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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 Sweep Across Floresville
Chimney sweep service in Floresville, TX typically runs $189 – $289 for a standard fireplace or wood stove sweep, and we’re usually on your property within 48 hours of your call. If you’re burning oak or mesquite all winter, you’re loading creosote faster than a city fireplace ever will, and that changes everything about how often you need us. We know the ranch properties off FM 536, the historic brick homes near downtown, and the newer subdivisions pushed up against the peanut fields. Call (254) 276-4116 and a real person answers, day or night.
Why Hadley Chimney San Antonio Is Floresville’s Preferred Chimney Sweep Company
Hadley Chimney San Antonio has been doing chimney sweep work since 2003, and we’ve spent a lot of those years driving the back roads between San Antonio and Floresville to reach wood stove owners who can’t get a city chimney company to return their calls. Cory Mitchell runs our team, and he’s built the business around one principle: you should see exactly what we see, before you spend a dime. That means a camera inspection on every job, before-and-after photos sent to your phone, and a written price handed to you before anyone picks up a brush.
Floresville customers tell us the same thing over and over: they’ve been burned by vague quotes and no-show appointments. That’s why The Relay Visibility Guarantee isn’t a marketing line for us. It means you get live arrival tracking so you know when our uniformed, background-checked technician is actually turning onto your county road. It means a digital invoice you can pay from your phone. And it means if a repair fails within 365 days, we come back free under the 365-Day Done Right Promise. No fine print.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Services in Floresville
Chimney Services in Floresville start with understanding what you’re actually burning and how your flue was built. A homeowner burning seasoned oak in a modern prefab metal flue has very different needs than someone with an original 1910 brick chimney near the old peanut mill that still has no liner at all. We don’t treat them the same, and neither should you.
Level 1 and Level 2 Inspections
A Level 1 inspection is what most annual service calls need, and it runs $125 – $175 when paired with a sweep. A Level 2 inspection, which uses a camera to look inside the flue, runs $225 – $325 and is what we recommend for any older Floresville home, any chimney that hasn’t been inspected in years, or any flue that’s been through a chimney fire. If you’re buying a home in Floresville, get the Level 2. The cost of not getting it is discovering a cracked flue in January.
Creosote and Soot Removal
Creosote removal on a ranch flue that’s been burning mesquite for two winters is not the same as a light soot brush-out. Mesquite burns hot and dry, but it produces a dense, flaky creosote that can glaze. Soot removal is the basic cleaning; creosote removal is the fire-prevention work. In Floresville, a standard creosote removal runs $189 – $289, and if we find third-degree buildup we’ll tell you honestly whether chemical treatment is needed before mechanical removal.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Chimney Sweep Certified in Floresville
Chimney Sweep Certified means something specific to us in Floresville: our technicians have the training to sweep an unlined historic flue without knocking loose the mortar that’s been holding your east-side chimney together since before air conditioning existed. That matters more here than it does in a city full of new builds.
Annual Sweep and Fireplace Cleaning
An annual sweep in Floresville runs $189 – $249 for a standard fireplace and $249 – $289 for a wood stove with a full connector pipe cleaning. Fireplace cleaning gets the firebox, damper, smoke shelf, and flue. If you burn mesquite or oak as a primary heat source, you should plan on twice a year, not once. South Texas winters are mild, but ranch houses still get cold, and a wood stove that’s been running since October builds creosote fast.
What the Camera Actually Shows You
Every sweep includes a camera inspection, and we send the footage to your phone before we leave. You’ll see your flue the way we see it. Hairline cracks, spalling mortar, a missing liner, a flue that was never lined. On Floresville’s east side, near the old peanut mill, many original chimneys have unlined flues, and hidden cracks there can only be found with a camera. With South Texas humidity, those cracks turn into spalling that weakens the whole chimney, and you’d never know it from the ground.
Trusted Brands We Service in Floresville
We stock and install DuraFlex flexible liner systems and HeatShield ceramic repair compound, because those are the materials that hold up in Floresville’s humid, hot climate. We also work with Copperfield chimney accessories for dampers, caps, and chase covers that actually fit. When we tell you your liner needs replacing, you’ll know exactly which brand we’re recommending and why. When we say a repair will last, it’s because we used materials that chimney pros trust, not whatever was cheapest at the supply house.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Chimney Sweep Problems We See in Floresville Homes
- Aged mortar joints in early 1900s brick chimneys. Floresville’s historic brick and wood-frame homes were built before modern flue liners, and decades of rain plus summer humidity have left mortar joints crumbling. Brushing these flues too aggressively can knock loose historic mortar and make the draft worse, not better.
- Third-degree creosote from mesquite and oak in wood stoves. Wood stoves burn cooler and longer than open fireplaces, and mesquite produces a dense, tar-like creosote that sets hard. Waiting a year between sweeps lets that third-degree creosote set in, and at that point a standard brush job won’t do it.
- Unlined flues on the east side near the old peanut mill. Many original chimneys in that part of Floresville were built without clay tile liners. The brick is all that separates your home from the fire, and hairline cracks in humid air become spalling that only a camera inspection reveals.
- Rust and deterioration on prefab metal flues in newer ranch homes. The ranch houses that went up around Floresville in the 1980s and later often have factory-built chimneys with metal flues. High humidity accelerates rust on the flue joints and the chase cover, and a rusted chase cover lets water into the framing around the chimney.
Pricing for Chimney Sweep in Floresville, TX
A standard chimney sweep in Floresville runs $189 – $289 depending on whether you have a fireplace or a wood stove, and whether the flue has any creosote glaze that needs chemical treatment first. A Level 1 inspection adds $125 – $175, a Level 2 camera inspection adds $225 – $325. Liner installation, like a DuraFlex liner or HeatShield resurfacing, is quoted per job after we see the flue. You get a written price before work starts, every single time. No surprise charges at the door. Call (254) 276-4116 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you the real number over the phone, not a vague range you’ll second-guess until we arrive.
We Also Serve Cities Near Floresville
Our Chimney Sweep in Floresville team also covers Converse and San Antonio, so if you have family or rental property in those areas, we can handle their chimneys too. Scheduling is coordinated from our San Antonio office, but crews serve Floresville locally, and we batch route our calls so rural drives don’t get canceled on a whim. One call covers you, your neighbor, and your in-laws. Call (254) 276-4116.
Serving Floresville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Floresville 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 Sweep in Floresville
Every six months, or after every cord of wood, whichever comes first. Oak and mesquite both produce heavy creosote, especially when the stove burns low and slow overnight. If you’re heating a ranch house with a wood stove as the primary heat source from November through February, that’s a cord or more, and the safe interval is six months. Call (254) 276-4116 and we’ll set your sweep schedule based on what you actually burn and how often you burn it.
Yes. Unlined flues have exposed brick on the inside, and aggressive mechanical brushing can loosen mortar joints that have been sitting since the home was built. Our technicians use gentler brush types and slower passes on unlined flues, and we always run a camera first to see what condition the mortar is in before we touch it. If we find cracks, we’ll show you the footage and discuss liner options before doing anything else.
Yes, and not because of how often you use it but because of what the humidity does while it sits. Floresville summers are hot and humid, and that moisture gets into the mortar, the crown, and the flashing. Hairline cracks widen, rust forms on metal flues, and animals nest in the flue. A pre-season inspection catches those problems in September or October, before you light the first fire and discover a smoking problem or a family of birds in your smoke shelf. Call us for a Level 1 or Level 2 inspection before burning season.
A brush removes loose soot and first-degree creosote, the powdery stuff. Third-degree creosote is different: it’s a hardened, tar-like glaze that forms when a wood stove burns low and cool, especially with mesquite. A brush will not take it off. Third-degree removal requires chemical treatment, usually applied twice, followed by mechanical removal. It costs more, usually $325 – $425 for a flue that’s fully glazed, and it absolutely cannot wait. That’s the stage where chimney fires start.
Yes, and it regularly does. The crown is the concrete cap on top of the chimney, and the flashing is the metal where the chimney meets your roof. Both expand and contract with temperature changes, and Floresville’s humid summers add moisture that seeps into small cracks, freezes rarely but still expands, and widens the damage. You’ll see water stains on the ceiling near the chimney or dampness in the firebox. We repair crowns and flashing year-round, not just during burning season. Call (254) 276-4116 for an inspection and we’ll show you photos of exactly what’s failing.
Written by Cory Mitchell, Owner at Hadley Chimney San Antonio, serving Floresville and surrounding South Texas communities since 2003.
Ready to book? Call (254) 276-4116 now. A live person answers, we’ll schedule your visit, and you’ll get a written price before we arrive. That’s how we work in Floresville.