Masonry repair
Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
Gas fireplace serviceLevel 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
Fast, Reliable Chimney Repair Across Highland Park
Chimney repair in Highland Park typically runs between $450 and $3,800 depending on the defect, with mortar repointing and flashing work at the lower end and partial rebuilding or flue resurfacing at the upper end. Most repairs on Highland Park’s 1920s through 1950s chimneys are scheduled within a week, and we give you a written price before any tool comes off the truck. If you’ve noticed spalling brick, a damp smell near the firebox, or a draft that pushes smoke back into the room, call (361) 492-4099 and we’ll put a camera up the flue and show you exactly what’s going on.
Our Chimney Repair crews work throughout Dallas, Carrollton, Irving, Lakewood, and up into Highland Park regularly. The houses here aren’t like newer construction in the northern suburbs. We’re talking about original clay-tile flues, ornate brick detailing that’s been exposed to eighty years of Texas weather, and fireboxes that were built when coal deliveries were still a thing. Getting that right takes a repair team that’s seen these specific failure patterns enough times to diagnose them without guesswork.
Why Flint Chimney Co Dallas Is Highland Park’s Preferred Chimney Repair Company
We’ve been doing this since 2002 as part of the Garrison Partners family of independently owned chimney service companies. That’s long enough to know that Highland Park chimneys fail differently than the ones in Addison or Plano. The original clay-tile liners crack under decades of thermal cycling. Mortar joints that looked fine in 1965 have been quietly eroding through forty springs of heavy rain and high humidity. When a Highland Park homeowner calls us about a smoky fireplace or a chimney that’s shedding brick, we don’t hand them a brochure and a vague quote. We run a camera, pull the images up on a screen, and show them the defect in real time.
Every repair we perform carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. That’s a written guarantee, valid for a full year from the service date. If a covered repair fails within that window, we come back at no charge. No argument, no second opinion needed, no invoice. That’s The Garrison Standard, the same code every Garrison Partners location follows. You’ll get a written price before work begins, a uniformed background-checked technician on site, and a live person on the phone around the clock if you have questions after we leave.
Hank Delano runs this operation. He’s the one who set the rule that no technician recommends a liner replacement, a rebuild, or a resurfacing job without camera footage the homeowner can watch. If the flue is in decent shape, we say so. That’s not a sales tactic. It’s how you keep a repair business’s reputation intact in a town where word travels fast.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Repair Companies in Highland Park
Chimney Repair Companies in Highland Park have to deal with a housing stock that’s older, more ornate, and more structurally particular than what you’ll find in most of the metro. The job here often means preserving original brickwork while bringing the flue up to a safe operating standard. Repair work generally covers cracked flue liners, failed mortar joints, damaged crowns, and flashing that’s pulled away from the brick. A standard repair visit in Highland Park runs $450 to $1,800 for most masonry and flashing fixes, while full liner work or a partial rebuild can push toward $3,800. The trigger points are usually visible: a white stain on the brick, a firebox that smells like an old campfire even in July, or mortar crumbs collecting on the roof.
Flue Liner Assessment and Repair
Older Highland Park homes frequently have original clay-tile liners that were never designed for modern gas appliances or for the sustained heat of today’s hardwood fires. Those tiles crack. Heat and combustion gases find the gaps. We scope every flue before recommending anything, and if the damage is localized, HeatShield resurfacing can restore the liner without a full tear-out. If the liner is beyond saving, we’ll show you the footage and explain exactly why replacement is warranted.
Flashing and Crown Sealing
Highland Park’s spring rain hits chimneys hard. The flashing where the chimney meets a steep slate or cedar roof takes the brunt of it. When flashing fails, water gets behind the brick and the damage accelerates. We inspect the flashing, the crown, and the cap as one system. A new crown or a proper flashing repair usually costs $600 to $1,400 in this area, and we’ll give you the number in writing before we start.
Chimney Masonry Repair in Highland Park
Chimney Masonry Repair in Highland Park means working on brick structures that have been standing for seventy to ninety years. The brick itself is often in decent shape, but the mortar is not. Decades of humidity, rain, and temperature swings break down the joints from the outside in, and once water penetrates, the freeze-thaw cycle does the rest. Masonry repair in Highland Park generally runs $800 to $2,600 depending on how much repointing or brick replacement is needed. Spalled brick faces, crumbling mortar beds, and leaning upper courses are the most common calls we get from this town. Left unaddressed, these issues become structural. Caught early, they’re usually a one-day fix.
Mortar Repointing and Tuckpointing
The oldest chimneys in Highland Park were laid with lime-based mortar that’s softer and more porous than what masons use today. Over time, that original mortar erodes and needs to be raked out and replaced with a compatible mix. We match the color and texture so the repair doesn’t look like a patch job. Tuckpointing is the same principle applied to fine joints on decorative brickwork. It restores the look while keeping water out.
Spalling Brick and Partial Rebuilding
When brick faces pop off in layers, that’s spalling, and it’s common here because water gets into the brick and expands. Highland Park’s older chimneys are particularly vulnerable because the original bricks were often softer-fired. If the damage is concentrated in a single course, we can cut out and replace the affected brick. If the upper structure has shifted or the mortar is gone throughout, a partial rebuild from the roofline up is the honest answer. That’s the most expensive fix, usually $2,000 to $3,800, and we’ll show you why it’s necessary with photos from the roof and the flue camera.
Trusted Brands We Service in Highland Park
We stock and work with professional-grade materials from DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Olympia Chimney. That means when we resurface a Highland Park flue, we’re using HeatShield’s ceramic coating system, not a generic patch compound. When we line a chimney that’s venting a newer gas appliance, we’re using DuraFlex stainless steel. You won’t hear us push a brand because the margin is better. You’ll hear us name the product we’d put in our own chimney and why. Local parts availability means faster turnaround for Highland Park customers, and every material we install is covered by the manufacturer’s own warranty in addition to our one-year guarantee.
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AfterCommon Chimney Repair Problems We See in Highland Park Homes
- Cracked clay-tile flue liners. On a 1930s brick colonial in the Highland Park West neighborhood, our tech found a firebox with spalled firebrick and a smoke chamber coated in third-degree creosote after the homeowner reported a smoky smell upstairs. We scoped the flue with our camera and showed them the cracked clay-tile liner and the creosote glaze, then proposed a HeatShield resurfacing and a new damper. The repair eliminated the draft problem and restored safe burning before the next cold snap.
- Unlined or oversized flues on appliances vented into old chimneys. A lot of Highland Park homes had furnaces or water heaters added to chimneys that originally served coal fireplaces. The flue was never sized for it. Poor draft, back-puffing, and carbon monoxide risk follow. This is a camera-inspection job, no exceptions.
- Squirrel nests in deep, unlined flues. Highland Park’s mature oak canopy means squirrels are everywhere, and an aging chimney cap is an open invitation. Nests block the flue and create a fire hazard. We remove them and replace the cap with a proper screened unit.
- Deteriorating mortar and cracked crowns. Highland Park gets heavy spring rain and high humidity that the western side of the metro doesn’t get to the same degree. Mortar joints that survived decades are now failing, and crowns crack faster here than in drier parts of Dallas. Annual inspection catches it before the brick starts moving.
Pricing for Chimney Repair in Highland Park, TX
Here are the ranges we quote in Highland Park. Flashing repair runs $450 to $900. Crown sealing or replacement is $600 to $1,300. Mortar repointing on a standard chimney runs $800 to $1,800, depending on how many courses need work. Spalled brick repair is $900 to $2,400. A flue resurfacing with HeatShield starts around $1,200 and goes up with height and access. A partial rebuild from the roofline is $2,000 to $3,800. A full ceramic or stainless liner runs $1,800 to $3,400. The variables are chimney height, roof pitch, the extent of masonry damage, and whether scaffolding is required. You’ll get a written price before anything starts, so the number you approve is the number on the invoice. Call (361) 492-4099 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Highland Park
Our repair crews regularly run routes through Dallas, Irving, Carrollton, and Lakewood, and we’re scheduling Highland Park work every week. If you’re in one of those communities, the same written-price policy and one-year guarantee applies. Or browse our full Chimney Repair service details and then call (361) 492-4099 to get a date on the calendar.
Serving Highland Park, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Highland Park area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Chimney Repair in Highland Park
You won’t know for certain without a Chimney Inspection - Highland Park, and that’s exactly why we run a scope on every repair call in Highland Park. Cracks in original clay-tile liners can sit behind a smoke chamber you can’t see into from the firebox or the roof. Signs that suggest cracking include a musty odor after rain, white mineral stains on the exterior brick, or occasional downdrafts even when the damper is open. We don’t recommend a liner repair on a hunch. We show you the footage. Call (361) 492-4099 and we’ll book the inspection and walk you through what the camera sees.
A standard wire brush won’t remove third-degree creosote glaze, and pushing one up a 1940s flue that’s already showing its age can do more harm than good. Glaze requires a chemical treatment that breaks down the hardened creosote so it can be mechanically removed. In Highland Park homes where hardwood fires have been burning for decades, that glaze is common. We’ll assess the flue condition first, and if the liner is intact underneath, we’ll treat and remove the glaze safely. If the liner is cracked under the glaze, that’s a repair conversation with camera proof in hand.
Highland Park’s older crowns were poured from a mortar mix that absorbs water, and the town’s heavier spring rains and high humidity soak them repeatedly. When that water freezes during a hard cold snap, it expands and cracks the crown from the inside out. Homes in western Dallas and the mid-cities don’t get the same sustained moisture load. The fix is a properly sloped concrete crown with a drip edge, sealed to shed water instead of holding it. That job runs $600 to $1,300, and it’s one of the best-value repairs you can do on a Highland Park chimney. Call (361) 492-4099 for a quote.
Don’t light a fire until the flue has been checked. A squirrel nest blocks the draft and is dry, packed combustible material sitting directly in the smoke path. It’s also a sign that your chimney cap is missing, damaged, or has openings a squirrel can work through. We’ll remove the nest, scope the flue to confirm nothing else is lodged in there, and install a properly sized screened cap so it doesn’t happen again. This is a same-week job in Highland Park, and the cap replacement usually runs a few hundred dollars including parts and labor.
Only if the flue is lined correctly for a gas appliance. Highland Park’s original chimneys were built for coal or wood fires, not for the cooler, wetter exhaust a modern gas furnace produces. Gas exhaust condenses inside an unlined or oversized flue, and that acidic condensate eats through the old mortar and brick. The correct fix is a stainless DuraFlex liner sized to the appliance, vented properly to the top. We’ll scope the flue and tell you whether your current setup is safe or needs a repair. This is a carbon monoxide concern, not just an efficiency question. Call (361) 492-4099 if the furnace was swapped in the last decade and the chimney was never addressed.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Co Dallas, serving Highland Park since 2002.