Sixties and seventies masonry
A lot of homes in these northeast Bexar communities date back to the 1960s and 1970s. At fifty to sixty years old, these chimneys often show cracked crowns and receding mortar joints.
Greater San Antonio · Bexar, Comal & Guadalupe Counties
Selma is small but spans three counties along the I-35 corridor. In Retama Springs and nearby streets, a chimney sweep in Selma mostly works on framed chases. Chimney cleaning and chimney repair both come with photos you see first.
As a first-time buyer, why not just pay $99?
A $99 ad often leaves the inspection out until later. Paying $299 gets you a standard single-flue cleaning and a full Level 1 inspection up front. Selma sits about eighteen miles from San Antonio, with framed chases common across its three counties. Why $299, not $99 →
Selma is a small city on the I-35 corridor northeast of San Antonio, and like Schertz it spans three counties: Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe. It sits about eighteen miles north of downtown San Antonio.
Selma has grown considerably from its origins as a small settlement, and most of its residential development is relatively recent. That means framed chase construction rather than solid masonry across the majority of the city.
The corridor position also puts it in the fastest-growing part of the metro, with Comal and Guadalupe counties both among the fastest-growing in Texas. Fast building brings its own faults, particularly chase covers fitted without adequate slope.
A lot of homes in these northeast Bexar communities date back to the 1960s and 1970s. At fifty to sixty years old, these chimneys often show cracked crowns and receding mortar joints.
Being close to Randolph Air Force Base brings high turnover, more rentals, and more property management companies. Because no one takes responsibility, rental chimneys are often overdue for an inspection.
Hard freezes are rare in Bexar County, yet they still occur. Spalling happens when temperatures drop and water is already sitting in open mortar joints.
Newer homes around Selma tend to have framed chases topped with metal covers. The metal top gives out before the chimney itself does.
In Selma, newer construction often calls for chase cover repair and flue inspection. Given the age of housing in Selma, crown repair, masonry, and inspections get the most attention.
In Selma, rentals and homes that turn over often miss regular inspections. Every issue we spot gets a photo. That helps landlords and homebuyers alike.
In newly built parts of Selma, the chase cover tends to break down before anything else.
Once the crown cracks on a chimney this age, water reaches the masonry right away. Fixing it costs little, but leaving it costs more.
By the time masonry hits fifty or sixty years, the mortar has typically receded. Fixing mortar joints early avoids a bigger rebuild down the road. The real test is whether you can scratch a joint out with your hand.
Selma is in Bexar, Comal & Guadalupe Counties, northeast of San Antonio.
Selma spans Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties. It rarely affects the chimney work, but it does determine which county handles permits and property records.
The chase cover along with the cap. In recently built homes, these components fail before structural elements do, both tied to water intrusion.
It is the metal lid on top of a framed chimney chase. Corrosion or poor drainage lets water reach the framing rather than the flue.
Yes, provided you burn wood in the fireplace. A newer flue still collects creosote with every fire.
Nearly always a chase cover that is rusting through. Have it looked at before the next heavy rain gets into the framing.
No. Floors and hearth are covered first, and dust-controlled equipment runs for the whole visit.
Yes. Selma bookings run seven days a week, 8 AM to 8 PM.
Selma's closest neighbors, Live Oak, Schertz, Universal City and Cibolo, pay the same $299 for a sweep and Level 1 inspection.
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