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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A fireplace service call in Southlake usually runs between $150 and $375 for a standard gas or wood-burning unit, with damper repairs and firebox work ranging from $225 to $1,400 depending on what we find. Most Southlake homes have two to four fireplaces, which means a single visit often becomes a whole-home inspection rather than a one-and-done cleaning. Our techs know the custom builds in Timarron, Versailles, and along Dove Road, and we arrive with the parts those specific fireplaces need. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll give you a written price before anyone starts.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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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.
Why Emberly Chimney Cleaners Is Southlake’s Preferred Fireplace Services Company
Southlake homeowners ask for something very specific: show me the evidence. That’s how we’ve always worked. Every visit includes a camera scan of the flue and a photo record you keep, so you see exactly what we see. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard has required that documentation on every job since 2009, long before insurers started asking for it. When we service a fireplace in a Southlake home, you walk away with photos, readings, a written scope, and a written warranty, not a verbal summary.
Our Southlake customers also get the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If something isn’t done right, we make it right. That promise is stamped on every job. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, with their license number on the page and a text sent when they’re on the way. And when you call, a live person answers, 24/7. No voicemail, no web form. You’ll speak to someone who can actually schedule your appointment.
Corrine Halstead leads our team, and she holds every tech to the same standard: name what you found, explain what it means, and put the price in writing before work begins. That’s why Southlake homeowners keep our number. Not because we’ve been around the longest, but because we can show you what’s actually happening inside your flue.
Our Fireplace Services in Southlake
We handle the full range of Fireplace Services work on Southlake’s distinctive housing stock. Most of what we see are factory-built fireplaces in homes built between 1988 and 2015, which means manufacturer-specific parts and specific failure patterns. Here’s what we do most often.
Gas Fireplace Service
Gas fireplaces in Southlake get used differently than anywhere else in the metroplex. They’re lifestyle amenities, not heat sources. That means they sit idle for months, then fire up for an evening in December. Soot buildup on the logs, a failing thermocouple, or a pilot light that won’t stay lit are the calls we get most. We clean the burner, test the gas valve, check for carbon monoxide leaks at the connection points, and verify the venting is clear. A standard gas fireplace service in Southlake runs $150 to $275.
Wood Burning Fireplace
Wood-burning fireplaces in Southlake’s two-story customs are working harder than most owners realize. The flue liners are single-wall metal, and after 15 to 35 years of expansion and contraction they can separate at the seams. We sweep the flue, remove creosote before it becomes a fire hazard, and camera-scan the full liner for gaps. First-degree creosote removal is routine. Third-degree creosote, which is the glossy, tar-like kind that fuels chimney fires, requires a different approach, and we’ll explain exactly what’s needed before touching anything. A wood fireplace cleaning in Southlake typically runs $185 to $325.
Fireplace Insert
Many Southlake homeowners have either inherited an insert from the previous owner or want one installed. Inserts make an older fireplace actually heat a room, but they need a properly sized liner all the way to the cap. If the existing flue is oversized or degraded, the insert won’t draft correctly and you’ll get smoke rollback into the room. We install and service gas, wood, and wood pellet inserts, and we source liners from DuraFlex and Copperfield. Installation pricing depends on the unit and the existing flue condition, but most Southlake insert jobs fall between $2,200 and $5,800 with the liner included.
Damper Repair
A warped or rusted damper means heat escapes up the chimney all winter and, worse, exhaust gases can push back into the room. In Southlake’s larger homes, we see a lot of dampers that haven’t been touched in years because the fireplace itself was barely used. A top-sealing damper replacement runs $325 to $650. A standard throat damper repair is usually $225 to $425. Both stop the draft and the smell. We’ll show you a photo of the old damper so you can see exactly why it failed.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Southlake
Southlake homes carry a mix of factory-built firebox brands, and we service all of them. We stock replacement parts for the most common units and source anything else quickly through our suppliers. We work with Copperfield and DuraFlex liners, HeatShield joint repair systems, and Gelco chimney caps. When a Southlake customer needs a new cap or a liner resurfaced, the part is typically in hand within a few days, not weeks.
Common Fireplace Services Problems We See in Southlake Homes
- Liner separation in factory-built fireplaces. Homes built in the 1990s and 2000s throughout Southlake have single-wall metal flue liners that expand and contract with each burn. After 20-plus years, the seams separate and exhaust gases can leak into the chase. It’s invisible from the outside and only shows up on a camera scan.
- One fireplace gets cleaned, the others get forgotten. A Southlake estate in a neighborhood like Versailles often has three or four fireplaces: formal living room, master suite, den, and an outdoor hearth. We routinely find one unit clean and the others packed with creosote or bird nesting. Every flue needs its own inspection, even if you only use one of them.
- Nesting birds blocking idle flues. DFW summers are long and hot, and flues sit empty for months. Chimney swifts and starlings move in. The first cold snap in November, someone lights a fire, and smoke backs into the house. We remove the nesting, install or repair the cap, and camera-scan the full flue before you burn again.
- Clay soil movement opening firebox joints. Southlake sits on expansive clay. The shrink-swell cycle moves slab foundations seasonally. On homes over 15 years old, we check for step-cracking in the firebox brick and separated mortar at the roofline. Foundation flex, not age alone, opens those joints. The damage is often invisible from the curb on an otherwise pristine estate home.
Pricing for Fireplace Services in Southlake, TX
What you’ll pay depends on what we find, but here are the honest ranges for Southlake work. A gas fireplace service runs $150 to $275. A wood-burning fireplace sweep and inspection runs $185 to $325. Damper repair runs $225 to $650 depending on the type. Firebox repair, which includes repointing and refractory panel replacement, runs $400 to $1,400. A full insert installation runs $2,200 to $5,800. Every quote is written, with a written scope and warranty, before anyone starts. No “call for a quote” games. We’ll tell you the price on the phone and confirm it in writing before our tech arrives. Estimates are free, and if you have a competitor’s written quote, we’ll give you a free second opinion.
We Also Serve Cities Near Southlake
Our fireplaces services cover Fireplace Services in Southlake and the surrounding communities in the DFW metroplex, including Colleyville, Grapevine, Flower Mound, and Bedford. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and our crews serve Southlake locally. If you’re a few minutes outside city limits, call anyway. We’re likely already working in your neighborhood.
Serving Southlake, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Southlake 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 - Fireplace Services in Southlake
Most Southlake custom homes built between 1990 and 2010 have two to four fireplaces: a formal living room unit, often one in the primary suite, sometimes a den or game room, and frequently a covered outdoor hearth. Yes, you should inspect all of them. Each flue has its own liner, its own damper, its own cap. We regularly find three clean units and one with a blocked flue. The price for a whole-home multi-flue inspection is less per flue than scheduling them individually, so it’s cheaper to do them all at once. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll confirm the current whole-home rate.
Because factory-built fireplaces fail at the seams, not the age. A 20-year-old metal flue liner has gone through 20 years of expansion and contraction, and that’s where separation starts. A 2005 home in Southlake has liners that are already two decades old. The firebox itself can also pull away from the framing as the clay soil beneath your foundation moves. Nothing has to look old to be failing. A camera scan finds the problem before it leaks exhaust into your walls. That’s the whole point of an inspection, and Clause 4 of the Haven Standard requires we document it with photos, so you’ll see exactly what we see.
They do, and more than most homeowners realize. Southlake’s expansive clay soils shrink in drought and swell after rain, and that movement flexes slab foundations. On any home here over 15 years old, we check for step-cracking in the firebox brick and separated mortar at the roofline. Foundation flex, not age alone, is what opens those joints. In a two-story Southlake home, the chimney run is tall enough that small movements at the slab translate to visible gaps up top. It’s one of the first things our techs look for, and it’s part of why local knowledge matters. A camera scan and a close look at the crown tells you whether the movement is cosmetic or needs repair now.
Outdoor fireplaces in Versailles and similar Southlake neighborhoods share a predictable failure: water intrusion through the cap or crown, followed by freeze-thaw spalling on the masonry. The DFW climate cycles between long dry heat and hard freezes, and the 2021 winter storm did real damage to outdoor units that had never been sealed. The mortar joints crack, water gets in, the next freeze expands it, and the crown starts shedding pieces. We also see a lot of wood-burning outdoor fireplaces with years of unremoved ash and creosote because they’re used for entertaining and then ignored. A Level 2 camera inspection on an outdoor unit runs the same as indoor, and it’s worth doing before you host the first fire of the season.
Yes. Gas fireplaces don’t produce creosote, but they still have dampers, and those dampers still warp and rust. A remote-start gas unit that never gets a damper check is pushing exhaust up a flue that may no longer seal correctly. Gas fireplaces also produce carbon monoxide, and a compromised firebox or vent connection means that CO doesn’t leave your home. We test every gas unit with a CO meter at the connections and the firebox face, and we check the damper as standard. If the damper needs replacement, it’s a $325 to $650 job that stops the draft and the risk. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll schedule a gas fireplace service with a written price before we start.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners, serving Southlake since the company’s founding in 2009 under the Haven Standard.