Masonry repair
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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 Gas Fireplace Repair Across Selma
Gas fireplace repair in Selma typically runs between $145 and $520, and the most common culprits we see are rusted damper assemblies and clogged direct-vent lines caused by South Texas humidity. If you live anywhere from Retama Ranch to the neighborhoods along Evans Road, we can usually have a uniformed tech at your door within two business days of your call. The good news: most Selma gas fireplace problems are repairable without replacing the entire unit. Call (254) 276-4116 and we’ll walk you through what we’re likely to find before anyone steps foot in your house.
Why Hadley Chimney San Antonio Is Selma’s Preferred Gas Fireplace Repair Company
Selma homeowners don’t want a four-hour arrival window followed by a vague diagnosis and a price that changes once the tech is already on the floor. That’s exactly what we built Hadley to avoid. We’ve been doing chimney and gas fireplace work since 2003, and our approach is the same on every Selma job: a written price before any work starts, photos of what we find, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If a repair we make fails within a year, we return and fix it at no charge.
What does that look like in practice? When you book, you get a tracked arrival time, the tech’s name, and a live link on your phone so you can see exactly where we are. The tech arrives in uniform, does a camera inspection, and shows you the photos before recommending anything. This is the Relay Visibility Guarantee, and it applies whether we’re replacing a rusted damper in a Gelco direct-vent unit or adjusting a pilot light in a Copperfield firebox. We’re part of the Relay Home Co. family, and we’re held to a standard that says transparency isn’t a premium add-on. It’s the baseline.
We answer our phones with a live person 24/7, and that’s not a call center. It’s our dispatch team, and they can answer basic questions about Selma gas fireplaces without putting you on hold for ten minutes. For something as specific as “my firebox glass is getting sooty and the pilot won’t stay lit,” you’ll get a straight answer about whether it’s worth a service call or whether it can wait.
Styles & brands we work with
Our Gas Fireplace Repair Services in Selma
Camera Inspection and Photo Report
Every Selma gas fireplace repair starts with a camera inspection of the firebox, damper, and the full vent run. We’re looking for rust, loose gaskets, sagging horizontal vent sections, and soot buildup that indicates incomplete combustion. You get the photos by text or email before we recommend a single repair. That means you see the rusted damper clamp or the restricted vent with your own eyes, not just our word for it. In Selma, where many homes are 2000s-era builds with direct-vent systems, we spend extra time checking the vent termination outside the house because that’s where humidity damage tends to show up first.
Direct-Vent Gas Fireplace Damper and Gasket Replacement
Selma’s climate is rough on damper assemblies. The air here averages north of 90 percent humidity in summer months, and that moisture works its way into factory-built fireboxes and rusts the thin steel dampers and gaskets. When a damper clamp rusts through, exhaust gases can bleed into the firebox instead of drafting up the flue liner. That’s a carbon monoxide risk, especially during the few cold snaps when Selma fireplaces actually run for hours at a stretch. We replace rusted damper assemblies, reseat firebox gaskets, and verify the draft with a camera after the repair. If you’ve got a Gelco or Olympia Chimney unit, we likely have the parts on the truck.
Burner Assembly and Pilot Light Adjustment
Gas fireplace burners in Selma don’t wear out from overuse. They corrode from sitting dormant in humid air for nine months, then getting fired up for a few cold mornings in January. That pattern causes uneven flame patterns, yellow tipping (which produces soot), and pilot lights that refuse to stay lit. We clean and adjust burner trays, replace thermocouples and thermopiles, and set the air shutter correctly so the flame burns clean and blue. A properly adjusted gas fireplace in Selma should produce almost no soot on the glass and no smell when it first lights.
Gas Log Set and Firebox Restoration
If you burn vented gas logs in a Selma home, the firebox sees real heat and some combustion byproducts even though it’s gas. We inspect log placement, check for cracked ceramic logs, and clean the firebox floor without damaging the refractory panels. For prefab units with damaged refractory, we can often patch with HeatShield ceramic repair compound rather than replacing the entire firebox. That’s a meaningful cost difference for Selma homeowners, and we’ll show you the before-and-after photos so you know the patch is solid.
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.
Trusted Brands We Service in Selma
We work on the brands most common in Selma’s 1990s-to-present housing stock: DuraFlex flexible liner systems, Gelco direct-vent fireplaces, and Olympia Chimney venting, plus HeatShield repair compound when a firebox needs patching. We don’t do the “whatever’s cheapest on the truck” thing. If your Selma home has a factory-built unit with specific clearance and venting requirements, we match the repair to the manufacturer’s specs. Our trucks carry common Selma-spec parts like damper clamps, gaskets, and thermocouples, which means fewer follow-up visits and less waiting on a parts shipment from Dallas.
Common Gas Fireplace Repair Problems We See in Selma Homes
- Rusted damper assemblies and burner trays. Selma’s humidity doesn’t take a winter break. The same moisture that fogs your windows on a December morning is working on the thin steel inside your direct-vent firebox. Rusted dampers don’t close fully, which lets warm air escape up the flue all year.
- Sagging horizontal vent runs on 2000s builds. Many Selma homes built after 2000 have Olympia Chimney or Famco venting with horizontal termination runs. Over time, those runs can sag and create a low spot where exhaust cools and soot settles. That restricts draft and causes the firebox glass to blacken.
- Sooted-up glass and yellow flames. A gas fireplace burning with yellow flames produces soot. In Selma, we see this most often when a unit sits unused from March to November, then gets lit with a dirty air shutter or corroded burner ports. The glass turns brown, and that’s a sign of incomplete combustion, not just a cosmetic issue.
- Creosote in gas fireplaces that burn real logs sometimes. If you occasionally toss a real log in your gas fireplace, you’re creating creosote. Selma’s mild winters mean fireplaces don’t get hot enough often enough to burn that creosote off, so it accumulates. We’ve seen low-use fireplaces in Selma develop second-degree creosote that requires chemical treatment before brushing.
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AfterPricing for Gas Fireplace Repair in Selma, TX
Here’s the part most companies avoid. A basic gas fireplace inspection with camera and photo report in Selma runs $145 to $225. Pilot light adjustment or thermocouple replacement typically lands at $180 to $280. Damper and gasket replacement on a direct-vent unit runs $275 to $475 depending on the brand and whether we need to pull the firebox insert. A full burner assembly replacement can reach $400 to $620 if the original is rusted beyond cleaning. These are written-price quotes we give you before the work starts, not estimates that drift upward. The only honest variables are part availability for certain brands and whether a camera inspection reveals a secondary problem like a damaged vent run. Call (254) 276-4116 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a real number before you book.
We Also Serve Cities Near Selma
Our crews work throughout the Selma area, and that includes travel up I-35 toward San Antonio, west to Timberwood Park, and east to Kirby and Floresville. When you call about Gas Fireplace Repair, we’ll confirm your address and let you know exactly when a tech can reach Selma. No vague windows, no reschedules.
Serving Selma, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Selma 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 – Gas Fireplace Repair in Selma
Once a year, every year. It sounds like overkill when your fireplace sits dormant from March to November, but Selma’s humidity is the problem. Rust develops on dampers, gaskets, and burner assemblies while the unit sits unused, and you won’t know it until the first cold snap when the pilot won’t stay lit or the firebox smells like exhaust. A one-hour inspection with a camera report costs $145 to $225 and tells you whether the fireplace is safe for another season. If we find nothing wrong, we’ll tell you plainly and you won’t pay for a repair you don’t need. Call (254) 276-4116 to book an inspection.
It’s a Selma thing. The air here sits above 90 percent humidity through most of summer, and direct-vent fireplaces pull in outside air for combustion. That air brings moisture into the firebox, and over years, the thin steel dampers and gasket channels rust. It’s not a manufacturer defect. It’s what happens to factory-built fireplaces in a humid climate. The fix is usually damper and gasket replacement, which we can quote over the phone if you can send us a photo. If the rust has spread to the burner tray or the vent run, the repair scope grows, which is why we start with a camera inspection.
Sometimes. If your pilot light won’t stay lit or the flame is mostly yellow and lazy, that can usually wait a few weeks as long as you’re not running the fireplace. If you smell gas or exhaust inside the house, that’s the one case where you should stop using the fireplace and call us or your gas utility immediately. We don’t charge for a phone consultation, and we’ll never tell you to book a service call if the problem can safely wait. Tell us what you’re seeing, and we’ll give you a straight answer. Call (254) 276-4116.
Both. In Selma, most homes have factory-built prefab units rather than traditional masonry fireplaces, so the fireplace insert and the venting are a single system. We work on the firebox, damper, burner, gasket, pilot assembly, and the vent run. We also inspect the vent termination on the exterior wall, which is where humidity and poor installation tend to create problems in Selma’s 2000s-era subdivisions. If you have a masonry chimney with a gas insert, we service that too. But the majority of Selma calls are prefab units, and that’s exactly what our techs are trained for.
Yes, and it applies more than you’d think. Real logs create creosote, which coats the flue liner and the firebox. In Selma’s humid climate, that creosote attracts moisture and becomes stickier and harder to remove than in a drier climate. Because Selma winters are mild, you’re not running the fireplace hot enough or often enough to burn off the creosote naturally. That leads to second-degree buildup that requires chemical treatment before brushing. If you burn real logs even occasionally, schedule an inspection once a year. If it’s been longer than that, call (254) 276-4116 and we’ll get you on the schedule before burning season.
Contact Hadley Chimney San Antonio for Gas Fireplace Repair in Selma
If your gas fireplace in Selma needs attention, don’t guess and don’t let it sit until the first cold night when everyone else is booking. Call (254) 276-4116 and talk to a real person who can tell you whether it’s urgent, what it’ll likely cost, and when a uniformed tech can reach your home. You’ll get a written price before any work starts, camera photos of whatever we find, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise on every repair. That’s the deal for every Selma customer, every time.
Written by Cory Mitchell, Owner at Hadley Chimney San Antonio, serving Selma since 2003.