Chimney Sweep · Nashville, TN
Chimney Inspection in Nashville
Camera survey of the full flue, graded to the CSIA levels, with the footage shown to you rather than described.
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Chimney Inspection in Nashville, Tennessee
Camera survey of the full flue, graded to the CSIA levels, with the footage shown to you rather than described.
Nashville's Chimney Sweep does chimney inspection for homeowners across Middle Tennessee — licensed, insured, with the price in writing before the work starts. Chimney sweeps who put a camera up the flue, show you what they found, and repair what is actually wrong.
Why homeowners call
Fireplace trouble behind this call
- Smoke comes back into the room
- Sharp smell from the fireplace
- Birds or animals in the chimney
- Water staining round the hearth
- Cracked or missing chimney crown
- Damper stuck or will not seal
- Gas logs will not light or stay lit
- Want an outdoor fireplace on the patio
What is included
What chimney inspection includes, flue to cap
- Camera survey of the full flue, top to firebox
- Graded against the CSIA inspection levels
- Liner joints, cracks and gaps identified and located
- Crown, cap and flashing checked from the roof
- Damper, smoke shelf and firebox condition
- Clearances to combustible material checked
- Written report with the footage
- Priced repairs for anything found, with no obligation
Chimney Inspection as our sweeps carry it out
A visual inspection tells you what can be seen from the two ends. A camera inspection tells you about the thirty feet in between, which is where the failures that matter actually are — a cracked tile, a separated joint, a gap where the liner has pulled away.
Level 1 is the annual check on a system that has not changed. Level 2 is required when a house is sold or an appliance is changed, and includes the camera. Level 3 involves opening up the structure and is rare. We will tell you which you need rather than defaulting to the most expensive.
We show you the footage. A report that says "cracked flue tile at 14 feet" and cannot show it to you is asking for trust it has not earned, and chimney work has a long history of exactly that.
Clearance to combustibles is the check nobody asks for and the one that finds the genuinely dangerous installations — framing timber hard against a flue that has been getting hot for thirty years.
Also available
Chimney and fireplace work besides this
Chimney Cleaning and Sweeping
Removing creosote and soot from the flue with the room sealed and put back exactly as we found it.
Learn moreChimney Repair
Crowns, caps, flashing, liners and brickwork — the whole stack, priced from what a camera actually found.
Learn moreFireplace Repair
Gas logs, wood inserts, dampers and fireboxes repaired, plus the smoke problems nobody else could find.
Learn moreOutdoor Fireplace Install
Built outdoor fireplaces and chimneys that draw properly, footed and flued to code rather than stacked to look right.
Learn moreCaps, Crowns & Flashing
The three places water actually gets in, repaired or replaced before it reaches the firebox.
Learn moreLiner Installation & Relining
Stainless liners sized to the appliance, which is what makes an old chimney safe for a modern insert.
Learn moreChimney Masonry & Tuckpointing
Repointing, rebuilding above the roofline and replacing spalled brick, matched to what is already there.
Learn moreService area
Chimneys we sweep around Nashville
Our sweeps cover Nashville and 64 further towns across 12 counties; a Middle Tennessee house within an hour or thereabouts of Nashville is one we can reach.
FAQ
Asked about chimney inspection
What is a level 2 chimney inspection?
A camera survey of the entire flue, with the footage recorded, plus a look at the accessible parts of the chimney inside and out. It is the inspection required when a house is sold, when a fireplace or appliance is changed, or after a chimney fire or an event that could have damaged the flue. A level 1 is a visual check of what can be seen; a level 3 opens walls.
Should the chimney be inspected before buying a house?
Yes — a general home inspector looks in the firebox and up the flue with a flashlight; a level 2 inspection puts a camera through it and finds the cracked tiles, the missing mortar and the damaged liner that make a fireplace unsafe. A chimney rebuild is one of the more expensive surprises in a house, and it is negotiable before closing.
Free estimate
Arrange chimney inspection before the next fire
Let Nashville's Chimney Sweep know what you burn, how often and what you have noticed. A written estimate follows at no cost, without any obligation.