Chimney Sweep
in West Lake Hills, TX
Chimney sweep in West Lake Hills, 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 West Lake Hills Homes
Need a Chimney Sweep
Hill Country houses on the ridges get wind down the flue, and a fireplace that smokes back into the room is usually a draft problem rather than a dirt problem. Sweeping a clean flue does not fix that, so we measure the draw before we sell anything.
The other recurring finding is a cap blocked with cedar debris. It costs nothing to look at and it is the difference between a fire that draws and a room full of smoke on the first cold evening.
In West Lake Hills that shows up across custom-built luxury homes and multi-story residences alike.
Our West Lake Hills
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 West Lake Hills
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
West Lake Hills Team
Ready to book in West Lake Hills? +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 West Lake Hills 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.
West Lake Hills is about 40 miles from the office, TX-71 east to Bee Cave and then in on Bee Cave Road or Loop 360, roughly fifty minutes. Every West Lake Hills 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
West Lake Hills Homes
Six things the crew photographs most often on West Lake Hills inspections. If one of them sounds like your house, the inspection is free and the fix is priced in writing.
Odors From the Vents at Start-Up
A musty or stale smell for the first minute of a cycle usually lives on the coil or in the return, not in the room. We photograph it.
Cedar Pollen Held in the Return
Between December and February the pollen that got past the filter sits in the return and comes back into the room at every start-up. Cleaning does not stop what is outside, it stops the house recirculating it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chimney Sweep Before
& After
Photos by our crew on the job. Nothing staged.
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BeforeAfterBeforeAfterLocal Rules and Paperwork
in West Lake Hills
Things West Lake Hills 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.
Selling in Eanes ISD
Houses here get thorough buyer inspections, and on a sixty-year-old system the report will say something about the ducts, the flue or both. Getting it in writing first, with photos, keeps it a known quantity instead of a negotiation.
Houses with several systems of different ages
We price per system and say plainly which ones are worth cleaning and which are past that. On an original system from an addition, sealing and repair usually beats cleaning.
Wood-burning fireplaces in older hillside houses
Many were built before modern liner practice. Before the first cold front the question is not soot, it is whether the flue is sound, and that is a Level 2 look with a camera, not a sweep.
City of West Lake Hills permits
The city reviews exterior work closely, including what goes on a roof. If a cap or a vent hood needs approval, we hand you the spec sheet and a photo for the application.
Getting to West Lake Hills
From Marble Falls
West Lake Hills is about 40 miles from the office, TX-71 east to Bee Cave and then in on Bee Cave Road or Loop 360, roughly fifty minutes. It shares the day with our Bee Cave, Lakeway and Rollingwood work. The one thing we ask about in advance is access: narrow hillside driveways and tight turnarounds decide which truck comes out.
More about what we do in this town on the West Lake Hills page, or read the full chimney sweep service page.
Book a Chimney Sweep in West Lake Hills
We come out to West Lake Hills, 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 West Lake Hills.
What Else We Do
in West Lake Hills
Ducts, dryer vents, chimneys and attic insulation are one crew and one visit. Each has its own West Lake Hills page.
Chimney Sweep in West Lake Hills
Questions
What if the inspection finds a repair?
You get the photographs and a written price for the repair, and nothing is started until you say so. A sweep and a repair are separate lines and separate decisions.
How much does a chimney sweep cost in West Lake Hills?
A chimney sweep in West Lake Hills starts at $165. That covers the sweep and the safety inspection of the flue, damper and firebox, with photographs before and after. Repairs, a new cap or crown work are quoted separately from the photographs.
How often should a chimney be swept?
Once a year for a flue that gets used, and before the first fire of the season rather than after it. If the fireplace is decorative and only burns a few times a winter, an inspection every year and a sweep when the photographs call for it is the honest answer.
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 serve all of West Lake Hills?
Yes, the whole town and the country around it. West Lake Hills is about 40 miles from the office, TX-71 east to Bee Cave and then in on Bee Cave Road or Loop 360, roughly fifty minutes. It shares the day with our Bee Cave, Lakeway and Rollingwood work. The one thing we ask about in advance is access: narrow hillside driveways and tight turnarounds decide which truck comes out.
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 West Lake Hills and one written quote.