Chimney Sweep and Cleaning in Lakeside DFW
Lakeside DFW is the mixed-use neighborhood at FM 2499 and Lakeside Parkway on the north shore of Grapevine Lake, inside Flower Mound’s 75022 zip code. Realty Capital has been developing it since 2012. The project covers about 160 acres and includes more than 40 shops and restaurants, 260 single-family homes, about 1,090 apartments and the Lakeside Tower condominiums, which opened in 2018. Most of the single-family homes were built around 2015 by Darling Homes and Southgate Homes, and the 40-acre Lakeside Village expansion that started in 2023 is adding custom villas through about 2030.
That makes Lakeside one of the newest neighborhoods we serve, and the fireplaces are different from the 1990s homes in the rest of Flower Mound. Almost all are factory-built gas units with sealed glass fronts or direct vents, and a few are wood-burning units on covered patios facing the lake. Flower Mound Chimney Sweep Professionals provides chimney sweep and fireplace cleaning in Lakeside with drop cloths down and a HEPA vacuum running, and the camera check of the flue and vent is part of every visit.
Chimney Inspection
A gas fireplace still needs a yearly look. NFPA 211 calls for every chimney, fireplace and vent to be inspected once a year, and on a ten-year-old gas unit that means checking the burner, the pilot assembly, the log placement, the glass gasket and the vent termination on the roof. A Level 1 chimney inspection covers all of that with photos. For a home sale, or if a fireplace has never been checked since the builder installed it, a fireplace inspection with a full camera scan of the vent gives you a written record of its condition.
Chimney Repair in Lakeside DFW
Repairs in a 2015 home are usually small and specific. The vent termination cap on the roof takes a beating from spring hail and the wind that comes off the lake, and a dented or missing cap lets water into the vent. Our chimney repair work in Lakeside is mostly chimney cap installation, flashing repair where the chase meets the roof, chimney downdraft repair on fireplaces that puff smoke or smell when the wind blows off the water, and chase cover work on the few wood-burning units with a framed chase. Every repair starts with photos and a free written estimate.
Fireplace and Gas Log Service
Gas is the fuel in nearly every Lakeside fireplace, so gas fireplace repair is the service we are called for most in the neighborhood. A pilot that will not stay lit, a wall switch or remote that does nothing, a burner that lights on one side, fogged glass or a smell of gas near the unit are all problems we find and fix. We also replace and upgrade gas log sets and reset the ember bed so the flame looks the way it did when the home was new. Gas line work is done by a licensed plumber, as Texas law requires, and we coordinate that visit with ours.
Signs a Lakeside DFW Fireplace Needs Attention
- Pilot goes out, or the fireplace will not light from the switch or remote
- Flame is weak, blue or uneven across the burner
- White film or fog on the inside of the glass
- A faint gas or burnt-dust smell when the unit runs
- Smoke or a smell indoors on windy days off the lake
- Chirping in the vent or chimney between May and September
- Ten years or more since the builder installed it and nobody has checked it
Any of these is worth a call. A gas smell means turn the unit off at the valve and call the same day.
How a Visit Works
- Book. Call (817) 518-6131 or send the form. You get a time window and a firm price on the phone.
- Protect and clean. Floors covered, HEPA vacuum on, firebox, logs, burner and glass cleaned, wood flues brushed.
- Inspect. Camera up the flue or vent, then a roof check of the termination cap and flashing.
- Show you. Before and after photos and a written list of anything that needs attention, with prices. You decide.
Book a Chimney Sweep in Lakeside DFW
Flower Mound Chimney Sweep Professionals is veteran-owned and based at 3921 Long Prairie Rd in Flower Mound 75028, about 4 miles north of Lakeside Parkway up FM 2499, a 10-minute drive. 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 Wellington, Bridlewood, Grapevine, Lewisville and Southlake. For wood-burning fireplaces, the EPA’s Burn Wise page explains how dry wood and a hot fire keep creosote down.