Chimney Sweep Keller, TX

Keller roughly tripled in size between 1990 and 2010, and the subdivisions from that run, Hidden Lakes, Marshall Ridge, Bourland Oaks, Highland Oaks and the streets off Keller Parkway and Rufe Snow, were almost all built with factory-built fireplaces: a metal firebox and flue inside a wood-framed chase with a brick or stone face. Those units are rated for a working life that many Keller fireplaces have now reached. The chase cover on the roof rusts, the refractory panels in the firebox crack, and a flue that has never been swept carries 20 years of creosote. A sweep with a photo report is how you find out which of those applies to yours.

Chimney Sweep Service in Keller

Ember Chimney & Fireplace sweeps Keller fireplaces from our Colleyville office at 97 Village Ln, about 15 minutes from Keller Town Center. The sweep clears the flue, the smoke chamber and the firebox with rotary rods and a HEPA vacuum, with the opening sealed and drop cloths from the door to the hearth. That is the Zero-Mess Guarantee on every chimney sweep.

The safety inspection and photo report are part of the price. On a factory-built fireplace the technician photographs the refractory panels, the damper, the flue, the chase cover and the termination cap; on a masonry chimney in Old Town Keller, the crown, mortar joints, flashing, cap and flue. You go through the photos together before the technician leaves. If a repair is needed you get a free written estimate and the $149 is credited toward it for 30 days.

Chimney Inspection in Keller

Keller homes change hands often, and a Level 2 camera inspection before closing is the one chimney service that pays for itself most reliably. The home inspector notes that the fireplace exists; only a camera down the flue shows a cracked liner or a separated flue section, which are the expensive repairs. NFPA 211 calls for Level 2 at every sale, after a chimney fire, and when the fuel type or appliance changes. A chimney inspection on its own is $69; the camera inspection is quoted when you book.

Chimney Repair in Keller

The repairs we do most in Keller are the factory-built ones: a new chase cover (the rusted one is the leak nine times out of ten), replaced refractory panels, a new termination cap, and a new flue section where one has separated. Masonry chimneys get crown rebuilds, repointing and flashing work under chimney repair and masonry repair. The cost guide on how much chimney repair costs lists the ranges DFW homeowners see. Every repair starts with the photo of the problem and a written price.

Fireplace Installation and Wood Stoves in Keller

When a factory-built firebox is past repair, replacing it is often cheaper than homeowners expect, and it is the only way to burn wood safely in that fireplace again. We install new fireplaces, inserts, gas log sets and wood stoves and reline the chimney to fit the new unit. See fireplace installation, chimney relining and the cost guide on gas log installation. Gas fireplaces that will not light, burn unevenly or shut off get fireplace repair with a written price after the technician looks at them.

Chimney Caps in Keller

Bear Creek and the greenbelts through Keller’s subdivisions bring raccoons, squirrels and birds, and an open flue is where they nest in the fall. A chimney cap installation keeps them out, along with rain and embers, and it is the cheapest repair we do. The cost guide on chimney cap prices covers what a cap runs.

Dryer Vent Cleaning in Keller

Two-story Keller homes often vent the dryer through the attic to the roof, and those long runs clog. Add a dryer vent cleaning to the sweep: from $79 for a basic cleaning and inspection on a run up to 5 feet, with a free estimate for longer runs.