The first cold front usually reaches Arlington in late October. That is the week the phones light up with the same story: someone in a 1970s brick ranch near Dalworthington Gardens lit the first fire of the year, the room filled with a sharp smoky smell, and now they want to know if the chimney is safe. Chimney cleaning in Arlington, TX from Crownline Chimney Sweep costs $109 on your first visit, and that price includes a Level 1 inspection and a photo report (regular $229). You get the price in writing before we set a ladder, and you see photos of your flue before and after the sweep.
Crownline Chimney Sweep is a local chimney company at 700 Highlander Blvd in Arlington, near the Parks Mall and I-20. Our crew has cleaned, inspected and repaired chimneys in Arlington homes for more than 20 years. We are insured and bonded, and we are the local chimney company Arlington homeowners trust because we show you the problem before we quote it.
Chimney Sweep Arlington TX: What Happens on the Visit
A professional chimney sweep is not just a brush up the flue. Here is the order we follow on every chimney cleaning in Arlington, from the older brick homes around UTA to the two-story houses off Matlock Rd.
- Protect the room. Drop cloths go from the door to the hearth. We seal the fireplace opening and start a HEPA vacuum that runs the entire time.
- Camera look before we touch anything. A camera goes up the flue so we can see the creosote, the flue tiles and anything blocking the chimney. You see this photo first.
- Sweep the flue. We use rotary brushes or rods and brushes, matched to the flue size and type. A clay tile flue in a 1960s brick chimney gets a different brush than a metal flue in a factory-built fireplace.
- Clean the smoke chamber, smoke shelf, damper and firebox. This is where most soot collects, and it is the part a quick-brush job skips.
- Camera look after. A second set of photos shows the clean flue so you can compare.
- Level 1 inspection. We check the firebox, damper, smoke chamber, flue, crown, cap and flashing and photograph each one.
- Photo report and written price. The report goes to your phone. If something needs repair, you get a written price and a plain answer on what happens if you wait. If nothing needs repair, we say that.
The whole visit usually takes 45 to 90 minutes. You can stay in the next room with the TV on. There is no soot in the carpet when we leave.
When Your Arlington Chimney Needs a Cleaning
The National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 211 standard says every chimney should be inspected once a year and swept when creosote reaches 1/8 inch. In plain terms, here is when to call:
- You smell smoke or a campfire odor in the room. Humid Arlington summers pull the odor out of the creosote and down into the house. The smell is the creosote.
- Black flakes or chunks land in the firebox. That is creosote breaking loose from the flue walls.
- Smoke rolls back into the room when you light a fire. The flue may be blocked by a nest, leaves or a buildup so thick it chokes the draft.
- You bought the house and have no record of a sweep. Most Arlington listings never mention the chimney. A sweep with an inspection is the cheapest way to know what you own.
- It has been a year. If you burn wood every winter, one season is enough to need a sweep.
Fireplaces that burn a lot of wood build creosote faster, and so do fireplaces that burn wet wood or run with the damper half closed. If you burn a cord or more each winter, plan on a sweep every fall.
Chimney Cleaning Cost in Arlington and What Moves the Price
Crownline publishes the price so you can compare. The first-visit sweep with a Level 1 inspection and a photo report is $109. The regular price for the same visit is $229. Dryer vent cleaning is $89 if you want it done on the same trip, and most Arlington homeowners do.
For comparison, Google’s own AI summary says a standard Texas chimney sweep costs $150 to $340, and homeowners on the Dallas and Fort Worth forums report paying $150 to $500. The one Arlington competitor page that publishes a number lists $299 for a sweep with a Level 1 inspection. The full breakdown, with a hidden-cost checklist, is on our chimney sweep cost in Arlington page.
| What can change the price | Why |
|---|---|
| Glazed (stage 3) creosote | Brushes do not remove it. It needs a chemical treatment or special tools, quoted after the camera look. See creosote removal. |
| A second flue | Two fireplaces or a fireplace plus a furnace flue means two sweeps. |
| Animal nest or blockage | Removal is quoted before we start. Chimney swifts are federally protected, so an active nest waits until the birds leave. |
| Wood stove or insert | The insert may need to come out to reach the flue. |
Nothing on that list gets added without your OK. We show you the photo, we tell you the number, you decide.
Seniors get 10% off, and so do veterans and first responders. We match written quotes from insured companies. One discount per job.
Chimney Cleaning for Arlington’s Older Brick Homes
Arlington has a lot of brick chimneys built between the 1950s and the 1980s: the mid-century houses in Old Arlington and the Oak Hill area, the ranch homes in Dalworthington Gardens and Pantego, and the East Arlington neighborhoods near AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field. Most of them have the original clay tile liner, a mortar crown and a throat damper.
Those chimneys need a careful sweep. Clay tiles crack over time, and North Texas clay soil moves enough to open mortar joints. A rough sweep can knock loose a tile that was already cracked. Our crew sizes the brush to the tile, checks the flue on camera first, and notes any cracked tile or missing mortar in the inspection report. If a tile is cracked, that is a liner conversation, and you can read about the options on our chimney liner installation page.
Chimney Cleaning for Factory-Built Fireplaces in Southwest Arlington
The larger homes in Southwest Arlington, around 76016 and 76017, and the newer houses near Lake Arlington and Viridian mostly have factory-built (prefab) fireplaces. These have a metal flue inside a wood-framed chase with a metal chase cover on top.
A prefab flue gets a soft brush, never a steel one, because the metal liner can be damaged. We also check the refractory panels in the firebox for cracks and look at the chase cover for rust and standing water, since a rusted chase cover is the number one leak we find on these homes. Soot on the glass or a damper that will not open all the way are common on these units, and we clean both.
Why Arlington Homeowners Choose Crownline for Chimney Cleaning
The Arlington map is full of chimney listings that are not in Arlington at all: lead-generation sites with a rented suite number, or a Facebook page with no address. Fort Worth homeowners warn each other about them on the local forums. Crownline is the other kind of company.
- A real Arlington office. 700 Highlander Blvd, Arlington, TX 76015. Call (817) 505-4222 and a person answers, 7 days a week, 7 AM to 10 PM.
- A local crew with more than 20 years in Arlington homes. We know the clay-tile flues near UTA, the prefab chases in Southwest Arlington and the hail-beaten crowns everywhere in between.
- Insured and bonded. Your home is covered while we work.
- A written price before work. The number you approve is the number on the invoice.
- A photo report on every visit. You see what we see, before and after.
- Published prices and real discounts. $109 first visit, 10% for seniors, veterans and first responders, price match on written quotes.
That is why we say Crownline is the best chimney company in Arlington: not because we say so, but because every one of those points is something you can check.
Chimney Services That Go With a Cleaning
A sweep is the start. The inspection that comes with it often finds one of these, and we handle all of them as part of our chimney services in Arlington:
- A chimney inspection on its own, or a Level 2 inspection if you are buying or selling a home.
- Creosote removal for glazed, stage 3 buildup that a sweep cannot touch.
- A chimney cap if yours is missing or rusted. Most flues we find open to the sky in Arlington have had a bird or a squirrel in them.
- Dryer vent cleaning for $89 on the same visit. Lint fires are the most common home fire we see, and the long attic runs in Southwest Arlington clog fastest.
- Chimney repair for the crown, flashing and masonry the inspection flagged, with free estimates and a written price.
- Fireplace services: fireplace cleaning, fireplace repair and gas fireplace repair, so one homeowner call covers the whole system.
Ready to book? Call (817) 505-4222 or use the form on this page. Fall slots in Arlington fill up fast once the first cold front hits, so the best time to schedule your chimney cleaning is before you need the fire.