Chimney Sweep
in Cottonwood Shores, TX
Chimney sweep in Cottonwood Shores, TX with photographs of the flue before and after. The inspection is free, the sweep starts at $165, and anything the flue actually needs is quoted in writing from the pictures.
Why Cottonwood Shores Homes
Need a Chimney Sweep
Lake houses burn differently from houses in town. The fireplace is decorative for most of the year, it gets used hard for a few weeks around the holidays, and the house sits closed in between. That pattern puts damp air and nesting material in a flue that nobody has looked at since the last cold front.
The flue cap is the other lake problem. Constant humidity next to the water corrodes caps and dampers faster than the book interval assumes, and a missing cap turns the flue into an open pipe for rain, leaves and birds. We photograph the cap and the crown from the roof before quoting anything.
In Cottonwood Shores that shows up across homes between Lake Marble Falls and Lake LBJ and original small-lot builds from the sixties and seventies alike.
Our Cottonwood Shores
Chimney Sweep Process
Every visit starts with the free inspection. You see the photographs before you see a price, and the price is written down before anything is touched.
The sweep itself
Rotary brushes sized to the flue, worked from the firebox and from the top where the roof allows it, until the liner is clear.
Firebox and smoke shelf
Soot and debris cleared out of the firebox and off the shelf, where most of what falls actually lands.
The safety check
Damper operation, visible cracks in the tiles, the state of the cap and the crown, and whether the flue is drawing.
Photographs and a written price
A clean-liner photograph for your records, and a written quote for anything that needs doing. Nothing is started before you read it.
The cap and the crown from the roof
Where the roof is safe to walk we photograph the cap, the crown and the flashing from above. A cracked crown lets water into the masonry and costs far more later than it does now.
Draft test before we leave
A smoke check at the opening with the damper set as you use it. A flue that will not draw is a different problem from a flue that is dirty, and the fix is different too.
What a Chimney Sweep
Costs in Cottonwood Shores
From $165
Sweep and inspection of the flue, damper and firebox, with photographs of the liner before and after. Repairs, caps and crowns are quoted separately, from the photographs.
The inspection is free and there is no call-out fee. If the honest answer is that nothing needs doing, you get that in writing and pay nothing.
Your Local
Cottonwood Shores Team
Ready to book in Cottonwood Shores? +1 (737) 299 19 19 or book the free inspection.
Air Duct Busters is a family-run crew working out of Marble Falls since 2018, with a second base in Bertram. We work in Cottonwood Shores regularly, and more than 870 across Central Texas since we started. The owner, Gary Abdullaev, is a CSIA certified chimney sweep and an HVAC technician, and he is on the trucks, not just on the paperwork.
Cottonwood Shores is five miles from the office on RM 2147, about ten minutes. Every Cottonwood Shores visit starts the same way: we open the system, photograph what is actually in it and hand you a written price per line before anything is touched. If the honest answer is that it does not need cleaning, you get that in writing and pay nothing.
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One crew for the whole house
Ducts, dryer vents, chimneys and attic insulation are the same visit and the same written quote.
Photographs before the price
Every line on the quote points at something we photographed in your house.
The line is answered around the clock
Call +1 (737) 299 19 19 at any hour, seven days a week, and we book the window that suits you.
What We Find in
Cottonwood Shores Homes
Six things the crew photographs most often on Cottonwood Shores inspections. If one of them sounds like your house, the inspection is free and the fix is priced in writing.
Lint Packed in the Dryer Vent
Clothes take two cycles, the top of the dryer runs hot and the outside flap barely opens. That run gets cleared from the dryer to the cap.
Rooms Added Without Their Own Supply
One end of the house never cools no matter what the thermostat says. No amount of cleaning fixes that, so we measure the runs and quote the duct work separately.
Creosote and Cracked Flue Tiles
A fireplace that smokes back or has not been swept in years. We sweep, inspect and photograph the flue before the first cold front.
Thin or Uneven Attic Insulation
Bare spots, settled blown-in and unsealed can lights are the reason upstairs rooms never cool. We measure the depth on every attic visit.
Dust That Comes Back a Week After Cleaning
Grey fuzz on the registers and the furniture again. The supply lines and the return plenum are holding what the filter never caught.
Disconnected or Crushed Attic Ducts
A supply line blowing into the attic or a flattened flex run behind the water heater. Found on the inspection, sealed or replaced on the spot.
Chimney Sweep Before
& After
Photos by our crew on the job. Nothing staged.
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BeforeAfterBeforeAfterLocal Rules and Paperwork
in Cottonwood Shores
Things Cottonwood Shores homeowners ask about that have nothing to do with the work itself, and everything to do with selling, insuring or getting an association form approved.
Small lots and short duct runs
On the original builds the whole system is short enough that cleaning is quick and honest. If the run is clean we say so and you owe nothing for the look.
Homes rented out by the weekend
Management companies want a dated service record for the dryer vent and the fireplace. We leave a written report with photos on every visit, which is the document they are asking for.
Wildlife in vents at ground level
A dryer hood a foot off the ground is an invitation. Screens and a working flap are the cheapest thing we sell and the most often missing here.
Selling the house
The inspection report a buyer orders has separate lines for the fireplace, the flue and the dryer exhaust, and the duct system gets looked at along with the equipment. A written report with photos before you list keeps all of that out of the negotiation.
Getting to Cottonwood Shores
From Marble Falls
Cottonwood Shores is five miles from the office on RM 2147, about ten minutes. We pass through it on the way to Horseshoe Bay, so visits here get grouped with that side of the lake.
More about what we do in this town on the Cottonwood Shores page, or read the full chimney sweep service page.
Book a Chimney Sweep in Cottonwood Shores
We come out to Cottonwood Shores, look at what you actually have and photograph it. The inspection is free and the price is in writing before any work.
Chimney Sweep in
Nearby Towns
The same crew in the towns around Cottonwood Shores.
What Else We Do
in Cottonwood Shores
Ducts, dryer vents, chimneys and attic insulation are one crew and one visit. Each has its own Cottonwood Shores page.
Chimney Sweep in Cottonwood Shores
Questions
Do you inspect before you sweep?
Always, and the inspection is free. If the flue does not need sweeping we say so and you pay nothing. That happens more often than you would think on gas logs.
Can a dirty chimney actually be dangerous?
Yes. Creosote is what burns in a chimney fire, and a blocked or capless flue pushes combustion products back into the room. That is why the camera goes up before the brush does.
Do you do gas fireplaces as well as wood?
Yes. Gas logs still need the flue, the damper and the burner checked, and the glass and the logs cleaned. The findings are different from a wood burner and we photograph both.
Do I need to be home for the sweep?
Somebody needs to let us in and it helps if it is the person who uses the fireplace, because the questions we ask are about how it behaves. The photographs go to you either way.
How long does a chimney sweep take in Cottonwood Shores?
A straightforward flue is about an hour on site. An inspection that turns up cracked tiles or a blocked cap takes longer, because we photograph everything before we quote it.
Do you serve all of Cottonwood Shores?
Yes, the whole town and the country around it. Cottonwood Shores is five miles from the office on RM 2147, about ten minutes. We pass through it on the way to Horseshoe Bay, so visits here get grouped with that side of the lake.
Can you do this on the same visit as the ducts?
Yes, and most people do. The same crew handles ducts, dryer vents, chimneys and attic insulation, so it is one trip to Cottonwood Shores and one written quote.