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 Sweep Across Smyrna
Most chimney sweeps in Smyrna run between $189 and $329, and the work usually takes 60 to 90 minutes from setup to final vacuum. If you’re in Forest Hills, Rose Garden Hills, or anywhere else in the 30080 or 30082 zip codes, we’ll give you a written price before we touch anything, and the number on that paper is the number you pay. Call (478) 796-8742 and you’ll talk to a live person who can schedule you, not a voicemail box that promises to call back.
Smyrna’s older chimneys are different from what you find in newer subdivisions north of the city. They were built for wood, often converted to gas without proper liners, and they hide problems you can’t see from the hearth. We work on them every week, and we show you the camera footage before recommending a single repair. That’s the whole point: you shouldn’t have to take anyone’s word for a liner replacement you can’t verify with your own eyes.
Why Ashby Chimney Marietta Is Smyrna’s Preferred Chimney Sweep Company
We’ve been in this trade since 2002, and we’ve learned that Smyrna homeowners have been burned enough by no-shows and price-switching contractors. That’s why Nathan Corliss runs our locations under the Kingswell Guarantee: written price before work starts, written guarantee on every repair, and a free second visit if a covered repair fails inside the guarantee period. No fine print. No “the quote was just an estimate.”
Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so the person who walks through your door is the person whose name was on the scheduling call. When we arrive in Smyrna, we bring a camera inspection as standard equipment, not an upsell. Before we recommend any repair, you watch the footage with us. You see the crack. You see the creosote. Then you decide. That’s how the camera-evidence standard works, and it’s the one thing we’d tell every homeowner in Smyrna to demand from any sweep.
Scheduling is coordinated from our Atlanta-area office, but crews work locally in Smyrna every week. Dispatch and scheduling are handled there so you’re never routed through a national call center.
Styles & brands we work with
Chimney Sweep Services in Smyrna
Chimney Sweep Services in Smyrna mean more than brushing soot out of a flue. For the mid-century brick ranches and split-levels that make up so much of this city, a proper sweep starts with a camera inspection, then mechanical brushing, then a visual check of the smoke chamber, damper, and cap. If you’re burning oak or hickory from Smyrna’s mature hardwood canopy, you’re building creosote faster than you might think, and that glaze has to come out before it becomes a fire hazard.
A standard sweep in Smyrna runs $189 to $249 for a single-flue masonry chimney with normal buildup. Heavier creosote, especially the shiny third-degree glaze we see in Forest Hills homes where wood was burned for decades before gas conversion, runs $250 to $329 because it takes rotary equipment and more time. Your written quote accounts for that before we start.
Creosote and Soot Removal
Creosote isn’t just dirty. It’s fuel. The shiny, tar-like glaze that builds up in Smyrna’s wood-burning chimneys ignites at around 2,000 degrees, and a chimney fire can crack clay tiles in minutes. We use rotary whips and stiff brushes to strip it back to the masonry, then camera the flue again to confirm we got it all. You see the before and after.
Annual Sweep and Fireplace Cleaning
If you burn wood in Smyrna, once a year is the minimum. The National Fire Protection Association says the same thing, but around here the hardwood makes it matter more. Fireplace cleaning includes the firebox, the grate, the smoke shelf, and the damper assembly, not just the flue. A clean firebox drafts better and smells less in July.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Chimney Cleaning in Smyrna
Chimney Cleaning in Smyrna is a service we perform for both wood-burning and gas-log fireplaces, because the two have different problems. Wood leaves creosote. Gas leaves acidic condensation that eats at old mortar joints and clay tiles. In a 1960s home on Springhill Drive that switched to gas logs a decade ago, the hidden damage is often worse than the wood-burning original ever was.
Gas-log-only chimneys in Smyrna still need cleaning and inspection, just less often, usually every two to three years. The price for a gas fireplace cleaning and inspection runs $149 to $199. Wood-burning chimney cleaning runs $189 to $249. Both include the camera inspection and a written report with photos, so you’re not taking our word for what needed doing.
Level 1 and Level 2 Inspections
A Level 1 inspection comes with every sweep and checks the accessible parts of the chimney. A Level 2 inspection goes further, with camera footage of the entire flue interior. In Smyrna, where so many fireplaces have been converted to gas without liner updates, we recommend a Level 2 the first time we work on any chimney we haven’t seen before. It’s $149 to $249 depending on flue access.
Gas-Log Fireplace Cleaning
Converting to gas logs doesn’t mean you never need the chimney touched. It means the problems change. Gas produces water vapor, and in Smyrna’s humid climate that moisture hangs around inside the flue and eats at clay tile liners. We clean gas-log fireplaces, check the damper, inspect the flue for spalling, and tell you honestly whether the liner is still safe.
Trusted Brands We Service in Smyrna
We stock and install materials from HeatShield, Gelco, and Olympia Chimney, which matters because the parts we use on Smyrna homes come from established chimney-trade brands, not whatever was on sale at the supply house. HeatShield cerfractory liners are what we use to repair cracked clay tiles without a full teardown. Gelco and Olympia caps and dampers hold up to Georgia’s wet, freeze-thaw winters. When we quote a repair, the material is named on the written estimate, so you know exactly what you’re paying for.
See the difference
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AfterCommon Chimney Sweep Problems We See in Smyrna Homes
- Glazed creosote hidden behind years of use. In older Smyrna homes where wood was burned for decades before a gas conversion, the shiny third-degree creosote is still there under the gas logs. It has to come out with a rotary whip, not a brush.
- Cracked clay tiles you can’t see from the hearth. Freeze-thaw cycles in Smyrna’s wet winters spall clay flue tiles from the inside. Only a camera catches it before the carbon monoxide risk becomes real.
- Rusted or missing chimney caps. Smyrna’s humid summers and heavy spring rains rust out cheap caps fast. A missing cap lets rain, squirrels, and birds into the flue, and the smell comes up through the fireplace in July.
- Efflorescence and musty odors in unused fireplaces. White staining on brick exteriors near Rose Garden Hills is usually moisture moving through masonry. The musty smell inside comes from the same source, and it’s rarely solved by just brushing the flue.
Pricing for Chimney Sweep in Smyrna, GA
A typical chimney sweep in Smyrna runs $189 to $329. The range depends on flue condition, creosote level, and whether it’s a wood-burning or gas-log fireplace. Gas fireplace cleaning runs $149 to $199. A Level 2 camera inspection runs $149 to $249. Liner work, if the camera shows you need it, is quoted separately after you’ve seen the footage.
What changes the price is creosote density. Light soot brushes out quickly. Thick glaze from years of oak and hickory takes rotary equipment and double the time. We tell you which one you have before we start, and the written price reflects it. Call (478) 796-8742 for a free estimate, and we’ll quote the job accurately over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Smyrna
Our Chimney Sweep team works throughout the metro from the same scheduling office that serves Smyrna. If you’re in Marietta, Mableton, Austell, or Powder Springs, you’ll get the same written pricing, the same camera inspection, and the same Kingswell Guarantee. We schedule those appointments the same way: a live person answers the phone, and your quote is in writing before any work starts.
Serving Smyrna, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Smyrna 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 Chimney Sweep in Smyrna
Every two to three years is plenty for a gas-log-only fireplace in a mid-century Smyrna home, but only if the liner was properly installed or inspected when you converted. Gas logs don’t make creosote, but they do make acidic condensation that eats old clay tiles, especially in humid summers. A Level 2 camera inspection on the first visit tells you whether your 1960s flue is still safe. Call (478) 796-8742 to schedule yours.
Musty fireplace odors in Forest Hills almost always come from moisture entering the flue, usually through a rusted or missing cap, cracked crown, or spalling masonry. The high humidity makes it worse, and what you’re smelling is damp creosote and old soot. The fix starts with a camera inspection to find the entry point. Get the fireplace cleaned, then see what the footage shows before you pay for a crown rebuild or cap replacement.
Yes. Third-degree creosote, the shiny glaze that forms on flue walls after years of burning oak and hickory in Smyrna fireplaces, comes out with rotary whips and chemical treatments. It takes longer than a standard brush sweep, which is why it’s priced at $250 to $329. We handled a Springhill Drive split-level with exactly this condition, used a rotary whip to strip it, then installed a HeatShield liner once the camera showed the clay tiles underneath were cracked. That’s the sequence: clean it, film it, then decide.
Yes, but less often than you did with wood. Gas logs still vent combustion gases and moisture up the flue, and in Smyrna’s older split-levels the original clay tiles were never designed for that much acidic condensation. Every two to three years, a gas-log chimney should be cleaned and inspected, and the first time we see it, we run a camera. The price is $149 to $199. If the tiles are cracked, you’ll see the evidence yourself before any liner recommendation is made.
White staining, called efflorescence, is mineral salts left behind when water moves through brick and evaporates. In Rose Garden Hills and other older Smyrna neighborhoods, it’s usually from a cracked crown, failed mortar joints, or a missing cap letting rain soak the chimney. Cleaning the flue won’t fix it. You have to stop the water. A camera inspection and a close look at the crown tell us where it’s coming in. Call (478) 796-8742 and we’ll show you what’s actually causing the staining before recommending masonry work.
Written by Nathan Corliss, Owner at Ashby Chimney Marietta, serving Smyrna and the surrounding metro since 2002.