Masonry repair
Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
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Gas fireplace serviceLevel 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 Converse
Chimney repair in Converse typically runs $220 – $480 for cap and flashing replacement, and $600 – $1,800 for masonry work like crown rebuilding or spalling brick repair. Most jobs are scheduled within a few days, not weeks, and you’ll see photos of exactly what we found before you pay for anything. If you’re spotting a ceiling stain in an upstairs bedroom or noticing rust flakes around your chimney cap, call (254) 276-4116 and talk to a live person right now.
We work throughout Converse, from Escondido to Meadowbrook to the newer subdivisions off Toepperwein Road, and we know what this specific housing stock throws at homeowners. Prefab metal chimneys, builder-grade caps, wind-driven rain, and hail damage: this is what we see most in Converse, and it’s rarely the chimney itself. It’s what the weather and time did to the parts protecting it.
Why Hadley Chimney San Antonio Is Converse’s Preferred Chimney Repair Company
Hadley Chimney Sweep has been in the chimney trade since 2003. That’s over two decades of looking at the exact problems Converse homeowners deal with: rusted out caps, cracked crowns after a hard freeze, flashing that fails during a spring storm. We’re not a general handyman service. Chimney repair is what we do every day, and we’ve seen how Converse’s humidity and hail cycle works on metal and masonry alike.
Every tech who shows up is background-checked and uniformed, and you’ll know exactly when they’re arriving because we use live arrival tracking on every job. No four-hour windows. No “sometime between noon and whenever.” You get a written price before any work starts, and every repair carries a written guarantee and a free second visit if it fails within 365 days. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s been our standard from day one.
Cory Mitchell runs the crew here, and the team answers calls live, 24/7. When you call (254) 276-4116, you’re talking to a person who can book the visit, answer a quick question, or tell you honestly whether something can wait. Dispatch and scheduling work out of our San Antonio office, but crews serve Converse regularly, and you’re not getting a satellite crew that’s never been to your neighborhood.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Repair Companies in Converse
Chimney Repair Companies in Converse work on two very different kinds of chimneys: the masonry stacks common on older homes, and the prefabricated metal systems that dominate the subdivisions built since the mid-1990s. A repair company worth calling needs to know both, because the failure modes are completely different. A metal flue doesn’t have mortar joints, but it does have caps, flashing, and chase covers that rust and leak. A masonry chimney has crowns, mortar joints, and bricks that spall when water gets in and freezes.
Cap and Flashing Replacement
This is the single most common repair we perform in Converse. Builder-installed caps rust out faster here because of the humidity and the occasional hail, and once a cap loses its integrity, wind-driven rain goes straight down the flue. You won’t see it in the firebox. You’ll see it as a ceiling stain in an upstairs bedroom, often weeks after the storm.
Chase Cover Repair on Prefab Units
Prefabricated metal chimneys sit inside a framed and sided chase, and the metal cover on top of that chase is often thin, galvanized steel that rusts through in Converse’s climate. When it fails, water runs down the outside of the flue and into the attic. We replace these with heavier-gauge stainless covers and seal them correctly, then show you the before and after photos so you can see the work was actually done.
Chimney Masonry Repair in Converse
Chimney Masonry Repair in Converse addresses the brick-and-mortar side of things: cracked crowns, spalling bricks, failed mortar joints, and water entry through the masonry itself. You’ll see this more on older homes in Converse that were built before the big prefab boom, but even newer masonry veneer chimneys have issues. A cracked crown lets water pool and seep into the brick below, and that’s when bricks start flaking and popping off.
Mortar Repointing and Tuckpointing
When mortar joints crumble, the chimney loses structural integrity and opens up channels for water. Repointing removes the deteriorated mortar and packs fresh mortar into the joints. Tuckpointing is the cosmetic-refined version that gives you clean, uniform lines. In Converse’s humid climate, failing mortar holds moisture, and that moisture expands and contracts through our hot summers and occasional freezes. It’s a slow damage cycle that most homeowners never see until bricks start looking soft.
Crown Repair and Chimney Waterproofing
A proper crown sheds water away from the flue, but a cracked or badly sloped crown does the opposite. We rebuild crowns with a proper overhang and drip edge, then apply a breathable waterproofing treatment to the masonry so it can handle Converse’s humidity without trapping moisture inside the brick. Waterproofing isn’t paint. It’s a siloxane-based treatment that lets the brick breathe while keeping rain out. For older masonry chimneys in Converse, this is often the difference between a minor repair and a full rebuild later.
Trusted Brands We Service in Converse
We use the same materials the pros rely on: DuraFlex flexible liner systems, HeatShield ceramic repair compound, and Copperfield chimney accessories. If you have a prefab metal chimney with rusted components, we stock common cap sizes and chase covers locally, so most Converse repairs don’t wait on a special-order part. Gelco and Olympia Chimney products round out the truck stock for jobs where a standard cap won’t fit. When we install a Famco cap or a Copperfield termination, you get a part built for the long haul, not whatever was cheapest at the supply house.
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AfterCommon Chimney Repair Problems We See in Converse Homes
- Rusted-out builder caps on prefab chimneys. Converse’s humidity and hail wrecks thin galvanized caps fast. Once the cap rusts through, rain and wasps get in.
- Wind-driven rain leaking through flashing. Spring storms in Converse push rain sideways, and flashing that wasn’t sealed well will leak into upstairs ceilings. If you see a stain after a storm, the flashing is the first place we look.
- Cracked crowns after a cold snap. Months of hot, dry weather followed by a sudden freeze is exactly the cycle that cracks chimney crowns in Converse. The crack lets water in, and spalling brick follows.
- Animal and pest entry through uncapped or under-capped flues. The long warm season in Converse gives wasps and birds months to build nests in uncapped flues. We regularly pull bird debris and live wasp nests out of chimneys in Escondido and Meadowbrook.
Last winter we got a call from a homeowner in Escondido whose ceiling stain traced back to a rusted-out chimney cap that had let wind-driven rain pour straight down the flue. Our tech swapped in a new Famco cap and resealed the flashing, and the stain dried out within a week. That’s the kind of repair that doesn’t need a rebuild or a liner. It needs someone to look at the right spot and fix it.
Pricing for Chimney Repair in Converse, TX
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Converse for common repairs. A standard cap and flashing replacement runs $220 – $480 depending on cap size and flashing condition. Mortar repointing on a typical chimney runs $500 – $1,200. Spalling brick repair, where we cut out and replace damaged bricks, runs $800 – $1,800. A full crown rebuild typically runs $900 – $1,500. Chimney waterproofing after any masonry repair adds $300 – $600. The exact number depends on chimney height, accessibility, and how much damage has accumulated, but you’ll get a written price before anything starts, and that price won’t change at the door. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Converse
Hadley Chimney San Antonio handles chimney repair for homeowners throughout the northeast side. If you’re in Converse or nearby, we work in San Antonio and Floresville on the same schedule, with the same live arrival tracking and written-price guarantee. Our Chimney Repair team covers the full corridor, so a call from any of these cities gets the same service.
Serving Converse, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Converse 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 Converse
Look for rust streaks on the cap itself, flaking metal around the edges, or water stains on the ceiling near the chimney chase. In Converse, a rusted cap often shows no firebox symptom at all; the water runs down the inside of an unused flue and pools in the chase or attic. If you can see rust or hear metal flapping in the wind, the cap is done. Call (254) 276-4116 and we’ll confirm it with photos you can see for yourself.
Yes. Converse sits in a hail-prone pocket of Bexar County, and crown cracks often show up after a storm. The crack may be hairline and invisible from the ground, but it lets water seep into the masonry, and once our January freezes hit, that water expands and spalls the brick face. If you’ve had hail in the past year and haven’t looked at the crown, it’s worth a quick inspection.
Wind-driven rain hits the chimney at an angle and finds the gap that vertical rain misses: a lifted flashing seam, a rusted cap edge, or a hairline crown crack that only sees water under pressure. In Converse, this shows up during spring storm season and usually first appears as a ceiling stain in an upstairs bedroom near the chimney chase. That pattern, a stain that appears only after windy rain, is flashing failure until proven otherwise. A repair is almost always less expensive than the drywall and insulation damage if it’s left alone.
No masonry, but you still need repair, because prefab metal chimneys in Converse have their own failure points: rusted chase covers, degraded caps, and leaking flashing where the chase meets the roof. The repair work is sheet metal and sealing, not brick and mortar. Many Converse homeowners with a prefab unit assume a chimney repair company only does masonry and never call anyone, and that’s exactly how a small cap or chase cover issue becomes a water damage claim.
Schedule it in October or early November, before the first cold snap hits. Converse fireplaces sit unused through the long hot season, and creosote hardens during that time, making it harder to remove later. An October inspection also gives you time to fix a rusted cap or cracked crown before our January freeze cycle makes the damage worse. Call (254) 276-4116 to book an inspection, and remember that any repair you need comes with a written price before work starts and a written guarantee after it’s done.
Written by Cory Mitchell, Owner at Hadley Chimney San Antonio, serving Converse and the surrounding area since 2003.