Level 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.
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AfterFast, Reliable Chimney Cap & Crown Across Cibolo
Chimney cap and crown work in Cibolo runs $285-$940 for most post-2000 tract homes, and we can usually complete a crown coating or cap replacement in a single visit. Nearly every fireplace in this city is a factory-built prefab unit from volume builders like D.R. Horton and Lennar, so the failures are predictable: cracked crowns, rusted chase covers, and displaced caps after storms. Emberly Chimney Cleaners works on these systems every week. If water is getting in around your Cibolo chimney, call (980) 580-8641 for a written quote before anyone touches your home.
Why Emberly Chimney Cleaners Is Cibolo’s Preferred Chimney Cap & Crown Company
Cibolo homeowners call us because we document what we find. Every visit includes a camera scan down the flue and a photo record of the cap, crown, and chase cover before we recommend a single repair. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard has required that photo archive on every job since 2009, years before most companies in the San Antonio metro made camera documentation routine.
We also quote in writing. You get a written price, written scope, and written warranty before any work starts. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and it means you’ll never get a tech in your living room suddenly “discovering” a $2,000 problem with nothing to show for it except a verbal description.
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. Corrine Halstead runs the company, and she reviews every Cibolo job file personally. When something goes wrong within 365 days, the Done Right Promise applies: if it’s not done right, we make it right. No fine print, no adjustment period.
We also serve the broader Cibolo area with local crews dispatched from our San Antonio metro office. Response time to most Cibolo neighborhoods is 1-3 business days for non-emergency cap and crown work.
Our Chimney Cap & Crown Services in Cibolo
Here’s what we actually do when a Cibolo chimney fails, and what it means in plain terms. If you’re not sure which service you need, call (980) 580-8641. A camera scan answers it.
Cap Installation
Prefab fireplaces in Cibolo use a chase: a framed box on the roof that hides the flue pipe. The cap sits on top and keeps rain, birds, and debris out. We install stainless steel custom-sized caps when the original builder grade galvanized unit has rusted or blown off. In Cibolo’s humid air near the creek corridor, galvanized caps corrode faster than homeowners expect.
Cap Replacement
This is the most common cap job we do in Cibolo. Wind-driven rain from severe storms works under the cap, rust forms along the mounting seams, and the cap either leaks or lifts off. We replace the cap with a properly sized stainless unit, often from Olympia Chimney or Copperfield, and re-seal the mounting surface. If the old cap was loose, the chase top gets checked at the same time.
Crown Repair
On masonry chimneys, the crown is the concrete slab that caps the top and sheds water away from the flue. Cracks let water saturate the masonry and corrode the damper. We clean the crack, fill it, and seal the crown with a flexible coating that moves with seasonal temperature shifts. In Cibolo, we see a lot of spalling crowns on older patio fireplaces and outdoor kitchen chimneys that sit exposed all year.
Crown Coating
This is the preventative step we recommend most often in Cibolo. A flexible elastomeric crown coating seals hairline cracks before they open up. It’s a same-day job and costs far less than rebuilding the crown later. For post-2000 homes still on the original crown, a coating every 6-8 years is smart in this humidity.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
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We stock and install components from Olympia Chimney, Gelco, and Copperfield because they hold up in South Central Texas humidity and they’re available fast when a Cibolo homeowner needs a cap after a storm. Our Chimney Cap & Crown team keeps common multi-flue and custom chase sizes in stock for local D.R. Horton and Lennar floor plans. That means less waiting between diagnosis and a dry fireplace. If you bring us a competitor’s written estimate, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it.
Common Chimney Cap & Crown Problems We See in Cibolo Homes
After years of working across Cibolo, here are the four failure patterns we see most often.
- Rusted-through chase covers. Humidity from the Cibolo Creek drainage corridor accelerates corrosion on galvanized metal. The chase cover is the flat metal plate that seals the top of the framing; once it rusts through, water drips onto the firebox and stains the ceiling below. We replace it with thicker stainless and reseal the entire chase top.
- Cracked crowns on 15-year-old builder-grade units. Tract builders used the same crown mix and method across entire subdivisions. When one cracks, the whole street often needs the same repair soon. That’s why a crown coating is such a high-value job in Cibolo.
- Displaced multi-flue caps after severe storms. Texas storm cells push wind-driven rain sideways. A cap that was installed with four screws and a bead of caulk lifts right off, letting water run straight down the flue liner into the firebox. If your cap moved during a storm, don’t push it back on and call it fixed.
- Chimney swift nesting in idle flues. Cibolo’s fireplaces sit unused for long stretches between cold snaps. That makes them attractive to chimney swifts, a federally protected migratory species that nests in the corridor. Once eggs are present, the nest cannot legally be removed. A properly installed cap with the right mesh prevents the problem entirely.
Pricing for Chimney Cap & Crown in Cibolo, TX
Let’s put numbers on it. Cap replacement in Cibolo typically runs $285-$540 for a standard prefab chase cap, including the cap, sealant, fasteners, and labor. Crown coating runs $240-$485 depending on access and crown size. Crown repair with crack filling runs $180-$380. A custom stainless cap for an odd-sized chase, which we fabricate to the opening, runs $520-$940.
What moves the price: two-story access, steep roof pitch, chase openings that are unusually large, and whether we’re matching a multi-flue cap with the correct draft openings. Every quote is written before work starts. Every job gets a photo record when it’s done. There’s no “we’ll see when we get there” pricing, ever.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cibolo
Our technicians handle chimney cap and crown work throughout the I-35 corridor. We regularly serve homeowners in Schertz, Universal City, Converse, and New Braunfels. If you’re in one of those areas, same written pricing and camera-scan standard applies. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll get you scheduled.
Serving Cibolo, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cibolo 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 - Chimney Cap & Crown in Cibolo
Builder-grade crowns on post-2000 tract homes are thin, minimally reinforced, and exposed to the same humidity and storm cycles year after year. Cibolo sits in a corridor where humidity from the creek accelerates expansion and contraction of concrete. Cracks open, water gets in, and the freeze-thaw cycles we do get, even if mild, widen them. Fifteen years is right on schedule for a subdivision built by the same contractor. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll coat it before it becomes a rebuild.
No. A cap that lifted in a storm is no longer sealed at the mounting surface, and pushing it back on leaves gaps where wind-driven rain gets in. Worse, the old fasteners are likely stripped or rusted. We see this every spring after severe weather in Cibolo. The fix is a properly sized cap, new stainless fasteners, and a fresh seal at the chase top. It’s a quick job, but it has to be done right.
Not always, but in Cibolo it’s the most common source. Rusted chase covers and cracked crowns leak onto the firebox, then the water travels along the framing to the nearest ceiling seam. We can confirm with a camera scan and moisture reading in about an hour. If it’s the chimney, we’ll show you the photos. If it’s not, we’ll tell you that too.
Twice a year, once before storm season in the spring and once before the first cold snap in the fall. Rare use means the flue sits idle, which is actually when damage goes unnoticed. A quick visual check from the ground for missing caps, lifted flashing, or visible cracks takes five minutes. When you want a professional set of eyes, our camera scan is included on every visit and the photos are yours to keep.
Yes. We fabricate custom caps for unusual chase openings. D.R. Horton used specific prefab models across Cibolo, but individual chases vary slightly, and we measure the actual opening before ordering or shaping the cap. A custom stainless cap runs more than an off-the-shelf unit but it seals correctly, and that’s the point. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll measure it for free.
Call Emberly Chimney Cleaners for Cibolo Cap & Crown Work
If you have a cracked crown, a rusted chase cover, or a cap that moved in the last storm, get it checked before you light that first fire. We’ll give you a written price, a written scope, a written warranty, and a photo record of exactly what we found. That’s the Haven Standard in practice. Call (980) 580-8641 today for a free estimate, or to schedule a camera scan in Cibolo.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners, leading honest chimney care across Cibolo.
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