Repair in Highland Village, TX
A chimney repair visit in Highland Village runs a wide range because the job could be a flashing patch or a full rebuild. Here’s what we quote in 75077 and 75028:
- Flashing repair: $400 to $900
- Mortar repointing and tuckpointing: $500 to $1,500 depending on the area
- Crown repair or rebuild: $450 to $1,200
- Chimney waterproofing: $350 to $700
- Liner installation with insulation: $2,200 to $3,800
- Partial or full chimney rebuild: $1,800 to $6,000 depending on height and access
The written price is built from the camera findings, not from a guess. Estimates are free, and the quote you approve is the number on the invoice. Nothing added at the door, no surprise upcharge for the crown or flashing work that a real inspection should have caught before the truck ever arrived. Call (830) 251-4560 for an exact quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Village
Along with Highland Village, our crews cover chimney repair calls in Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. If you’re in a nearby city and dealing with a damaged cap, rusted flashing, or a flue that hasn’t been inspected in years, the same written guarantee and up-front pricing apply.
Serving Highland Village, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland Village 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 Highland Village
Once a year, per NFPA 211, whether or not you burn regularly. In Highland Village, the annual inspection earns its keep because open water and lake-effect wildlife put pressure on caps, crowns, and flashing even in mild winters when no fire has been lit. Call (830) 251-4560 to book an inspection, and you’ll get a camera report you can actually read.
Yes. Every repair we quote in Highland Village starts with a camera run down the flue, and you get a photo report showing exactly what the camera saw. If the liner is intact, you’ll see it. If it’s cracked, you’ll see that too, and nobody will ask you to trust a verbal description. The quote is built from the photos.
Sometimes it is the cap alone, often it’s not. A proper chimney repair in Highland Village starts with a Level 2 camera inspection under the NFPA 211 standard. The repair itself may include clearing the flue, replacing flashing, repairing the crown, repointing brick, or installing a liner. The scope is whatever the camera and the chimney actually show, and it’s written down before any work begins.
It can be either, and the only way to tell is to look. Smoke rollback in Highland Village homes is frequently a blocked flue from a nest, or a damper that won’t open fully, or a weak draft from a cracked liner. We clear the flue and run the camera on the same visit, so you get an answer that isn’t a guess. Call (830) 251-4560 and we’ll tell you what’s actually happening.
Some of it can wait, and we’ll tell you plainly when it can. A cracked liner with a decorative fireplace you never light can often wait while you budget. Third-degree glazed creosote with weekly wood fires should not wait, and rusted flashing letting water into the decking should not wait either. We’ll put the camera findings in writing and tell you what’s urgent and what isn’t. Call (830) 251-4560 for a free estimate and an honest schedule.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Sweep, serving Highland Village since 2002.