Masonry repair
Sweep & inspection
Caps & crowns
Flue relining
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 Fireplace Repair Across Kennedale
Fireplace repair in Kennedale usually costs between $165 and $900 depending on what’s actually wrong, and most jobs are finished in a single visit. We work on masonry fireplaces, gas logs, inserts, dampers, fireboxes, and pilot assemblies all over the city, from the larger lots off Little School Road to the established neighborhoods near Kennedale Junior High. If you’ve noticed a damper that won’t close, bricks spalling inside the firebox, or a gas starter that clicks without lighting, give us a call at (682) 382-9934 and we’ll send a technician who knows exactly what Kennedale chimneys deal with.
Kennedale’s housing stock is unique in this part of Tarrant County. The city is full of custom-built, single-family homes from the 1970s through the early 2000s, and many of them sit on larger lots with mature trees and stacked firewood nearby. That means multiple fireplaces on a single property, shared chimney structures, masonry work that’s now forty years old, and flues that were modified when owners added rooms. We plan our Kennedale calls around those realities rather than assuming every chimney is a standard suburban unit.
Why Kindling Chimney Fort Worth Is Kennedale’s Preferred Fireplace Repair Company
Kennedale homeowners call us because our technicians understand what happens to a masonry chimney in this climate. Hot, humid summers open hairline cracks in crowns and caps. Mild winters mean fireplaces sit unused for months, giving squirrels and wasps time to nest in flues. Then the first freeze hits, someone lights a fire, and a damper that was quietly warping for years suddenly won’t close. We show up ready for that sequence, and we explain it plainly instead of pushing a full rebuild.
Every Kennedale call starts with a written price before any work begins. That’s part of the Cedarwell Care Promise. Our crews arrive in uniform, put down shoe covers and drop cloths before touching anything, and take a photo of the clean-up before they leave. We work on what the camera inspection shows, not on guesswork. Danny Cortes leads our team with a simple rule: if we can’t show you the problem on video, we don’t ask you to pay to fix it.
And a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (682) 382-9934. No voicemail tree. If you’re in Kennedale and your chimney is doing something odd, you can call at 9 p.m. on a Sunday and a person picks up. Every repair is backed by our 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it isn’t right, we make it right. That’s the whole sentence.
Styles & brands we work with
Fireplace Insert Installation in Kennedale
Fireplace Insert Installation is one of the most common requests we get from Kennedale homeowners who want to turn a drafty, rarely-used masonry fireplace into a reliable heat source. The job involves placing a sealed, high-efficiency insert inside the existing firebox, connecting it to a properly sized flue liner, and verifying draft with a Level 2 camera inspection before the first burn.
In Kennedale, a custom home with a large living room fireplace often has a flue that was built for open wood burning, not for a modern insert. That matters because an insert changes how exhaust draws through the chimney. We size the liner to the insert’s output, not just the width of the old clay flue. A typical insert installation in Kennedale runs $1,800 to $4,200 depending on the unit and the liner condition, and we always show you the camera footage before recommending anything.
Liners and Draft
Most Kennedale insert jobs require a stainless steel liner, even when the existing clay flue looks fine to the naked eye. Clay tiles crack in ways you can’t see from the firebox. We don’t skip the camera because we don’t want to install a $2,500 appliance and then find out the draft is blocked three feet up.
When Inserts Make Sense Here
If you burn wood only a few times each winter in a large Kennedale home, an insert changes the math. It burns cleaner, holds heat longer, and keeps warm air from being pulled out of the room when the fire dies down. For families with kids and pets, the sealed glass front is also worth mentioning. No embers popping onto the hearth.
Gas Fireplace Installation in Kennedale
Gas Fireplace Installation in Kennedale is common in homes that started with wood-burning masonry fireplaces and later converted to gas logs, or in additions built during the 1990s when vented gas units were popular. The job involves running or verifying a gas line, installing the burner and log set or a direct-vent insert, and making sure the flue actually drafts the exhaust instead of letting it roll back into the room.
Kennedale has a specific problem we see regularly: gas fireplaces added during a home expansion were sometimes connected to flues that were never resized. The original chimney was built for a wide open wood fire. A gas unit produces a smaller, cooler exhaust stream. That can cause rollout, soot streaks above the opening, and a lingering gas smell even after cleaning. We test for that on every gas repair call in Kennedale.
A standard gas log set repair or replacement in Kennedale runs $350 to $1,100. A full direct-vent gas insert installation typically costs $2,400 to $5,800, depending on whether we’re running new gas lines or working with an existing connection. Every job gets a combustion analysis and a carbon monoxide check before we leave.
Pilot and Ignition Issues
When a gas fireplace in Kennedale won’t stay lit or smells like gas after cleaning, the pilot assembly and thermocouple are usually the first things we inspect. Clogged burner ports from dust and pet hair are also common in homes with animals. The fix is often a cleaning and a part replacement, not a whole new unit.
Venting and Air Quality
We seal the firebox properly and check for gaps where the unit meets the masonry. In a Kennedale home where the gas fireplace is the only heat source in a den or addition, proper venting isn’t optional. We use a gas detector and verify flame color before we call the job done, and we don’t leave until the carbon monoxide reading is where it should be.
Trusted Brands We Service in Kennedale
We stock parts and work with Fireplace Repair components from the brands our technicians trust in the field. DuraFlex stainless liners hold up to the humidity swings Kennedale sees every year. HeatShield and Copperfield dampers and caps are our go-to replacements when a crown has let water run down behind the flashing. Famco parts cover the gas side of the job. When you call for fireplace repair in Kennedale, we carry what we’re likely to need on the truck, which means fewer second visits and less waiting on a distributor. For gas log sets and insert components, having the right part on hand often means the difference between a same-day fix and a ten-day wait.
We also service and install inserts and gas units for homeowners all over Kennedale, including the larger custom lots off Bowman Springs Road and the established brick-veneer neighborhoods east of New Hope Road.
Common Fireplace Repair Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Moisture damage from humidity and rare freezes. Kennedale’s hot summers open cracks in chimney crowns, and the occasional winter freeze widens them. Water then runs behind the flashing, damaging the firebox and warping the damper even in a fireplace that only gets used a few times a year.
- Third-degree creosote in rarely-used smoke chambers. A fireplace near a stacked woodpile on a large Kennedale lot will often burn cooler, less complete fires. That forms a hard, tar-like creosote that a standard brushing can’t remove. We treat it chemically and document it with camera footage.
- Mismatched flue liners on older custom homes. Many Kennedale homes from the 1970s through 2000s were expanded over time, and chimney flues were modified during those projects. We regularly find firebox sizes that don’t match the flue dimensions, which creates poor draft and smoke spillage.
- Animal nesting and wasp infestations in unused chimneys. Squirrels and wasps love a quiet chimney on a big lot with mature trees. When a Kennedale homeowner lights the first fire of the season, the obstruction is often packed tight enough to force smoke back into the room. We remove the nest, inspect for damage, and cap the flue so it doesn’t happen twice.
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AfterPricing for Fireplace Repair in Kennedale, TX
Here’s what you can expect to pay in the Kennedale market. A damper repair or replacement runs $185 to $450 depending on whether we’re working with the original cast iron damper or installing a top-sealing model. Firebox repairs, including tuckpointing and replacing spalled firebricks, typically cost $400 to $1,200 depending on how far the damage runs. A pilot assembly replacement on a gas fireplace runs $220 to $380. Full stainless steel flue liner installation, which is common on older custom homes around Kennedale, runs $2,200 to $4,500 depending on flue height and access.
What moves the number is what the camera finds. We never quote a repair without looking at the actual condition of the flue, damper, and firebox. Your written price is exact, not an estimate, and it doesn’t change after we start. Call (682) 382-9934 for a free estimate and we’ll walk you through what the camera shows before you spend anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
While this page is written for Kennedale homeowners, our crews also provide the same fireplace repair service in Arlington, Burleson, Fort Worth, and Haltom City. If you live just across the city line or you’re dealing with a property in one of those surrounding cities, give us a call at (682) 382-9934 and we’ll schedule the same written-price, camera-verified service.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Fireplace Repair in Kennedale
Once a year is enough for a fireplace you use only a handful of times in a Kennedale winter. The risk isn’t creosote buildup from frequent use; it’s moisture damage, animal nesting, and hidden spalling that happens while the fireplace sits idle. An annual inspection catches crown cracks and damper warping before they become a $1,200 firebox repair. Call (682) 382-9934 and we’ll schedule it for the weeks before the first freeze, which is when we catch the most problems in Kennedale.
Yes, and it’s something we handle regularly on the larger custom homes around Kennedale. Two fireboxes on a shared chimney often means two different flue dimensions, and sometimes one flue was enlarged during a past renovation. We run a camera through each flue separately, then resize or reline the one that isn’t drafting. The repair usually means a new stainless liner in the undersized flue, which we match to the firebox opening on that side. Call (682) 382-9934 and we’ll tell you exactly what the camera shows.
That usually points to a pilot assembly problem, a blocked burner port, or improper venting that lets exhaust linger instead of drawing up the flue. In Kennedale homes where a gas unit was added during a 1990s expansion, the flue is often the wrong size for a gas appliance, which causes rollout and a gas odor that comes back even after the unit is cleaned. We test the draft and the gas pressure, then replace the failing part. If it’s a venting issue, the fix is usually a liner adjustment, not a whole new unit. Call (682) 382-9934 for a combustion check and an honest answer.
Third-degree creosote removal and animal obstruction clearing, by a wide margin. A woodpile near the chimney attracts squirrels, and a fireplace that sits unused for months gives them time to nest. When they do, the flue gets packed, smoke backs into the room on the first cold night, and the smoke chamber often holds hardened creosote that a brush won’t touch. We remove it all, treat the creosote chemically, and install a cap. Call (682) 382-9934 if you haven’t checked the flue since spring.
They need a stainless steel liner in almost every case. Kennedale’s brick and stone exteriors look solid from the outside, but the clay flue inside is often cracked from decades of heat and humidity, which is invisible without a camera. Running an insert through a cracked clay flue is both a draft problem and a fire hazard. A DuraFlex stainless liner costs more upfront but it’s sized to the insert and rated for the exhaust temperature. We include a liner inspection with every insert quote, and you’ll see the camera footage before we recommend anything. Call (682) 382-9934 for a free estimate.
Written by Danny Cortes, Owner at Kindling Chimney Fort Worth, serving Kennedale and surrounding Tarrant County communities.
Ready to Talk to a Real Person?
If you’re in Kennedale and your fireplace is showing signs of trouble, or you just haven’t had it looked at in years, call us at (682) 382-9934. We’ll schedule a time that works around your family, send a background-checked, uniformed technician, and give you a written price before anything starts. Shoe covers go on before we walk in. Drop cloths go down before we touch the hearth. And a photo of the clean-up is taken before we leave. That’s how we work in Kennedale, and that’s how we’ll work in your home.