Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
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AfterChimney Cleaning Before & After in Denton, TX
Photos don’t lie. We’ve cleaned and inspected more than 38,000 chimneys since 2009, and the camera tells the real story every time. Below you’ll see what our technicians actually found, what we actually did, and what the homeowner walked away with: a written scope, a written price, a photo record, and a chimney that works.
Recent Transformations
Class III Glazed Creosote Removal - Southridge Neighborhood
The homeowner in Southridge smelled smoke in their upstairs hallway every time they ran the fireplace. We found Class III glazed creosote - that’s the hard, shiny, tar-like stuff that forms when wood burns cool and slow - coating more than 60% of the flue liner surface. It’s the most dangerous kind because it ignites at lower temperatures and burns hotter than ordinary soot. We ran a rotary chain-flail system with a HEPA vacuum containment, then camera-scanned the full length to verify bare liner. Written price was $289 before we started. They got the photo record, the scan footage, and a written condition report under Clause 4 of the Haven Standard.
Smoke Chamber Parging & Firebox Rebuild - Oakmont
This Oakmont fireplace hadn’t drawn right since the homeowner bought the house in 2019. The smoke chamber - that’s the upside-down funnel area above the firebox that funnels smoke into the flue - had lost most of its parging, the smooth refractory coating that protects the corbelled brick. Gaps were radiating heat directly into the framing. We rebuilt the firebox floor with HeatShield refractory, then parge-coated the smoke chamber to a smooth UL 1777-compliant finish. Total job: $1,840 with written scope and warranty delivered before anyone touched a trowel. Camera footage showed the before condition and the after cure.
Chimney Cap & Crown Replacement - Robson Ranch
Water was weeping down the face brick in Robson Ranch every hard rain. The crown - the concrete slab that tops the chimney and sheds water away from the flue - had through-cracks and spalling (that’s when the surface flakes off from freeze-thaw cycling, common in Denton County after ice events). The metal cap had rusted through at the mesh. We formed and poured a new 4-inch reinforced crown with a proper drip edge, then installed a Gelco stainless steel cap with 18-gauge lid and 5/8-inch mesh. $647, written price first, photo record after. No more water. Clause 1, Clause 4, done.
Clay Flue Liner Relining - Cooper Creek
The Cooper Creek homeowner had a chimney fire two winters ago and didn’t know it until we camera-scanned. Clay flue tiles were shattered at the smoke shelf with visible gaps opening to the masonry wall - that’s carbon monoxide and creosote leakage into the house structure. We installed a DuraFlex 316Ti stainless flexible liner with ceramic blanket insulation and a custom top plate, sized to the appliance. Full relining ran $2,950 with written scope, material spec, and 20-year warranty. The homeowner watched the camera footage of the cracked tiles, then the pull-through of the new liner. Everything documented under Haven Standard Clause 4.
Prefabricated Fireplace Insert Cleaning - Corinth
This isn’t a masonry job, but it matters just as much. The Corinth homeowner’s gas insert was burning yellow and sooting the glass every two weeks. We found the primary air intake ports packed with ash and pet hair, the burner orifices partially occluded, and the refractory panels cracked from over-firing. We disassembled, cleaned, resealed the gaskets, and reinstalled with proper venting verification. $195, written price before we started. They got the photo record, the combustion check readings, and a note that the refractory panels will need replacement in the next 2-3 years - not now, no upsell, just the fact.
Chimney Sweep & Level 2 Inspection - Historic Downtown Denton District
Historic downtown Denton chimneys are often 80-plus years old with multiple flue adaptations and no documentation. This one was venting a modern gas insert through a 1920s clay flue with an unlined transition at the smoke shelf. We found heavy soot, nesting debris, and deteriorated mortar joints at the third course. We swept to bare liner with rotary brushes and HEPA containment, then ran the NFPA 211 Level 2 inspection: camera scan from firebox to cap, accessible interior and exterior examination, and clearances to combustibles where visible. $265 for sweep plus Level 2. Written report with photo record, code observations, and a straight answer on what can wait versus what needs attention now.
Want Results Like These?
Every job above started the same way: a phone call to a live person, a scheduled appointment, and a written price delivered before any work began. No exceptions, no surprises, no tech in your home quoting after the fact. Call (940) 373-6912 and we’ll book your chimney cleaning or inspection. Estimates are free, and we’ll match any competitor’s written quote with our Free Second Opinion. Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners Denton, serving Denton since 2009.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners Denton, serving Denton since 2009.