Gelco Chimney Cleaning in Wells Branch, TX

Gelco Chimney Cleaning in Wells Branch, TX | Boardwalk Chimney Sweep

We provide independent Wells Branch, TX Gelco chimney cleaning and repair, from 1980s-era factory-built fireplaces to newer gas log sets. The thing that makes our Gelco work different here is simple: most Wells Branch homes haven’t burned wood in a decade, and their Gelco dampers and flues show it. If you own a Gelco fireplace in Wells Branch and can’t remember the last time it was swept, call (877) 274-1247 for a free estimate. We’ll tell you plainly what your fireplace needs and what it doesn’t.

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Why Wells Branch Residents Choose Us for Gelco Service

We’ve worked on Gelco fireplace systems since the factory-built units of the 1980s and 90s building boom went into Wells Branch tract homes, so we know their internals, their quirks, and their parts. We’re an independent Gelco service provider – not authorized, affiliated, or endorsed by Gelco – and we say so plainly. What that means for you is straight answers. When a Gelco damper seizes or a firebox refractory panel cracks, we don’t guess at a fix. We match the unit with OEM-spec components where Gelco still produces them, and quality aftermarket equivalents where the original part has been discontinued. Brent Holloway, our owner, came up through the HVAC and building systems program at Austin Community College’s Riverside Campus, then spent years working every kind of flue you find in Central Texas, from clay-tile liners to the old double-wall metal systems popular when these Wells Branch lake houses went up. That background is why we repair what we inspect, and why we’ll always open the firebox before we quote a liner or damper job. For more on our broader brand experience, see Gelco sales & service.

Common Gelco Chimney Cleaning Problems We Solve in Wells Branch

• Seized dampers and damper frames on idle Gelco wood-burning fireplaces. Long dormant months in Wells Branch let rust and creosote lock the damper plate so it never fully opens. You’ll notice smoke rolling back into the room on the first cold weekend. We pull the damper, clean the frame, and service the plate so it opens to full throw.
• Glazed Stage 3 creosote in Gelco fireboxes fed cheap Hill Country ash juniper. Wells Branch sits at the edge of the Hill Country, and ‘cedar’ – actually ash juniper – is the most common firewood sold to homeowners here. It’s high-resin and produces fast, sticky creosote. We regularly find Stage 3 glazed creosote in Gelco flues that look clean from the firebox. It takes mechanical removal, not just a brush.
• Cracked or spalled refractory panels and firebox brick from episodic heat-then-freeze cycling. The February 2021 hard freeze was rough on Wells Branch fireplaces. Gelco fireboxes that saw a hot fire then a rapid freeze developed hairline cracks that widen with each season. We inspect the refractory panels on every sweep and replace OEM or matched aftermarket panels where the originals have failed.
• Gas log sets with clogged burner orifices and deteriorated embers after years of little use. Gelco vented gas logs that sit idle for most of the year accumulate dust and spider debris in the burner ports. The result is lazy yellow flames and soot staining on the firebox face. We clean the orifices, check the ember bed, and replace components where they’ve rotted out.
• Flues never swept since the house was built. Many Wells Branch homes were platted in the 1980s and 90s and have original Gelco fireplaces that have never seen a sweep. The flue may be loaded with congealed creosote and the damper rusted shut. A Level 2 Inspection is the starting point for these units, and we walk you through what we find with a camera.

Gelco Service in Wells Branch: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment

Wells Branch is a master-planned MUD community built mostly in the 1980s and 90s, and the Gelco fireplaces here are all of that vintage. A large share sit in homes that haven’t burned wood in a decade or more. That matters because the original-install G