Chimney Sweep and Cleaning in Grapevine
Grapevine is the oldest settlement in Tarrant County, and its housing shows the whole range. The College Street area near Main Street has homes from the late 1800s and early 1900s. The streets between Northwest Highway and Dove Road filled in during the 1960s and 1970s. Countryside Estates, Winding Creek, Stone Gate and Glade Crossing were built out in the late 1980s and 1990s. Census data for the 76051 zip code puts about a quarter of the homes in the 1960s and 1970s and another fifth in the 1980s and 1990s. Those are the fireplaces most likely to be full masonry with a clay tile liner, and the ones most likely to need more than a brush.
Flower Mound Chimney Sweep Professionals starts every Grapevine chimney sweep the same way. Drop cloths go down, the fireplace is sealed, a HEPA vacuum runs the whole time, and the flue, smoke chamber and firebox are brushed. On an older masonry chimney the smoke chamber is usually where the heaviest creosote sits, so it gets its own cleaning. Then the camera goes up the flue, we check the top from the roof, and you get photos before we leave.
Chimney Inspection
A Level 1 chimney inspection comes with every sweep. On a Grapevine home built before 1990, we recommend a Level 2 inspection the first time we see it. The video scan shows cracked tiles, open mortar joints between tiles, and offsets or missing sections that a flashlight cannot find. It is also the inspection buyers, sellers and insurance adjusters ask for, and NFPA 211 calls for it whenever a home changes hands.
Chimney Repair in Grapevine
Older masonry is where repair work piles up. The mortar between flue tiles fails long before the brick does, crowns poured in the 1970s crack and let water into the chimney, and the flashing on a roof that has been replaced two or three times is often sealed with caulk instead of metal. Our chimney repair work covers relining, tuckpointing, crown repair, flashing, leak repair, firebox repair, chimney caps and, when the brick itself has failed, a partial or full rebuild. Every repair starts with photos and a free written estimate. The written price is the price you pay.
Fireplace and Gas Log Service
Many older Grapevine fireplaces have had a gas log set added over the years, often on a gas starter that was original to the house. A pilot that will not stay lit, a yellow or sooty flame, or a smell when the logs run are gas fireplace repair visits. We also install new gas log sets, clean wood-burning fireboxes and glass doors, and replace dampers that have rusted in place. Gas line work is done by a licensed plumber, as Texas law requires, and we coordinate that visit with ours.
Signs a Grapevine Chimney Needs Attention
- Pieces of clay tile or mortar in the firebox
- Smoke rolling into the room on a cold night
- A sour, damp smell from the fireplace in July and August
- Brick faces flaking off the outside of the chimney
- A damper that will not open or close all the way
- Birds, squirrels or raccoons heard in the flue, common near Grapevine Lake and the Parr Park greenbelt
- No sweep or inspection in the last year
Any one of these is reason to book. Two or more means stop using the fireplace until it is checked.
How a Visit Works
- Book. Call (817) 518-6131 or send the form. We give you a time window and a firm price on the phone.
- Protect and sweep. Floor covered, fireplace sealed, HEPA vacuum on, flue, smoke chamber and firebox brushed.
- Inspect. Camera up the flue, then the cap, crown and flashing from the roof.
- Show you. Before and after photos and a written list of anything that needs attention, with prices. You decide.
Burning only dry, seasoned wood cuts creosote and smoke. The EPA’s Burn Wise program explains how to tell when firewood is ready to burn. See EPA Burn Wise.
Book a Chimney Sweep in Grapevine
Flower Mound Chimney Sweep Professionals is veteran-owned and based on Long Prairie Rd in Flower Mound 75028. Grapevine is about 8 miles south of us, 15 to 20 minutes down FM 2499 to Highway 121, Northwest Highway and Main Street. We are open 7 days a week, 7 AM to 8 PM. Call (817) 518-6131 or send the form on this page. We also serve Southlake, Colleyville, Lewisville and Trophy Club.