Masonry repair
Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
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Trusted Chimney Repair for Fort Worth Homeowners
Chimney repair in Fort Worth is rarely a single fix. It’s usually a combination of small failures that compound: a cracked crown letting water into the masonry, a rusted damper that won’t close, a spalled brick face that’s losing its protective skin. Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth handles our Chimney Repair in Fort Worth for the whole stack, from the cap at the top to the cleanout door at the base. We’ve served Fort Worth homeowners since 2002 under the Garrison Partners family of independently owned chimney service companies, which means every repair we quote carries The Garrison Standard: a written price before work starts and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If you’re seeing water stains, crumbling mortar, or smoke backing into the house, call (682) 255-2144. Hank Delano and our background-checked technicians will tell you exactly what’s wrong, what it costs, and what happens if we don’t get it right.
Chimney Cap Installation
Chimney Cap Installation is the process of fitting a protective cover over the top of your flue to keep rain, animals, and debris from entering the chimney. In Fort Worth, where spring storms and grackle seasons are both intense, an uncapped flue is an open invitation for water damage and nesting birds. A properly installed cap also acts as a spark arrestor, which matters during North Texas burn bans and dry winters. Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth installs caps from Olympia Chimney and Copperfield, specified by flue size and roof pitch, not by what’s on the truck. Typical cap installation runs $275 to $650, installed, and the price is on paper before we begin.
When Fort Worth Homes Need a Cap
You need a cap if you have an open terra cotta tile flue and you’ve heard animals in the chimney, or if you notice water pooling in the firebox after heavy rain. Uncapped flues also let downdrafts push smoke into living spaces. We see it most often in older Ridglea and Berkeley Place homes where caps were never part of the original construction.
What We Use and Why It Lasts
We specify stainless steel or copper caps, with stainless as the default for durability and copper requested when the homeowner wants the patina to blend with a metal roof. Both are through-fastened to the crown with masonry anchors, not just glued on. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every cap installation for a full year.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Cap Replacement
Chimney Cap Replacement is swapping out a cap that has rusted through, blown off in a storm, or been damaged by hail, which Fort Worth gets plenty of. A failed cap is not a cosmetic problem. Once it’s gone, your flue is exposed to everything: rain, squirrels, leaves, and the occasional firebrand from a neighbor’s pit. Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth replaces caps on any masonry or prefab chimney, and we won’t tell you to replace the whole unit if only the cap is bad. Expect $300 to $700 for a typical single-flue replacement, with the exact number written before we start. We can usually replace a cap the same day we inspect it.
Signs Your Cap Is Done
Look for rust streaks on the crown, a cap that’s loose enough to rattle in high wind, or a lid missing entirely. You may also find water in the firebox after a hard rain, or hear birds inside the flue. Any of those means the cap is no longer doing its job.
Replacement Materials We Recommend
Most Fort Worth homes do best with a stainless steel cap from Olympia Chimney, which holds up to our hot summers and hailstorms better than painted steel. If the flue is oversized or has an unusual shape, we’ll spec a custom Copperfield cap and have it fabricated before the install date. Either way, the part number and price are in your written quote.
Chimney Liner Installation
Chimney Liner Installation is replacing or adding the inner liner that channels smoke and combustion gases safely out of the house. A compromised liner is the most serious repair a chimney can need, because it puts carbon monoxide and fire where they don’t belong. In Fort Worth’s older brick homes, clay tile liners crack over time from thermal stress and settling. Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth installs DuraFlex stainless steel liners and HeatShield ceramic resurfacing systems, chosen by what the existing flue can support. Full liner installation typically runs $2,500 to $6,500, and the scope is camera-verified before any number is written. You’ll see exactly what we see.
When You Need a New Liner
You need a liner if our camera inspection shows cracked flue tiles, gaps between tile sections, or a liner that has separated from the masonry. You may also notice flaky bits of clay in the firebox, smoke odors in the house, or a water heater that vents through the same chimney and backdrafts. These are not cosmetic issues, and they don’t wait.
How We Install It
We measure the flue, select the correct DuraFlex liner diameter, and pull it through from the top, insulating where the chimney is exterior and exposed to Fort Worth temperature swings. The liner is connected to the appliance with a proper tee and cap, and the whole install is documented with before and after photos. Every liner installation carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Chimney Flashing Repair
Chimney Flashing Repair is fixing the metal seal where the chimney meets the roofline, which is the most common source of roof leaks in Fort Worth homes. Flashing fails when roofing nails pull loose, the sealant dries out and cracks, or hail dents the metal enough to open a gap. Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth repairs and replaces flashing using step flashing, counter flashing, and ice-and-water shield as the situation demands. A typical flashing repair runs $450 to $1,200 depending on how many sides are leaking and how much roof material must be lifted. We won’t caulk over a structural problem and call it done.
What a Bad Flashing Looks Like
Inside, you’ll see water stains on the ceiling near the chimney, peeling paint on the chimney chase, or drips in the attic after a storm. Outside, the flashing may be lifted, rusted, or buried under a layer of silicone from a previous patch job. The source is almost always where the flashing meets the brick, not the brick itself.
Our Repair Method
We cut the old sealant, remove the damaged flashing, and install new metal that’s counter-flashed into the mortar joints, then sealed with a polyurethane sealant rated for Fort Worth’s UV exposure. The roof-side materials are matched to your existing shingles or metal. We take photos of the finished work so you can see the fix without climbing a ladder.
Chimney Crown Repair
Chimney Crown Repair is restoring the concrete slab that caps the top of the chimney, the first line of defense against water soaking into the brick and mortar below. A cracked or eroded crown lets water run down the inside of the chimney, where it freezes, thaws, and breaks the masonry apart. In Fort Worth, crown damage is endemic, because our freeze-thaw cycles are less frequent but still forceful, and our summers bake concrete until it shrinks. Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth repairs crowns using a proper concrete resurfacing compound or full replacement when the crown has broken into pieces. Repairs run $700 to $1,800 depending on crown size and damage depth, quoted in writing before work begins.
Why Crowns Fail in North Texas
Most older Fort Worth chimneys were built with a thin mortar wash on top, not a real concrete crown, and mortar wash cracks in less than a decade. Add hail and hard rain, and the cracks widen until water moves freely into the chimney. A crown should overhang the brick by at least two inches, and most original crowns don’t.
How We Repair It
We remove loose material, form the crown at the proper slope and overhang, and pour or trowel a structured resurfacing compound that sheds water away from the flue. If the crown is too far gone, we remove and repour it in sections so it cures without cracking. Every crown repair is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise for a full year.
Chimney Repair Companies
Chimney Repair Companies in Fort Worth are not hard to find, but they’re hard to tell apart until the invoice arrives. The difference at Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth is that the price is written before any work starts, and the guarantee is written on the same page. We’re a Garrison Partners company, founded in 2002, which means we operate under The Garrison Standard: background-checked techs, uniformed crews, a live person on the phone around the clock, and a full-year guarantee on every repair. Hank Delano runs our Fort Worth operation with a simple rule: if we can’t show you the problem on camera, we don’t recommend the fix. You’ll never be asked to approve a liner replacement you can’t see the reason for.
What to Ask Any Chimney Company
Ask whether the quote is written before the appointment, whether the technicians are background-checked, and whether the guarantee is printed on the invoice or just spoken. A company that won’t put the price on paper is telling you something about how they handle surprises. We put every number in writing before a single tool comes off the truck.
Why Fort Worth Homeowners Choose Flint
Our customers in Fort Worth and the surrounding suburbs stay with us because the second visit is free if a covered repair fails within the year. That’s not a sales line. It’s written into the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and we honor it without argument. Most of our repair work comes from homeowners who found us after another company left them guessing.
Chimney Masonry Repair
Chimney Masonry Repair is the restoration of the brick, mortar, and concrete structure that holds your chimney together. Masonry problems start small, a hairline crack here, a spalled brick face there, and accelerate once water gets inside the wall. Fort Worth’s clay-heavy soils also settle unevenly, which puts stress on chimney foundations and causes stair-step cracks in the brick. Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth performs Mortar Repointing, brick replacement, crown rebuilding, and full chimney rebuilds when the structure demands it. Small masonry repairs start around $600, and full rebuilds run $5,000 to $15,000 depending on height and access. Every scope is camera-documented, and every price is written before work starts.
What Spalling Looks Like
Spalling Brick Repair is needed when the brick face flakes or pops off in layers, leaving a soft, crumbly surface underneath. You’ll see brick pieces in the yard or on the roof, and the chimney will look like it’s shedding. This is not a surface issue, once the face is gone, the softer interior of the brick absorbs water fast and the damage spreads.
How We Rebuild and Restore
We remove damaged brick, repoint the joints with mortar matched to the original composition and hardness, and replace any brick that has lost its structural integrity. If the chimney has shifted or the firebox is damaged, we’ll rebuild the firebox with proper refractory brick rated for high heat. You get before and after photos of every repair, so you can see the work without renting a ladder.
Brands We Service
Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth works with the chimney product brands we specify by job, and we stand behind the products we install. We install Olympia Chimney caps and dampers regularly because their stainless steel holds up to North Texas hail better than the painted steel some contractors use. Their multi-flue caps are a common choice for Fort Worth homes with two flues side by side.
For liners we use DuraFlex stainless steel and the HeatShield ceramic resurfacing system. DuraFlex is our default for full liner replacements, because it’s a continuous stainless tube with no seams to open up under thermal stress. HeatShield lets us resurface cracked clay tile flues with a ceramic coating when a full liner isn’t needed, which preserves the original flue diameter and usually saves money compared to a full liner. We also work with Gelco and Copperfield products where the job calls for them. Whether you have one of these brands installed or something a previous contractor put in, we can service it.
See the difference
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AfterSigns You Need a Pro Right Now
- Water in the firebox after rain. This is the clearest sign your cap, crown, or flashing has failed. Water inside the chimney accelerates every other problem, from rusted dampers to cracked flue tiles, so it’s worth a call before the next storm.
- Smoke backing into the house. If your fireplace smokes more than it used to, something has changed: a clogged flue, a failed damper, or a downdraft from a damaged cap. Smoke in the living space also means carbon monoxide is in the living space, which is not something to wait on.
- Crumbling mortar or flaking brick on the chimney exterior. Masonry that is spalling or losing its mortar joints is structurally weakening. Fort Worth’s clay soil and freeze-thaw cycles push this hard, and the longer it goes, the more expensive the rebuild.
- Animal noises in the chimney. Raccoons, squirrels, and chimney swifts all make homes in uncapped flues. Their nesting material blocks the flue and can ignite, and their droppings carry histoplasmosis. A cap installation ends it.
- Rust streaks on the chimney or cap. Rust means metal is failing, usually a cap or damper, and the stain shows water is getting somewhere it shouldn’t. Once the lid goes, everything below it is exposed.
Our Process, Step by Step
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Inspection and camera documentation. We inspect the full chimney, top to bottom, and send a camera up the flue so we can see the liner condition in real time. You see the footage. If there’s a problem, you see it on the screen, not just hear about it.
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Written quote before any work. After the inspection, you get a written price for exactly the work we recommend. Nothing starts until you approve it, and the number you approve is the number on the invoice. No change orders, no surprise line items.
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Scheduled repair with a uniformed tech. You’ll know who is coming and when. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they arrive inside the window we give you. The truck is stocked with the materials we quoted, not whatever was left from the last job.
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The repair, done to The Garrison Standard. We complete the work the way the quote describes, using the brands we specified by name, and we take photos of the finished repair. If we find a problem we didn’t quote, we stop and call you. We don’t expand scope without written approval.
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Written guarantee and cleanup. Every repair comes with the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing, valid for one full year from the service date. We leave the work area clean, and if a covered repair fails within the year, we come back at no charge. No argument, no second invoice.
How Much Does Chimney Repair Cost in Fort Worth?
Chimney repair in Fort Worth ranges widely, and how much Chimney Repair costs depends on whether it’s a cap replacement or a full masonry rebuild, which are different jobs with different stakes. A typical cap installation or replacement runs $275 to $700. Flashing repair runs $450 to $1,200 depending on how many sides are leaking. Crown repair runs $700 to $1,800. Liner installation runs $2,500 to $6,500 depending on flue height and liner diameter. Full masonry rebuilds start around $5,000 and can reach $15,000 for tall chimneys with difficult access. The single biggest factor is water damage depth: a chimney that leaked for one season may need a crown repair, while one that leaked for five years may need a liner, a crown rebuild, and several courses of brick replaced.
Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth charges a written price before any work starts, and that price is firm. The best way to avoid overpaying in this market is to insist on camera evidence and a written scope. If a company won’t show you the crack, don’t pay to fix it. Our free estimate includes the full inspection, the camera footage, and the written quote. You’ll know the number before you decide anything, and the estimate carries no obligation to proceed.
Our Service Area Near Fort Worth
Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth serves the whole Fort Worth metro, including Chimney Repair in North Richland Hills and Chimney Repair in Haltom City. We also regularly work in Watauga, Southlake, Hurst, Crowley, Richland Hills, Everman, Sansom Park, River Oaks, and Lake Worth. Most of our Fort Worth repair calls are scheduled within two to five business days, and our phone line is answered by a live person around the clock. Call (682) 255-2144 to check availability in your neighborhood. You can also see our full home page for all service areas and scheduling information.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
Chimney repair is any work that restores the structural, functional, or safety integrity of a chimney. That includes cap replacement, liner installation, flashing repair, crown repair, tuckpointing, brick replacement, and damper repair. A chimney repair company in Fort Worth should inspect the flue with a camera, show you the problem, and give you a written price before starting any work.
Most repairs take between two and six hours on site, depending on what’s being fixed. A cap replacement is usually under two hours, while a liner installation can take a full day. Masonry rebuilds are scheduled as multi-day jobs. Hank Delano and the team give you a clear time window before any work is booked, and our technicians arrive inside that window.
Most Fort Worth chimney repairs fall between $275 and $6,500 depending on scope. Cap work runs $275 to $700, flashing $450 to $1,200, crown repair $700 to $1,800, and liner installation $2,500 to $6,500. Full masonry rebuilds are priced by the job and quoted in writing before work begins. Call (682) 255-2144 for a free written estimate with no obligation.
Yes. We install and service Olympia Chimney and Copperfield caps regularly, and we can replace a failed cap from either brand with the correct model for your flue size. We also work with DuraFlex and HeatShield liners, and Gelco products where the job calls for them. If you’re not sure what brand you have, we’ll identify it during the inspection.
We handle urgent repairs like water pouring into the house, strong smoke backdraft, or a storm that has left the chimney open to rain. Our phone line is answered by a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so you’ll talk to a human, not a voicemail tree, when you call. We’ll tell you what can wait and what can’t, and we’ll get you on the schedule honestly, without urgency games.
Every repair from Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise, a written guarantee valid for one full year from the service date. If a covered repair fails within that year, we return at no charge. That’s not a verbal assurance; it’s printed on your invoice. The guarantee covers the work we performed and the materials we installed.
Clear the area around the fireplace so our technicians have room to work, and move anything breakable away from the hearth. If you have pets, secure them in a separate room while we’re on site. The inspection itself takes about an hour, and you’re welcome to watch the camera footage with us. That’s the best way to understand what we’re recommending and why.
Schedule Your Chimney Repair Service in Fort Worth Today
If your chimney is leaking, smoking, crumbling, or making animal noises, the cheapest fix is the one you schedule now, before another Fort Worth storm drives the water deeper. Call (682) 255-2144 for a free, no-obligation estimate with camera inspection and a written price before any work begins. Hank Delano and the Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth crew stand behind every repair with the 365-Day Done Right Promise. You’ll know the price, the scope, and the guarantee in writing before a single tool comes off the truck.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Co Fort Worth, serving Fort Worth since 2002.