Chimney Sweep
in Wimberley, TX
Chimney sweep in Wimberley, 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 Wimberley Homes
Need a Chimney Sweep
Older buildings here have real masonry flues, often unlined, sometimes shared, and almost always fitted with heating equipment they were not built for. That combination is exactly where an inspection matters more than a price list.
Where a building is let out to visitors the stakes are higher again, because the person lighting the fire has never used that fireplace before. A dated report with photographs is what insurers and booking platforms ask for, and it is what we leave.
In Wimberley that shows up across cabins and houses along the Blanco River and Cypress Creek and hillside properties on the ridges alike.
Our Wimberley
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 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.
The hearth and the surround
Soot marks above the opening, a scorched mantel or a cracked hearth tile all say something about how the fireplace is behaving. We note them and photograph them.
We look before we sweep
Camera and light up the flue, a look at the damper, the smoke shelf and the firebox. You see the photographs before anyone opens a bag.
Dust control first
Sheets over the hearth, a sealed vacuum at the opening. The room is the same when we leave as when we arrived.
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.
What a Chimney Sweep
Costs in Wimberley
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
Wimberley Team
Ready to book in Wimberley? +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 Wimberley 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.
Wimberley is sixty-one miles from the office by US 281, US 290 and RM 12, about an hour and twenty minutes. Every Wimberley 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
Wimberley Homes
Six things the crew photographs most often on Wimberley inspections. If one of them sounds like your house, the inspection is free and the fix is priced in writing.
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.
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.
A Return Pulling Air From the Attic
An unsealed return plenum draws hot attic air and everything in it straight past the filter. Sealing it is usually cheaper than cleaning the system twice a year.
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.
Wasps and Birds in Hoods and Caps
A dryer hood with a stuck flap and an uncapped flue are the two most inviting openings on the house. We clear them and fit screens rather than clean the same nest twice.
Chimney Sweep Before
& After
Photos by our crew on the job. Nothing staged.
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BeforeAfterBeforeAfterLocal Rules and Paperwork
in Wimberley
Things Wimberley 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.
Cedar season
Between December and February the return and the plenum hold what the filter did not catch. We photograph them so you can see whether cleaning is worth it in your house.
Guest cottages and short lets
A dated record for the dryer vent and the fireplace is what platforms and insurers ask for, and turnover here is high enough to keep it current.
Cabins near the water
Houses close to the creek and the river hold humidity. Damp in the return is a different problem from dust and gets a different answer.
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 Wimberley
From Marble Falls
Wimberley is sixty-one miles from the office by US 281, US 290 and RM 12, about an hour and twenty minutes. It is a planned trip, so we look at the whole property on one visit.
More about what we do in this town on the Wimberley page, or read the full chimney sweep service page.
Book a Chimney Sweep in Wimberley
We come out to Wimberley, 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 Wimberley.
What Else We Do
in Wimberley
Ducts, dryer vents, chimneys and attic insulation are one crew and one visit. Each has its own Wimberley page.
Chimney Sweep in Wimberley
Questions
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 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.
Do you serve all of Wimberley?
Yes, the whole town and the country around it. Wimberley is sixty-one miles from the office by US 281, US 290 and RM 12, about an hour and twenty minutes. It is a planned trip, so we look at the whole property on one visit.
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 Wimberley and one written quote.