Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
Masonry repair
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Trusted Chimney Repair for Round Rock Homeowners
A cracked flue liner or a rusted-out cap isn’t a cosmetic issue. It’s a fire-safety problem that gets worse every time you light a fire. In Round Rock, where we swing from summer heat to cold snaps that push fireplaces back into service overnight, chimneys take a beating from thermal expansion, rain, and the occasional hail storm rolling through Williamson County. If you’re wondering how much Chimney Repair costs, it depends on the specific damage and repair needed.
Boardwalk Chimney Sweep handles the full repair cycle: we inspect, diagnose, and fix the problem using the same trade brands professionals specify, so you’re not patching a chimney, you’re actually repairing it. Brent Holloway leads our repair work with one goal: a chimney that’s safe to burn this season and structurally sound for the next decade. If you’ve noticed water stains, crumbling mortar, or a draft that won’t behave, call us at (877) 274-1247 for a straight answer and a clear fix.
Chimney Cap Installation
Chimney Cap Installation is the single most cost-effective way to keep water, animals, and debris out of your flue, and it’s one of the first repairs we recommend after an inspection in Round Rock. Without a proper cap, rain runs straight down the flue and attacks your liner, your damper, and eventually your firebox. Raccoons and squirrels find uncapped flues irresistible, and a nest is a chimney fire waiting to happen.
Boardwalk Chimney Sweep installs caps from Olympia Chimney and Famco, both trade-recognized brands with stainless steel and copper options built for Texas weather. A standard single-flue cap installation in Round Rock typically runs $150 to $350 depending on flue size and accessibility. Custom or multi-flue caps run higher. We’ll show you the exact cap we’re installing and explain why it fits your flue before we touch a ladder.
Stainless Steel vs. Copper
Stainless steel holds up for decades and costs less up front. Copper looks sharp and develops a patina over time, but it’s a premium choice. We’ll give you both options with honest pricing.
Animal Prevention
A spark-arrestor cap does double duty: it keeps embers off your roof and critters out of your flue. In Round Rock neighborhoods, squirrel and raccoon entry through uncapped chimneys is a year-round problem, not just a spring nuisance.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Cap Replacement
Chimney Cap Replacement becomes necessary when your existing cap has rusted through, lost its mesh, or started letting water in around a damaged base. If you can see daylight through the side of the cap or the spark-arrestor mesh is torn, the cap isn’t doing its job anymore.
Boardwalk Chimney Sweep removes the old cap, checks the flue beneath it for damage, and installs a replacement from Olympia Chimney or Famco sized to your exact flue dimensions. A typical cap replacement in Round Rock runs $180 to $400 installed, depending on the cap’s material, flue size, and roof access. We don’t sell you a universal cap that sort of fits. We measure, show you the numbers, and bolt down a cap made for your chimney.
When to Replace Instead of Repair
If the base is warped or the mesh is more torn than intact, replacement is usually cheaper than any patch job. Rust-through on galvanized caps means it’s time for stainless steel, not another coat of paint.
Roof Access Considerations
Steep roof pitches and tile roofs add time and care to a cap replacement. We work around your roofline safely and won’t recommend a cap that creates a new leak point.
Chimney Liner Installation
Chimney Liner Installation is about containing combustion heat and gases inside a sealed, insulated passage, not letting them seep through cracked clay tiles into your home’s framing. In Round Rock, we see liners cracked by chimney fires, deteriorated by years of moisture, and simply undersized for the appliances exhausting through them.
Boardwalk Chimney Sweep installs DuraFlex flexible liner systems, which is what you want when your flue has offsets, bends, or unusual geometry that rigid liners can’t navigate. We’re also certified in HeatShield resurfacing, a restoration method that can extend liner life without a full tear-out and replacement. Liner installation in Round Rock typically runs $2,500 to $5,500, depending on flue length, diameter, and whether we’re relining for a wood stove, furnace, or open fireplace. We’ll camera-inspect the existing flue first so you see exactly what we’re seeing before any money leaves your pocket.
HeatShield Resurfacing
HeatShield resurfaces degraded flue interiors with a ceramic coating, sealing cracks and restoring structural integrity without tearing out the old liner. It’s often the right call when the damage is surface-level and the flue path is otherwise sound.
DuraFlex for Offset Flues
The flexibility of DuraFlex matters when your chimney wasn’t built with perfectly straight flue walls. Boardwalk Chimney Sweep can pull a continuous stainless liner through bends and offsets that would defeat rigid sections.
Chimney Flashing Repair
Chimney Flashing Repair stops the leak where your chimney meets your roof, and this is the number-one source of water damage we fix in Round Rock. Flashing is the metal that bridges the gap between the chimney masonry and the shingles. When it fails, you get water stains on your ceiling, damp drywall near the fireplace, and eventually rotted roof decking.
Boardwalk Chimney Sweep replaces old, corroded flashing rather than caulking over it and hoping for the best. We pull back the surrounding shingles, install fresh metal, and seal the seams properly so the repair actually lasts. Flashing repair in Round Rock typically runs $400 to $1,200 depending on the chimney’s roof penetration location and how much shingle work is involved. A proper flashing job addresses the whole transition, not just the visible gap.
Leak Diagnosis First
Not every chimney leak is flashing. Sometimes water enters through the crown, the brick, or even the cap. We trace the water path before recommending anything, so you’re not paying for flashing that doesn’t solve the problem.
Material Choices
We use aluminum and galvanized steel flashing appropriate for your roof slope and chimney size. The goal is a seamless barrier from masonry to roof decking, with no path for water to follow down.
Chimney Crown Repair
Chimney Crown Repair addresses the concrete slab that caps your chimney’s masonry top and prevents water from soaking into the brick structure below. In Round Rock’s freeze-thaw winter cycles, crowns crack from repeated expansion and contraction, and once water gets in, it spalls the brick faces and widens the damage each season.
Boardwalk Chimney Sweep repairs cracked crowns with proper materials and the correct slope to shed water away from the flue opening. We don’t paint over the crack with sealant and call it done. Crown repair in Round Rock typically starts around $350 for minor crack sealing and runs up to $1,500 when we need to form and pour a new crown over a larger chimney. You get a crown that drains water away from the flue, not toward it.
Slope and Overhang
A flat crown and a crown that doesn’t overhang the brick are both common installation defects we see on older Round Rock homes. Proper repair means correcting the slope, not just filling the crack.
Sealing and Curing
We use weather-appropriate repair materials that bond to the existing concrete and cure into a solid slab. Quick-setting patch compounds fail in Texas heat; we don’t use them for structural crown work.
Chimney Repair Companies
Chimney Repair Companies are not all the same, and the difference matters when a bad repair means a house fire or a roof leak that costs ten times more than the original fix. In Round Rock you’ll find sweep-only companies, roofing companies that “do flashing too,” and genuine chimney specialists offering our Chimney Repair in Round Rock. What separates us is that Boardwalk Chimney Sweep repairs what we inspect using the same materials and methods the industry specifies, not whatever is on the truck.
We’re led by Brent Holloway, and our service lines cover the full cycle: sweeping, liner work, flashing, crown repair, and cap installation. No subcontracting, no bouncing you to another crew. When you hire Boardwalk Chimney Sweep, the same people who diagnose the problem are the people who fix it. Our repair work uses components from Gelco, Olympia Chimney, Famco, and HeatShield, brands professionals trust because they hold up.
Sweep or Specialist?
A sweep-only company is fine for cleaning. But if a camera inspection reveals cracked tiles or a failed liner, you want a company that can do the repair itself, not one that refers you out to someone else.
One Call, Two Fire Hazards
While we’re on-site for chimney work, we can also clean your dryer vent, the other major combustion-safety risk in most Round Rock homes. You get both hazards addressed in one visit, without juggling two appointments.
Chimney Masonry Repair
Chimney Masonry Repair covers the brick, mortar joints, and structural masonry of the chimney itself, from a few loose bricks near the top to repointing that restores the mortar bed across the entire stack. Round Rock’s clay-heavy soil shifts with moisture, and chimneys on expansive soil can develop small settlement cracks that let water in and accelerate brick decay.
Boardwalk Chimney Sweep handles masonry repair that falls within the chimney structure: repointing deteriorated joints, resetting loose bricks, and repairing modest sections of damaged masonry. We’ll tell you plainly if the damage is beyond what a chimney repair company should take on and requires a full masonry rebuild by a dedicated mason. Masonry repair in Round Rock typically runs $500 to $2,000 depending on the number of bricks, access, and whether scaffolding is needed.
Repointing Joints
Mortar joints are the chimney’s shock absorbers. When they crumble, the brick starts bearing loads it wasn’t designed to carry. We grind out failed mortar and tuck fresh, properly matched material into the joint.
Brick and Stone Matching
We source brick and stone that matches your existing masonry, not just whatever is closest at the supply yard. A repair that sticks out aesthetically is a repair that didn’t do its job.
Brands We Service
We work with HeatShield for flue resurfacing because it’s the industry-standard ceramic coating that seals cracks and restores liner integrity without a full tear-out. Our crew is certified in HeatShield application, which means we follow the manufacturer’s process from surface prep to final cure, not a shortcut version of it.
For cap installations and flashings, we install Olympia Chimney and Famco components, both brands built to withstand severe weather and sized precisely for each flue. Whether you have an Olympia cap, a Famco cap, or an older unit we’ve never seen before, we can evaluate it, repair it, or replace it with something that actually fits your chimney.
See the difference
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- You can see water stains on the ceiling or wall near the fireplace. This means water is getting past the flashing, crown, or cap. The longer it runs, the more drywall and framing you’re replacing. We trace the leak to its source and fix that, not the stain.
- The damper is rusted, stuck, or won’t seal. A rusted damper is a sign that water has been entering the flue for a while. It’s also a draft liability, letting conditioned air escape all year. We replace or repair dampers as part of the chimney system, not as a standalone patch.
- Mortar joints are crumbling or missing between bricks. Failed mortar lets water into the masonry mass and starts the freeze-thaw destruction cycle. Repointing now is a fraction of the cost of rebuilding brickwork in two years.
- You smell smoke after the fire is out. Smoke shouldn’t linger in the house. A liner problem, a drafting issue, or a partially blocked flue is usually behind it. We camera-inspect the flue to see which one you’re dealing with.
- Birds or animals are getting into the chimney. If you hear scratching, chirping, or the sound of nesting material, the cap is missing or damaged. Beyond the fire risk, animals carry parasites and create blockages that send carbon monoxide back into the house.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Book the inspection. Call (877) 274-1247 and tell us what you’re seeing. We’ll schedule a time that works for your schedule and confirm the service address in Round Rock.
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We inspect the entire system. We run a video camera through the flue, check the exterior masonry from top to bottom, and document what we find. You’ll see the footage. If there’s no problem, we’ll tell you that plainly and you owe us nothing for the repair work.
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You get a written diagnosis and price. We explain what’s wrong, what it costs to fix, and what happens if you wait. No pressure, no vague warnings. You decide based on real evidence.
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We do the repair with trade-grade materials. No matter whether it’s a HeatShield resurfacing, a DuraFlex liner, an Olympia cap, or a flashing replacement, the work uses the same materials chimney professionals specify nationwide.
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We show you the finished work. Post-repair inspection photos, a walk-through of what we did, and a clear statement of what’s now safe and what we recommend you watch in the future. You’ll never wonder what you paid for.
How Much Does Chimney Repair Cost in Round Rock?
A typical chimney cap installation or replacement in Round Rock runs $150 to $400. Flashing repair lands between $400 and $1,200. Crown repair starts near $350 and runs up to $1,500 for a full recrown. Masonry repointing and brick repair starts around $500 and goes up based on access and the amount of brick involved. A full chimney liner installation with DuraFlex or a HeatShield resurfacing is the bigger-ticket item, typically $2,500 to $5,500 depending on flue length, diameter, and appliance configuration.
What moves the price: roof height and pitch, how much scaffolding or ladder work is required, the size of your flue, the type of cap or liner material you choose, and whether we’re repairing existing components or replacing them entirely. You avoid overpaying when you’re working from a written diagnosis with video proof, not a phone estimate based on nothing. Our estimates are free, and we’ll tell you clearly what’s optional versus what’s a safety issue right now.
Our Service Area Near Round Rock
We serve Round Rock and the surrounding communities across Williamson and northern Travis County, including Chimney Repair in Brushy Creek, Chimney Repair in Windemere, Wells Branch, Pflugerville, Jollyville, Hutto, Anderson Mill, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander, and Serenada. If your chimney is in any of these areas, we can schedule an inspection and repair visit, usually within a few days depending on the season. Back to home for our full service list.
Serving Round Rock, TX — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Round Rock area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions About Chimney Repair in Round Rock
Chimney repair is any work that restores the safety and function of your chimney system: liners, caps, flashing, crowns, masonry, and dampers. At Boardwalk Chimney Sweep, it starts with a video inspection so you can see what’s wrong before we recommend any fix. We handle the full repair cycle from diagnosis through installation, so you’re not getting referred out to another company.
Most cap replacements, flashing repairs, and crown patches are done in a single visit of two to four hours. Liner installations and HeatShield resurfacing usually take a full day or longer depending on flue length and access. We’ll give you a specific timeframe before we start, and we don’t leave the job half-done.
Simple cap work runs $150 to $400, flashing runs $400 to $1,200, crowns run $350 to $1,500, masonry repair starts around $500, and full liner work runs $2,500 to $5,500. Your exact price depends on roof access, flue size, and the repair method. Call (877) 274-1247 for a free estimate based on a real inspection.
Yes. We install and replace Olympia Chimney and Famco caps and components, and we’re familiar with their installation specs. If you have an existing cap from either brand that’s failed, we can source the correct replacement and install it to match your flue dimensions.
If you’ve had a chimney fire or a sudden roof leak from the chimney, call (877) 274-1247 and describe what happened. We’ll tell you what to do in the meantime and get you on the schedule as quickly as possible. We don’t run false 24/7 promises; we run genuine rapid scheduling for real emergencies.
Our repair work is done with manufacturer-recognized components and materials that carry their own manufacturer warranties. We stand behind our installations and will address any workmanship issue that arises from our installation process. Specific warranty terms depend on the repair type and material.
Clear the area around your fireplace so we have room to work, move anything fragile off the mantel, and make sure we can access the roof safely. If you have pets, keep them in a separate room during the visit. We’ll bring all the materials and equipment needed for the repair.
Schedule Your Chimney Repair Service in Round Rock Today
Don’t wait until a small crack becomes a big problem. Call Boardwalk Chimney Sweep at (877) 274-1247 for a free, no-obligation inspection and written estimate. We’ll show you exactly what’s going on in your chimney, what needs fixing, and what it costs, and then you decide. If it can wait, we’ll tell you that too.
Written by Brent Holloway, Owner at Boardwalk Chimney Sweep, serving Round Rock and surrounding communities.