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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 San Antonio
A chimney sweep in San Antonio typically costs $169 – $289 for a standard fireplace with a clay-tile or unlined flue, and most jobs wrap up in about an hour. If you’re anywhere from Alamo Heights to Stone Oak to Helotes, our crews know your chimney’s construction style and the local conditions that wear it down. Call (254) 276-4116 and a live person answers, 24/7, to book a tracked arrival window that fits your day.
Cory Mitchell leads our San Antonio operations, and every Chimney Sweep we send into your home works under the same standing commitments: a written price before any brush touches your flue, photos of what we find, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every repair. No vague windows. No price that changes at the door.
Why Hadley Chimney San Antonio Is San Antonio’s Preferred Chimney Sweep Company
We’ve been sweeping and inspecting chimneys since 2003, and San Antonio’s own housing stock has taught us more than any manual could. The city’s clay-rich soils and high water table shift foundations. That movement transfers upward into masonry chimneys, hairline-cracking crowns and mortar joints long before you’d ever see a problem from the ground. We know to look for it because we see it weekly across San Antonio neighborhoods, from Leon Valley to Terrell Hills.
Hadley Chimney San Antonio operates as part of the Relay Home Co. family, and that means every visit runs on The Relay Visibility Guarantee: live arrival tracking, before-and-after photo documentation, and a written price before work begins. Not just on big repair jobs. On every single visit, including a basic annual sweep. Your invoice gets sent digitally, and you pay from a link. That’s the standard we hold for a trade that has historically run on verbal quotes and four-hour arrival windows.
When you call, you reach a real person. Not an answering service that promises a callback. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they arrive in a tracked window, not a guess. For San Antonio homeowners who book everything on their phone, that’s the difference between dreading a service call and scheduling it without thinking twice.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Sweep Services in San Antonio
Chimney Sweep Services in San Antonio mean more than running a brush up the flue. We remove creosote (the flammable tar buildup that makes chimneys a fire risk), clear soot, and check the firebox, damper, crown, and cap. But the real value we bring to San Antonio homes is the camera inspection that comes with it. If we find damage, you see the footage. You don’t take anyone’s word for it.
Level 1 Inspection
A Level 1 inspection covers the accessible parts of your chimney and fireplace during a routine sweep. In San Antonio, where fireplaces often sit unused most of the year, this catches basic buildup and visible wear. It’s the right call if you haven’t changed anything about how you use your fireplace.
Level 2 Inspection
A Level 2 inspection adds a camera scan of the flue interior and checks accessible attic, crawlspace, and roof areas. Given San Antonio’s foundation movement and the freeze-thaw cycles that hit Hill Country stone chimneys north of Loop 1604, this is the inspection we recommend when you’re buying a home, changing venting, or after a severe storm. It runs $249 – $449 in this market, and you get the footage.
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 Cleaning in San Antonio
Chimney Cleaning in San Antonio often costs $169 – $229 for a straightforward sweep with no hidden defects. That includes creosote and soot removal from the flue, smoke chamber, and firebox, plus the before-and-after photos that show exactly what we did. Occasional low-temperature fires, common in San Antonio’s mild winters, allow creosote to condense rather than burn off, so even rarely used fireplaces need an annual cleaning.
Creosote Removal
Third-degree creosote is a hard, shiny tar glaze that a basic brush can’t remove. In San Antonio, we see it in older central-neighborhood homes where chimneys were used for years with unseasoned wood or restricted airflow. We use mechanical removal methods and chemical treatments, then camera-verify the flue is actually clean before we call the job done.
Fireplace Cleaning
Fireplace cleaning goes beyond the flue. We remove ash, soot, and creosote from the firebox, check the damper for smooth operation, and clean the glass doors on factory-built units. Homeowners in newer San Antonio subdivisions with factory-built chimneys often skip this, thinking the unit doesn’t need it. It does. Gas Fireplace Repair - San Antonio is worth scheduling before acidic residue corrodes logs and burners.
Trusted Brands We Service in San Antonio
We install and service equipment from brands we trust enough to stand behind: Famco caps and dampers, Copperfield chimney accessories, DuraFlex flexible liner systems, and Heatshield repair in San Antonio using cerfractory compound. We keep common San Antonio parts stocked locally, so a cracked chimney crown on a Monte Vista bungalow or a missing cap on a Dominion home doesn’t mean waiting two weeks for a shipped part. Most repairs go from diagnosis to done in a single visit.
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AfterCommon Chimney Sweep Problems We See in San Antonio Homes
- Foundation shift cracking masonry chimneys. San Antonio’s clay-rich soils expand and contract with moisture, and that movement telegraphs straight up through brick and stone. Hairline cracks at the crown or mortar joints are often the first sign, and they only get worse.
- Water intrusion through wind-driven rain. Severe thunderstorms hit San Antonio hard, and wind-driven rain finds every gap at the crown, cap, and flashing. Once water gets inside the masonry, it starts freeze-thaw degradation even in our mild winters, especially in Hill Country homes where overnight freezes linger.
- Third-degree creosote from occasional low-temperature fires. When you light a fire once or twice a winter, the flue barely gets hot enough to burn off creosote. Instead, it condenses as a sticky glaze that hardens into a fire hazard. A basic brush won’t remove it.
- Decorative chimneys with no real liner. Many older San Antonio homes, especially in neighborhoods like Monte Vista and King William, have chimneys built for aesthetics, not active venting. A clay-tile flue that’s never been camera-scoped could be spalling, cracked, or missing sections entirely.
Pricing for Chimney Sweep in San Antonio, TX
A standard chimney sweep in San Antonio runs $169 – $229. A Level 1 inspection adds $99 – $149 if not bundled with the sweep, and a Level 2 camera inspection typically runs $249 – $449 total depending on access and home height. What moves the price: roof pitch, flue height, third-degree creosote removal, and whether you need cap or crown repair. We give you a written price before any work starts, not after we’re already on the roof. Call (254) 276-4116 for your exact quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Antonio
Our San Antonio crews regularly work the full metro, including Converse to the northeast and Floresville to the southeast. If you’re in one of those areas and need a sweep, inspection, or repair, the same tracked arrival, written pricing, and photo documentation apply. Call and we’ll get you on the schedule.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio
Annually, even if you only light one or two fires a winter. San Antonio’s mild winters mean fires burn at lower temperatures, and that produces more creosote condensation per burn than a hot, frequent fire would. Add in the humidity, which can accelerate creosote’s corrosive effect on masonry, and an annual sweep becomes cheap insurance against a chimney fire. Call (254) 276-4116 to book yours.
Sometimes, but never take that recommendation without camera evidence. If a clay-tile flue has spalling, gaps, or cracks from foundation movement, a stainless steel liner from DuraFlex is the right fix. If the flue is intact and only needs a sweep, you don’t need a liner simply because it’s old. We show you the footage either way, and we’ll tell you plainly when work can safely wait.
Usually it’s a drafting problem caused by buildup, a partially closed damper, or a flue that’s not getting enough air. In San Antonio homes with foundation movement, a cracked flue can also pull smoke into wall cavities instead of venting upward. We diagnose it with a camera inspection, not guesswork, and the fix is often simpler than homeowners expect. Call (254) 276-4116 and we’ll figure it out.
Yes, it’s common, especially in older central neighborhoods where fireplaces saw decades of use with unseasoned wood. Third-degree creosote is a hardened tar glaze that glues itself to the flue wall. It can be removed with mechanical scrapers and chemical treatments, and we camera-verify the flue is actually clean afterward. A basic brush alone won’t do it, and any sweep who claims otherwise is leaving you with a fire hazard.
You won’t see them from the ground, and that’s the problem. Freeze-thaw voids form inside masonry when water seeps in, freezes, expands, and slowly crumbles the stone from within. In Hill Country homes north of Loop 1604, overnight freezes during winter create conditions for this. A Level 2 camera inspection finds hidden voids before the chimney becomes structurally unstable. We also inspect crown and flashing to stop the water intrusion that causes them in the first place.
In Monte Vista, our crew swept a 1920s decorative brick chimney and found a clay-tile flue with spalling and a cracked chimney crown from foundation shift. We camera-scoped the flue liner, showed the homeowner the footage, and replaced the crown plus installed a Gelco cap to stop wind-driven rain intrusion. That’s the standard: show the evidence, then fix what actually needs fixing.
If you need a chimney sweep in San Antonio, or a second opinion on a liner quote you don’t trust, call (254) 276-4116. Cory Mitchell and the Hadley team will give you a written price, a tracked arrival, and photos proving the work was done right.
Written by Cory Mitchell, Owner at Hadley Chimney San Antonio, serving San Antonio and surrounding areas since 2003.