Alamo Heights, Texas
Chimney sweeps and chimney repair in Alamo Heights
Fireplace smoking or chimney leaking? Or just due for a sweep? Request a chimney pro anywhere in Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills, plus the streets off Broadway north of Brackenridge Park. A local chimney company calls you back and prices any repair in writing before work starts.
- Homes
- 23,033
- Median year built
- 1968
- Built before 1980
- 64%
- Heat with gas
- 36%
About Alamo Heights
Alamo Heights and Terrell Hills are their own small cities, wrapped by San Antonio along Broadway and New Braunfels Avenue. ZIP 78209 holds about 23,033 homes, 64% built before 1980, with a median year built of 1968. That is a lot of brick and stone chimneys from the 1930s through the 1960s, many on houses that have been added onto since. Older masonry chimneys here often have mortar washing out of the top courses and clay tile liners with cracked joints. Those two cities run their own permit offices, so ask the chimney company which one your address falls under before any rebuild.
Sources: Census ACS 2020-2024 by ZIP code; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, San Antonio International Airport.
Chimneys in Alamo Heights
This is an older part of the metro: 64% of homes in this ZIP code were built before 1980. Fireplaces in houses that age are usually masonry: brick or stone around a clay tile liner. Ask the chimney company to say in writing whether the liner is cracked, since that changes both the safety call and the price.
45% of homes here are single-family detached houses, and 50% are owner occupied. 36% of households heat mainly with gas, which also tells you how many gas lines run through these houses. If a gas log set or a gas line is involved, the gas work belongs to a licensed plumber in Texas. Gas fireplaces.
The airport station a few miles away averages 75.7 nights a winter at 45F or colder. Cold nights data.
Alamo Heights ZIP codes
| ZIP | Area | Homes | Median year built | Built before 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78209 | Alamo Heights / Terrell Hills | 23,033 | 1968 | 64% |
Census ACS 2020-2024. Compare all 62 ZIPs.
Average nights at or below 45F, by month, San Antonio
Chimney services in Alamo Heights
How it works
- Tell us what you need. Use the form or call us. A photo of the fireplace or the top of the chimney helps.
- A local chimney company calls you back. They set a time to sweep or look at it. Ask what the visit costs before they come.
- You get the price in writing before any repair. Ask for photos of what they found inside the flue. You decide.
Questions
Do you cover all of Alamo Heights?
Yes, including ZIP 78209. The chimney company that calls you back will confirm your address is in their service area.
What does a chimney sweep cost?
Homeyou's July 2026 national figures put a chimney sweeping at $135 to $393, about $274 on average, and Fixr puts typical chimney repairs at $250 to $1,200, about $750. There is no published San Antonio average we trust, and the price turns on the flue and how hard it is to reach, plus what the sweep finds. Get it in writing first.
When is the best time to book?
Late fall, before the first hard cold front, or early spring after the season. TPWD's guidance for sweeps is to delay cleaning at least 6 weeks for a chimney with eggs and at least 4 weeks for one with young, and that late fall, after the swifts have gone south, is the better time to clean.
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