Windmill Hill sits on the west side of Benbrook with homes built mostly between the late 1960s and early 1980s. These single-story brick houses often have masonry chimneys that take direct hits from spring thunderstorms and the steady west winds that sweep across open lots near Benbrook Lake. Servanta Edge sends crews straight up Windmill Hill Drive or Dutch Branch Road to inspect crown cracks and flue tile shifts that show up after heavy rain.
Access is straightforward from Camp Bowie West or Winscott Road, but narrow driveways and mature oak trees can limit ladder placement on corner lots. We bring sectional scaffolding for homes tucked behind the park so we can reach the chimney without damaging landscaping. Every job starts with a same-day look at the flashing where the chimney meets the roof, a common leak point after the area’s sudden temperature swings.
Around Windmill Hill
We regularly work near:
- 📍Windmill Hill Drive
- 📍Benbrook Lake
- 📍Dutch Branch Park
- 📍Benbrook Elementary School
- 📍Winscott Road
Chimney Repair in Windmill Hill — Local Notes
- •Many Windmill Hill chimneys were built with single-wall tile liners that crack when north winds push smoke back down the flue during winter cold fronts.
- •Lots near Dutch Branch Park sit slightly lower than the street, so runoff pools against foundations and can wick moisture up into the chimney base if the wash is missing.
- •Mature trees along Windmill Hill Drive drop limbs during March storms, often striking the crown and knocking off loose bricks that then fall into the flue.