Chimney Sweep · Nashville, TN
Chimney Sweep in Nashville, TN
Nashville chimney sweeps for chimney cleaning and sweeping, chimney repair, fireplace repair and more. Certified sweeps, a camera inspection with the cleaning, repairs quoted in writing, across Davidson County and the rest of Middle Tennessee.
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Wood, gas, or a fireplace that will not draw?
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Brick, age and weather on Nashville chimneys
Pre-war chimneys are unlined or clay-lined with a century of use, and the inspection usually finds a liner conversation; the brick at the top is soft and the crown is often gone.
Mid-century houses have masonry fireplaces built to burn wood and often converted to gas logs; the flue and the damper are checked for the fuel that is actually in use.
In a fast-built town the fireplaces are gas units of the same age, and the service is a cleaning and a safety check on the vent and the valve.
The chimney’s construction — masonry with a clay liner, a prefab metal flue in a chase, a converted gas unit — decides the inspection and the repair, and the sweep names which it is.
The site affects the chimney at the top — trees that drop into the flue, wind off the water that drives rain into the cap — and the inspection starts with the cap and the crown.
Nashville at a glance
Fireboxes, flues and caps we see here
Housing stock
Pre-1940 through brand new
County
Davidson County
Ground conditions
Limestone near the surface, clay above it, vented crawl spaces
Permits issued by
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety
In and around Nashville:
- East Nashville
- Green Hills
- Germantown
- The Nations
- Sylvan Park
- Donelson
- Bellevue
- Hermitage
Services
Sweeping and chimney repair in Nashville
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 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 moreWhy homeowners here call
What sends Nashville homeowners to the fireplace
Middle Tennessee burns a short, sharp season — a lot of Nashville chimneys are used hard for eight weeks and then ignored for ten months, which is exactly how creosote glazes.
- Smoke pushing back into the room
- A sharp, tarry smell in warm weather
- Birds, squirrels or nesting noise
- Water staining on the wall beside the hearth
Skipping the inspection. A sweep cleans what it can reach. Only a camera tells you whether the flue behind it is intact, and a cracked flue is the failure that actually starts house fires.
Nearby
Chimneys we sweep in surrounding towns
FAQ
Your Nashville chimney and fireplace questions
Do you cover Nashville, TN?
Yes. Our chimney technicians cover Nashville and all of Davidson County, with Brentwood, Hendersonville, Franklin, Mt. Juliet inside the same routes.
How much does chimney sweeping cost in Nashville?
A chimney sweep in Nashville is a flat price per flue with a camera inspection included; repairs — a crown, a cap, a liner, tuckpointing — are quoted from what the camera finds, with the photographs, before any work is done. Mid-century houses have masonry fireplaces built to burn wood and often converted to gas logs; the flue and the damper are checked for the fuel that is actually in use.
Who issues permits for chimney sweeping in Nashville?
Metro Nashville Codes and Building Safety permits a chimney rebuild above the roofline in some jurisdictions and a liner installation on a gas conversion; a sweep and a cap need none.
How quickly can you get to Nashville?
A sweep in Nashville is usually within a week or two, longer in October when everyone remembers the fireplace at once; a chimney fire or a smoking fireplace is seen within a day.
What areas around Nashville do you serve?
Chimney technicians serving Nashville also cover Brentwood, Hendersonville, Franklin, Mt. Juliet; the routes run through 65 towns in 12 counties.
Free estimate
Have your Nashville chimney swept and inspected
Tell Nashville's Chimney Sweep what you burn and what you have seen at the Nashville fireplace; the written estimate costs you nothing.