Chimney Sweep · Nashville, TN
Chimney Repair in Nashville
Crowns, caps, flashing, liners and brickwork — the whole stack, priced from what a camera actually found.
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Chimney Repair in Nashville, Tennessee
Crowns, caps, flashing, liners and brickwork — the whole stack, priced from what a camera actually found.
Nashville's Chimney Sweep does chimney repair 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 repair includes, flue to cap
- Camera survey first, so the quote describes what is actually wrong
- Crown rebuilt or resurfaced where it has cracked through
- Cap replaced or refitted, sized to the flue rather than to what was in the van
- Flashing stripped and reset where it meets the roof
- Spalled and loose brick cut out and replaced, mortar matched
- Liner repaired, sleeved or replaced where the survey found a breach
- Firebox and smoke chamber repointed with refractory mortar
- Written report with the footage, and the repairs priced line by line
Chimney Repair as our sweeps carry it out
Chimney repair is four different jobs wearing one name. Water getting in through the crown, cap or flashing is one. Brickwork failing above the roofline is another. A cracked or separated liner is a third, and it is the one that matters for safety. Firebox and smoke chamber damage is the fourth. A quote that does not say which of those it is covering is not a quote.
That is why the camera goes up before the number comes out. Most of a chimney is the thirty feet nobody can see, and the failures that cost the most start there — a hairline crack in a clay tile, a joint that has opened, a gap where a liner has pulled away from the thimble.
Water is behind most of it. Brick and mortar are porous, the crown is the umbrella, and once the crown cracks the whole stack starts taking water in and freezing it apart every winter. Repairing the crown before the brick fails is a fraction of rebuilding the stack afterwards.
We do not condemn chimneys to sell rebuilds. If the survey shows a sound flue and a cracked crown, you get a crown repair and the footage that shows why that is all it needed.
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 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 moreChimney Inspection
Camera survey of the full flue, graded to the CSIA levels, with the footage shown to you rather than described.
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 repair
What are the most common chimney repairs?
A cracked or missing crown, a missing cap, failed flashing where the chimney meets the roof, deteriorated mortar joints above the roofline, and a damaged flue liner. The first three are where water gets in and they are the cheap repairs; the last two are what the water does over time. A camera down the flue shows what is there rather than guessing from the ground.
Why is my chimney leaking water?
From the top, usually — a cracked crown, no cap, or brick and mortar that have become porous — or from the flashing at the roof. Water shows as staining on the ceiling near the chimney, damp in the firebox after rain, or a musty smell. It is found by looking at the crown, the cap, the flashing and the masonry in turn, and each has its own fix.
Free estimate
Arrange chimney repair 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.