When a Hickory Creek chimney leans, leaks, or draws badly, it is rarely random - soil movement opened the mortar, a storm moved the cap, or buildup sat through a mild winter and never got swept. We diagnose it on camera first and repair it with the right materials.
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Sweep, cleaning, repair, leak repair, cap repair and liner repair - the full chimney service list for Hickory Creek, with the same crew and the same free estimates. Below is chimney in Hickory Creek, TX in full — every service, the local conditions and the areas covered.
Sweep & Cleaning
Chimney Sweep
The full professional sweep: rotary brushes scrub the flue from top to bottom while a HEPA vacuum keeps every speck of soot sealed in — the visit that keeps a chimney safe to burn in. A Hickory Creek sweep ends with the crown and flashing checked, not just the flue brushed clean. Chimney Sweep in Hickory Creek, TX runs on one standard: done properly, checked, and shown to you before we leave.
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Sweep & Cleaning
Chimney Cleaning
Creosote, soot and ash removed from the flue, smoke shelf and firebox — the deep clean that kills the campfire smell and the fire risk with it. The crews behind chimney cleaning in Hickory Creek, TX are the same ones who cover the ZIP codes listed below.
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Repair
Chimney Repair
Any chimney, any problem — leaks, cracks, crumbling brick, bad draw. In Hickory Creek, heat-split crowns and storm-loosened flashing top the repair list. Diagnosed on camera first, then repaired properly with the right materials. Chimney Repair in Hickory Creek, TX runs on one standard: done properly, checked, and shown to you before we leave.
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Inspection & Care
Chimney Inspection
A full inspection of flue, liner, cap, crown, flashing and firebox — camera inside the flue, with a plain-language report of what is safe, what is not, and what can wait. Around Hickory Creek, findings are reported plainly: what held through the last storm season, what soil movement has opened, and what needs work before the first cold front. Chimney Inspection in Hickory Creek, TX is one call away, every day of the week.
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Install & Replace
Chimney Cap Installation
A quality stainless cap keeps rain, birds and sparks where they belong. Fitted to your flue, secured properly, and screened against animals. Around Hickory Creek, the screen is the point in summer - wasps, mud daubers and birds look for an open flue, and a fitted cap closes that door. For chimney cap installation in Hickory Creek, TX, one call books the visit and a local tech takes it from there.
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Repair
Chimney Liner Repair
Cracked tiles, gaps at the joints, a liner that is shifting — liner faults found on camera and repaired so hot gases stay inside the Hickory Creek flue where they belong. That is chimney liner repair in Hickory Creek, TX, done the way it should be.
Get a free estimateNeed something else — a damper, a blower, a smoke problem, a bird in the flue? We cover all 27 fireplace specialties. Call (888) 258-0797 and describe it.
A chimney in Hickory Creek is not fighting a long winter - it is fighting clay soil that shifts under the masonry, heavy rain looking for a way in, storm damage up top, and long idle months in between. This is what we actually find, and what we check on every visit.
Much of Texas sits on clay soil that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, so foundations and chimneys move a fraction at a time, season after season. Masonry cannot flex, so the movement opens mortar joints, cracks crowns, and can leave a chimney leaning. We check joints and alignment on every inspection.
Winters here are mild, but the rain is not - long, heavy rains find every weak cap, cracked crown and failed flashing joint in Hickory Creek. Water down the flue rusts the damper, stains the firebox, and soaks masonry that then dries slowly in the heat. We trace leaks from the top down.
A flue that sits unused for months in Hickory Creek is prime shelter: wasps and mud daubers build in the warm, protected chimney, and birds nest on the smoke shelf. Nesting blocks the draft, and lighting a fire under it pushes smoke and carbon monoxide into the room. A screened cap ends the cycle.
Long, hot summers bake chimney crowns, dry out sealants, and age cap metal across Hickory Creek, while sudden downpours test every crack the heat opened. Crowns that looked sound in spring can be split by fall. We check the crown, cap and flashing together, because heat and rain work on all three.
Hickory Creek sits in Denton County, and the ZIP list at the bottom of this page covers 1 serviceable ZIP codes — 75065 through 75065. The closest served neighbors are Lake Dallas, Copper Canyon, Double Oak, and every one of them is covered by the same crews, the same day, under the same number: (888) 258-0797.
Same-day service, free estimates, licensed & insured — and a flue you can see on camera, clean from top to bottom.
Yes - it is one of the main masonry problems we see in Hickory Creek. Clay soil swells when wet and shrinks when dry, moving the footing a fraction at a time. Masonry cannot flex with it, so mortar joints open, crowns crack, and chimneys can lean. Caught early, joint repair holds; ignored, it becomes structural work.
Get it inspected promptly. A lean usually means the soil under one side moved more than the other, and the same movement is cracking mortar and opening the joint where the chimney meets the house. Early movement can often be stabilized with joint and flashing repair; a lean left for years becomes a rebuild.
Creosote and soot deposits absorb moisture and dust while a flue sits idle, and warm air brings the sour, campfire smell down into the room. The smell often means the cap or crown is also letting water in. A cleaning removes the deposits, and an inspection finds where any moisture is entering the system.
Yes. The liner keeps heat and exhaust gases inside the flue and away from the framing and rooms the chimney passes. Shifting masonry cracks clay tiles and opens gaps at the joints, letting both escape where they should never go. Liner faults are invisible from the firebox, which is why we diagnose them on camera first.
That separation usually tracks soil movement: the chimney footing and the house footing moved differently, and the chimney is pulling away. The gap lets rain in at the wall and signals mortar stress through the stack. We inspect the joints, flashing and liner, and tell you plainly what is repairable now and what needs monitoring.
No — and be wary of anyone who does. Every chimney fails differently, so a phone price is a guess that changes at your door. Our estimates are free: a tech looks at the actual problem, then gives you one clear price before any work starts.
Chimney Service Co is a national company with local technicians serving Hickory Creek street addresses across the ZIP codes below — same-day service and free estimates, every day 8 AM – 8 PM. More of Texas is covered from our Texas page. The Hickory Creek list below covers 1 ZIP codes, 75065 through 75065.
Don't see your ZIP? Hickory Creek also uses P.O. Box and single-organization ZIP codes that have no street addresses — call (888) 258-0797 and we will confirm coverage for your street address on the call.
Also serving nearby: Lake Dallas, TX · Copper Canyon, TX · Double Oak, TX · Highland Village, TX · Corinth, TX · Lewisville, TX.
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