Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
Masonry repair
Gas fireplace serviceLevel 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.
Fast, Reliable Chimney Repair Across Englewood
If you live in Englewood, CO, and your chimney has started leaking, smoking, or venting an odor you can’t place, the cause is usually older than the house’s last remodel. This city’s brick chimneys were built in an era before modern venting standards, and the fix is rarely the same as it is in a newer suburb. We work on these chimneys often, from the blocks off South Broadway to the Tudor cottages deep in Old Englewood. Our technicians have up to 14 years of experience reading exactly this kind of masonry. Call (888) 320-6023. We answer 24/7, with fast dispatch from 7am to 7pm.
Why Englewood Homeowners Call Oasis Chimney Sweep for Chimney Repair
Word travels in a city this size. Most of our Englewood calls come from homeowners who want a straight answer about an old flue, not a sales pitch attached to a cleaning. We handle the sweep, the inspection, and the repair under one contractor, so nobody hands you off mid-problem or sends you looking for a mason who never saw the original footage.
That matters more here than in a lot of places. In Old Englewood and along South Broadway, we routinely run into original 1920s brick chimneys that were built with no flue liner at all and then retrofitted to gas fireplaces decades later. A routine cleaning on those stacks is really a safety inspection in disguise. We tell you that up front.
When we recommend work, we show you the camera footage first. We’re authorized to work with professional-grade product lines – DuraFlex liners, HeatShield’s ceramic resurfacing, Copperfield and Famco components – because the right material for these older flues isn’t the cheapest one on the shelf. That’s the standard we hold ourselves to in Englewood, and it’s why the callbacks stay low and the referrals keep coming.
Styles & brands we work with
- Sweep & inspection
- Caps & crowns
- Flue relining
- Masonry repair
- Gas fireplace service
Chimney Liner Installation in Englewood
Chimney Liner Installation in Englewood is usually the real work behind a “cleaning” visit, because so many of this city’s 1920s single-wythe brick chimneys were built without a liner and later put into service venting a gas appliance. A proper reline means sizing a stainless system to whatever is actually running in that flue, then installing it so the appliance vents the way it was designed to. We use DuraFlex flexible liner systems for exactly this – they fit the irregular, sometimes off-plumb flue shapes you find in older Englewood masonry, where a rigid liner simply won’t seat. Typical liner installation in Englewood runs $2,800 to $6,500 depending on flue height, appliance type, and whether the crown and flashing need attention at the same time. The written estimate sets the final price.
Sizing the Liner to the Appliance
A gas log set, a furnace, and a wood-burning insert all need different flue capacities, and an oversized liner drafts poorly while an undersized one is unsafe. We size to the appliance actually venting into the stack, not the one that was there in 1958. That requires a Level 2 camera inspection before any liner is ordered.
What the Camera Shows Before We Quote
We run a camera down the flue and show you the footage on the spot: cracked clay tiles, gaps at the joints, mortar missing between brick courses. Nothing gets recommended until you’ve seen the condition yourself. That’s the piece most homeowners say they never got from a previous sweep.
Chimney Flashing Repair in Englewood
Chimney Flashing Repair in Englewood comes up constantly once the spring moisture arrives, because the metal collar where the stack meets the roof is the first place a Front Range winter finds a weak seam. Flashing pulls away from brick, seals fail, and water tracks down into the attic or behind the ceiling. Repairing it means resetting the flashing into the masonry, sealing the counter-flashing, and confirming the roof-to-chimney joint sheds water the way it should. Typical flashing repair in Englewood runs $400 to $900, and it’s some of the least expensive work you can do to prevent a much larger masonry bill later.
Why Roof-Seam Leaks Read as Chimney Leaks
Homeowners often call about a ceiling stain and assume the flue is the problem. Sometimes it is the flashing, sometimes it’s a cracked crown letting water in at the top of the stack. We check both before quoting anything, because repairing the wrong one just moves the leak.
Freeze-Thaw and the Flashing Edge
At roughly 5,300 feet on the Front Range, water gets into a failed flashing seam, freezes overnight, and pries the metal a little further open each cycle. A small gap in October is a real leak by February. Getting the flashing sealed before the hard freezes is the whole point.
Trusted Brands We Service in Englewood
The product lines we specify aren’t generic. We’re authorized to work with DuraFlex for flexible relining, HeatShield for ceramic resurfacing when a flue can be restored instead of replaced, and Copperfield and Famco for components that meet the standard older Englewood chimneys need. These are the brands professional chimney contractors rely on, and they’re what we put in the stack. We don’t keep a warehouse or stock parts – each job is ordered to fit the flue we measured. That means the material matches your chimney rather than whatever happened to be on hand, and we schedule the install once it’s in.
Common Chimney Repair Problems We See in Englewood Homes
- Unlined 1920s chimneys venting gas appliances. Original single-wythe brick stacks in Old Englewood and off South Broadway were built with no liner and later drafted into service for gas logs or a furnace. Combustion products move through an unprotected stack, which is a venting problem, not a sweep problem.
- Clay-tile flues cracked by freeze-thaw. Spring moisture wicks into the tile joints, freezes, and opens cracks that let creosote and water migrate into the surrounding brick. Once moisture gets behind the tile, the mortar starts going with it.
- Spalling mortar and a cracked crown. The classic Englewood failure starts as a hairline crack at the top of the stack, lets water in, and ends as full masonry repair after a few winters. Catching the crown early is what keeps it small.
- Failed flashing at the roof line. Older brick chimneys and their roof seams take the brunt of Front Range snowmelt, and a pulled flashing collar is the most common source of a ceiling stain that gets blamed on the flue.
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AfterPricing for Chimney Repair in Englewood, CO
Straight numbers, since you deserve them before we show up. A typical flashing repair in Englewood runs $400 to $900. Mortar repointing and tuckpointing on an older stack usually lands between $600 and $1,800 depending on how much of the chimney face needs attention. Crown repair runs $350 to $800. A full stainless reline typically runs $2,800 to $6,500, and HeatShield ceramic resurfacing, when the flue qualifies for restoration instead of full relining, often comes in below that. What moves the price is flue height, appliance type, and how much masonry the freeze-thaw damage has already reached. The estimate is free and the written estimate sets the final price – no surprises added afterward.
We Also Serve Cities Near Englewood
We work throughout Englewood and the surrounding area, including Sheridan, Columbine, Edgewater, and Ken Caryl. If your chimney sits just over the city line, the same inspection and repair process applies. Our chimney repair team covers the full lifecycle – sweep, inspection, and repair – in one visit wherever you are nearby.
Serving Englewood, CO – Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Englewood and nearby communities. Use the map below to see the area we cover. If you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Chimney Repair in Englewood
Because that chimney was likely built with no flue liner at all, and a gas appliance venting into an unlined stack is a safety issue a cleaning can’t fix. In Old Englewood and the blocks off South Broadway, these are original 1920s single-wythe brick chimneys retrofitted to gas decades ago. Sweeping removes creosote; it doesn’t give the appliance a rated flue. Call (888) 320-6023 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
You know because you see the footage before anyone quotes a repair. We run a Level 2 camera inspection and show you the cracked tiles, the missing mortar, the failed crown – whatever is actually there. If the chimney can safely wait, we say so. Nothing gets recommended without camera evidence you can look at yourself. Call (888) 320-6023 to book the inspection.
It cracks it, then widens the crack a little more each winter until water is running into the masonry below. Englewood sits at roughly 5,300 feet, where spring moisture gets into a hairline crown crack, freezes overnight, and pries it open. A crown that’s caught early is a modest repair; one that’s been through several seasons is masonry work. Call (888) 320-6023 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Usually a liner or HeatShield resurfacing solves it without rebuilding, as long as the surrounding brick is still sound. HeatShield’s ceramic system restores a flue from the inside when the tiles are cracked but the structure holds; a stainless DuraFlex liner is the right call when the flue needs a new rated passage. Rebuilding is reserved for chimneys where the brick itself has failed. Call (888) 320-6023 and we’ll show you which one your flue actually needs.
Yes, and arguably more so, because gas appliances vent combustion products and moisture into that stack every time they run. A wood-only chimney gets checked for creosote; a gas-vented one gets checked for a liner rated to the appliance and for moisture damage in the masonry. Skipping it means finding out about a failed flue the hard way. Call (888) 320-6023 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Book Your Englewood Chimney Repair
Whether you’re in a 1920s bungalow off South Broadway or a post-war ranch deeper into Englewood, the first step is the same: a camera inspection that shows you what’s actually inside the flue. From there we quote the repair that fits, using DuraFlex, HeatShield, Copperfield, and Famco where they’re the right material for the job. Call (888) 320-6023 for a free estimate. We answer 24/7, with fast dispatch from 7am to 7pm, Sunday through Friday.
Written by the team at Oasis Chimney Sweep.