South Seattle, WA
Chimney inspection in South Seattle means a written checklist for flue, liner, crown, cap and flashing, a photograph attached to each finding, and a clear picture before the next fire is lit.
What we charge
$99 plus tax
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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What we do
Sweeping, inspection, relining and masonry — one local crew for the whole chimney.
Chimney inspection in South Seattle means a written checklist for flue, liner, crown, cap and flashing, a photograph attached to each finding, and a clear picture before the next fire is lit.
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Chimney sweeping in South Seattle: we scrub the soot and loose creosote off your flue walls, then hand you pictures of the bare liner so the last season's residue is no longer a guess.
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Chimney repair in South Seattle handles what holds the stack up: new brick where old units broke, loose courses relaid, and stacks rebuilt or taken down under the city's chimney rule.
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Chimney relining in South Seattle slides one continuous stainless steel liner into a flue whose clay tiles have split, or whose size no longer matches the appliance venting through it.
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Chimney cap installation in South Seattle puts a screened stainless steel hood over each flue, shutting out rain, leaves, birds, raccoons and the odd spark.
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Gas fireplace service in South Seattle: burner, pilot, glass and vent on your gas fireplace, insert or log set get cleaned and tested ahead of the heating months.
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Houses built before the Second World War are common here. The Census ACS 2020–2024 counts 22.8% of Seattle's housing units as dating from 1939 or earlier, and in the 98144 ZIP area, which Wikipedia lists for both Mount Baker and Beacon Hill, the figure reaches 31.3%. Those numbers are about houses. They say nothing about whether a particular home has a brick chimney, a prefabricated unit inside a framed chase, or a gas appliance. So every visit opens by working out which of those you own, and only after that do we grade each part and put the results on paper.
Age is not in doubt in Mount Baker. In October 2018, Seattle Magazine reported that around 85 percent of the remaining properties in the Mount Baker Park Historic District predate 1929, and a 2017 summary of the district nomination names American Foursquare, Craftsman, Tudor Revival and Spanish Eclectic houses, more than 800 homes in all. After a hundred years, at least one big earthquake and a string of remodels by different owners, the fireplace in such a house may not be the original, so the report records what is really there today.
CSIA's reading of NFPA 211 sets an annual examination for chimneys, fireplaces and vents alike, and frames it as three questions. Is the structure sound? Are deposits under control? Do hot parts keep their distance from wood and other combustibles? Answering any of them takes a ladder and a light, not a seat on the sofa.
Nisqually exposed the weak link in 2001. FEMA sent inspectors to 30,000 homes once the shaking stopped; by the count in a USGS open-file report, a damaged chimney turned up at a third of them, while EERI's reconnaissance found wood-frame houses mostly came through fine apart from their chimneys. And the next one is a matter of when: by the city's own emergency planners' reckoning, a deep quake at 6.0 or stronger arrives every three to five decades. Shaking damage hides well: it sits in mortar joints inside the flue and beneath the crown, invisible from the curb, which is why the roof view and, when needed, the camera view both matter.
How it works
Your fuel, how many fires a year, past repairs, and the reason for today's call.
Clay-lined masonry, a listed prefabricated chimney and a vented gas unit each follow a separate checklist.
We start inside at the hearth, climb up after, and send the camera between the two when their stories differ.
You keep every photo and the written report; any quote breaks out each item separately.
Licensed& insured Washington chimney contractor
10 neighborhoodsSouth Seattle, from Beacon Hill and Georgetown to Rainier Beach
$99 plus taxOn-site inspection, taken off the quote you approve
Every visitPhotographed before and after the work
If any of these sound familiar, book the $99 plus tax inspection — credited toward the work if you approve the quote:
By town
The 10 South Seattle communities we serve. Pick yours for local scheduling and the chimney issues we see there.
Before and after
Illustrations of what each repair changes on a typical chimney — not photos of a specific job.
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Four steps, each one on paper — so you always know what happens next.
Choose a genuine opening on the crew's calendar. Confirmation is immediate.
Liner, crown, cap, flashing and masonry examined in order — each finding photographed.
One document, plain numbers, covering only the work your chimney genuinely needs.
The repair is completed, then handed over with before-and-after photos of every item.
Before you let anyone in
Every fact below is one you can check yourself before we ever set foot on your roof.
The on-site inspection is $99 plus tax, and it is credited toward the work when you approve the written quote. Booking online asks for no card.
You get the price in writing, for the work your chimney actually needs, and nothing starts until you have approved it.
Each item we inspect or repair is photographed before and after, so the condition of your chimney is on record.
Call (206) 984-4736 — a local South Seattle number, the same one on every page of this site.
Licensed& insured Washington chimney contractor
10 neighborhoodsSouth Seattle, from Beacon Hill and Georgetown to Rainier Beach
$99 plus taxOn-site inspection, taken off the quote you approve
Every visitPhotographed before and after the work
Serving Beacon Hill, Georgetown, the Rainier Valley & the lakeshore
Each chimney is $99 plus tax, and the price stays the same if Level 1 turns into Level 2. Approve a repair quote afterward and that amount comes off the repair bill.
Level 1 stays with what a technician can see and touch without specialist gear. Level 2 adds video: a camera travels up the flue and captures the interior from firebox to top. We start at Level 1 and move up only if it leaves a genuine open question.
Plan for roughly two hours. That covers the roof, the hearth and, if called for, a camera run, with none of them rushed.
It does. The annual schedule in NFPA 211 covers vents and factory-built fireplaces just as it covers brick, and younger systems fail in their own spots: a rusting chase cover, a vent joint pulled apart, a cap blown off in a storm. In Othello, NewHolly's last phase wrapped up in 2005, so homes there have now reached that age.
Not at all. Each finding comes with its photo and a plain description. If a fix is worth doing, the written quote rides along with the report, and whether to proceed is entirely up to you.
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Chimney sweeping in South Seattle: we scrub the soot and loose creosote off your flue walls, then hand you pictures of the bare liner so the last season's residue is no longer a guess.
Learn moreChimney relining in South Seattle slides one continuous stainless steel liner into a flue whose clay tiles have split, or whose size no longer matches the appliance venting through it.
Learn moreChimney repair in South Seattle handles what holds the stack up: new brick where old units broke, loose courses relaid, and stacks rebuilt or taken down under the city's chimney rule.
Learn more| Service | Price in South Seattle | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| Chimney Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in South Seattle. The exact figure is set on site after a $99 inspection (credited toward the job if you go ahead), and you approve it before any work starts.
Licensed local crews, a $99 on-site inspection credited toward repairs, and a written quote before any work. Book a real open slot on our calendar.
