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.
Chimney Company in Evansville, IN
The most useful thing a chimney company in Evansville can do is look before it sweeps. A large share of the city’s older homes went up before 1930, and their masonry chimneys are still lined with clay tile that has spent decades absorbing Ohio River valley moisture. An inspection tells you whether you own a chimney that needs sweeping or a chimney that needs relining, and those are very different jobs. We handle both, along with repair, so you’re not sent to a second contractor once the camera comes down. Call (833) 365-6875 to book an inspection.
Why Evansville Homes Are Different
Evansville sits in the Ohio River valley, and that shapes nearly every job we look at. Humid winters and repeated freeze-thaw cycles work water into mortar joints and flue tiles. The result is spalling, efflorescence on the brick, and hairline cracks in liners that were sound when they were laid. Humid summers let soot and creosote sit and turn acidic between burning seasons, which is its own slow damage.
The housing stock makes it concrete. Jacobsville, Riverside, and the near-downtown historic districts are full of pre-1930 brick and balloon-frame houses with external masonry chimneys and original clay tile liners. Haynies Corner has similar era homes with the same vulnerabilities. Out on the east and north sides, the 1950s through 1970s ranches carry factory-built fireplaces instead, and those need different brushes, different cameras, and different repair parts entirely.
Then there’s ice storms. When the power goes out and the furnace quits, a lot of Evansville households fall back on wood heat, which loads the flue with fresh creosote right when nobody’s thinking about a sweep. That creosote has to be caught before the next cold snap.
Styles & brands we work with
- Sweep & inspection
- Caps & crowns
- Flue relining
- Masonry repair
- Gas fireplace service
Our Main Evansville Services
Two jobs account for most of the calls we take from Evansville homeowners: sweeping the flue and fixing what the inspection finds.
Chimney Sweep in Evansville
A sweep here is rarely just a sweep. On Jacobsville and Riverside brick two-stories, we’re usually brushing a flue that has served a wood stove or a gas insert through several owners, so the soot load and the creosote glazing tell us a lot before we ever run a camera. We match the brush to the flue type, since a 1950s ranch on the east side with a factory-built fireplace takes different gear than a century-old clay tile liner. Drop cloths go down first; we don’t leave a room worse than we found it. If you’d like the sweep booked, start with Chimney Sweep in Evansville.
Chimney Repair in Evansville
Repair work in Evansville tends to follow the water. Spalled mortar at the crown, cracked tiles, a missing cap letting rain straight in, flashing that’s pulled away from the roofline. On the older masonry chimneys near downtown, we can often restore a deteriorating flue with HeatShield resurfacing rather than tear it out, and when a full reline is the right call we install DuraFlex flexible liner systems. That range matters, because the answer isn’t always demolition. Coronado and Famco products fill in the smaller fixes. Details and scheduling live on Chimney Repair in Evansville.
Chimney Inspection in Evansville
Chimney inspection in Evansville almost always means evaluating an old flue, not confirming a new one is fine. The brick two-stories in Riverside and Jacobsville carry 80-to-120-year-old chimneys that have been through a century of freeze-thaw and, in plenty of cases, decades of uncapped rain. Our cameras routinely find cracked clay tile and failed mortar joints when the homeowner called about a routine sweep, which is exactly why we look first. Everything we do here follows the same arc: a thorough chimney inspection reveals the problem, and you decide what happens next with photos in front of you.
Level 2 Chimney Inspection
Signs you need it
You need a Level 2 inspection when a property changes hands, after a chimney fire or a seismic event, when you switch fuel types or appliance, or when a Level 1 turn-up uncovers something the eye can’t resolve from the firebox.
What it costs in Evansville
Typical Level 2 inspections in Evansville run $275 to $450, and a written estimate sets the final price.
How we do it
We run a video camera the full length of the flue, inspect the crown, cap, flashing and exterior from the roof, check accessible attic and crawlspace penetrations, and hand you a photo report with each finding marked.
Chimney Flue Inspection
Signs you need it
A flue inspection is the right call when smoke backs into the room, when you smell creosote on warm days, or when you’ve inherited a fireplace and have no idea what’s been burned in it.
What it costs in Evansville
A flue-specific inspection typically lands between $175 and $325 in Evansville, confirmed by written estimate.
How we do it
We isolate the flue, measure its size and condition against the appliance it serves, scan for tile cracks, offsets and blockages, and document clearances to combustibles before we call anything sound.
What Chimney Inspection Costs in Evansville
These are the typical ranges for inspection work around Evansville. Every job gets a written estimate before we start, and the estimate is what you pay.
| Item | Typical range in Evansville |
|---|---|
| Level 1 visual inspection | $125 – $225 |
| Level 2 camera inspection | $275 – $450 |
| Flue-specific inspection | $175 – $325 |
Does an Evansville chimney inspection include a camera?
A Level 2 inspection does, and that’s the standard we recommend for any older Evansville home or any property you’ve just bought. A Level 1 is visual only, from the firebox and the roof, without video.
Can a chimney inspection find a problem a sweep would miss?
Yes. A brush clears soot; it doesn’t reveal a cracked tile behind it or a gap in the mortar at the crown. The camera does. If you’ve never had your flue looked at inside, that’s the first visit to book. Call (833) 365-6875 for an exact quote; estimates are free.
Brands We Service in Evansville
We work with a curated roster of professional-grade chimney brands, including HeatShield, Gelco, Olympia Chimney and Famco. These are the materials the trade specifies for liner resurfacing, relining and component replacement, not retail products on a shelf. Because we carry the systems and the know-how, most repairs get scoped on the inspection visit and scheduled without a second contractor. See the full list on our brands.
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Chimney work is priced per job, not per hour, and the written estimate is the final number. The ranges below reflect typical Evansville pricing.
| Service | Typical range in Evansville |
|---|---|
| Level 1 visual inspection | $125 – $225 |
| Flue-specific inspection | $175 – $325 |
| Level 2 camera inspection | $275 – $450 |
| Standard chimney sweep | $175 – $325 |
| Sweep plus Level 1 inspection | $250 – $400 |
| Creosote removal (heavy glaze) | $300 – $600 |
| Chimney cap installation | $200 – $450 |
| Crown repair | $350 – $800 |
| Flashing repair | $250 – $600 |
| Tuckpointing | $300 – $900 |
| HeatShield liner resurfacing | $1,500 – $3,500 |
| DuraFlex relining | $2,500 – $6,000 |
Two things push price up in Evansville: the condition of the clay tile (cracked and spalled liners mean restoration or relining instead of a clean) and access, since steep pitches and tall external masonry chimneys take longer to work safely. We give you the price before any work begins, and we’ll tell you plainly when a job can wait.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Evansville
We work across Evansville, and the older core is where most of our inspection and relining work happens. Riverside and Jacobsville brick two-stories, the near-downtown historic districts, Haynies Corner, and the 1950s-to-1970s ranches out toward the east and north sides each bring their own flue type and their own typical problems. One note on timing: booking a sweep before the first cold snap is easier than booking after it, and for homes inside the older core we can usually get a technician out within a day or two of your call. We answer 24/7. Fast dispatch from 7am to 7pm, Sunday through Friday.
- Riverside
- Jacobsville
- Haynies Corner
- Near-downtown historic districts
- East and north side ranches
Service Area – Cities Near Evansville
We also work the communities around Evansville, and the same freeze-thaw and humid-winter conditions apply once you’re outside the city limits. If you’re in one of these towns, the housing tends to be a bit newer than Jacobsville but the inspection process doesn’t change: camera first, photos in hand, then a written estimate. Neighbors we serve include Melody Hill, IN, Highland, IN, Darmstadt, IN, and Chandler, IN. Not sure if your address falls inside the area? Give us a call and we’ll tell you straight.
Serving Evansville, IN – Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Evansville 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 Company in Evansville
Most Evansville addresses get a technician within a day or two of booking, and the older core neighborhoods are no exception. We answer 24/7, and fast dispatch runs from 7am to 7pm, Sunday through Friday. Call and we’ll give you the next opening.
Relining and structural repair usually require a permit through the city’s building department, while a sweep or inspection typically does not. We’ll tell you which category your job falls into and what the inspection has to document before any work starts.
We cover Evansville and the surrounding communities, including Melody Hill, Highland, Darmstadt and Chandler. If you’re on the edge of that radius, call (833) 365-6875 and we’ll confirm before you book. Estimates are free.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees. Talk to a local chimney cleaning pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you. The visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Evansville Customers Say
"Cap keeps the birds out now, which after two springs of scratching noises is worth every penny."
- Travis Bennett"Good work. The written inspection report took about a week to arrive after I asked for it, which was slower than I expected."
- Jennifer Delaney"Level two inspection before we bought the house. The report was detailed enough to use as a negotiating point and he explained every photo in it."
- Craig Doyle