Mount Baker, King County
Our Mount Baker relining starts at $1,900: stainless steel from crown to smoke chamber in a straight flue we can reach. The quote climbs with the height of the stack, a larger diameter, insulation wrap, offsets to thread past, and old clay we must chip loose before the stainless can drop. We set the size from the appliance that will use the flue, not from the opening at the top, and you have a written quote before any material is ordered.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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Pick what you're seeing at your Mount Baker home — we'll point you to the right fix.
What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Mount Baker homes.
Level 1: every reachable component checked, with a Level 2 camera run added if something stays unclear
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Full-height brushing with a head chosen for clay tile or metal liner
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Photo assessment sorting surface wear from structural failure
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Flue-by-flue measurements, or the whole crown for a multi-flue hood
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Cleaning and testing of the burner, pilot assembly and igniter
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Starting photos: crown on top, then each side of the stack
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Mount Baker's older housing came in two waves, 1905 to roughly 1920 and then the 1920s, the city's context statement says, with very little added during the Depression years that followed. On a house of that age, what burns at the bottom of a flue has rarely stayed the same for a hundred years. Gas is now the main heat in roughly a third of households (32.7 percent) in ZIP 98144, an area that groups Mount Baker with north Beacon Hill and neighborhoods to the north, and fuel oil hangs on in 2.2 percent, by the American Community Survey for 2020 through 2024. Hook a modern gas furnace to brickwork proportioned for an open fire of the 1910s and the flue is often far too roomy for it. Exhaust cools on the way up and condensation forms, and the liner is the fix that matches the flue to the appliance.
Every chimney relining we do in Mount Baker includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowAn unlined brick flue fails Seattle's 2021 Residential Code. R1003.11 names what passes: ASTM C315 clay tile, UL 1777 listed systems, plus other approved materials. Broken or absent tile in a house built before 1930 is most practically brought back to code with a listed stainless system. One more point applies when a wood stove goes in with the liner: SDCI's Tip 303A says a wood stove needs its own furnace permit, separate from the chimney work.
We scan the flue, measure its height and inside dimensions, and note every appliance that connects to it.
Liner diameter follows the appliance manufacturer's venting tables or the fireplace opening, whichever governs.
The liner is fed from the roof, connected at the base and fixed under a stainless top plate at the crown.
We test draft with the appliance running and run the camera again so you can see the finished liner.
What this work is quoted at for Mount Baker homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Mount Baker | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $235–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Mount Baker. 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.
Mount Baker is a Seattle neighborhood laid out in 1907 as the Mount Baker Park Addition, on the lakeshore, with houses built mostly in two waves, 1905 to about 1920 and then 1920 to 1929, a good share of them designed by Seattle architects. We work every part of it — the Mount Baker Park Addition, the York Addition included.
Mount BakerKing County, WA · 47.579, -122.287
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.
Gas exhaust carries water vapor. In a large, cold masonry flue it condenses on the tile and mortar, and over time that wears both away. A liner of the right size keeps the gas warm until it leaves the top.
Replacing tiles in a standing chimney usually means taking the stack apart. A listed stainless liner goes in from the roof and meets the same code section, so it is the route most homeowners take.
We need to see the flue by camera to quote it. No inspection yet? Ours is $99 plus tax, later deducted when you approve relining.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
