Othello, King County
Relining an Othello chimney begins at $1,900. That entry price assumes a short, plumb flue, one stainless run dropped crown-down with no bends along the way. Every extra foot, every offset in the brick, a wider diameter and any insulation jacket the appliance maker demands add to it. No number is given over the phone: the camera goes down first, and the quote follows the footage.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Othello 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.
Next to Othello station almost everything is twenty years old or less. Walk a few blocks in any direction, though, and the 98118 ZIP area, a Census unit Othello shares with Brighton, Hillman City and Columbia City, turns older fast: the Census puts 18.1 percent of its homes before 1940 and 8.0 percent in the 1940s. HistoryLink ties that second figure partly to the temporary war housing the government built for the Rainier Valley, Holly Park among it. A flue from either decade may still carry its first clay tile, a later repair, or nothing at all. The address alone will not say which; the camera will.
Seattle forbids leaving a masonry flue bare. Its 2021 residential code, at R1003.11, lists what can line one: clay liner tile built to the ASTM C315 standard, any lining system carrying a UL 1777 listing, a factory-built chimney approved for the job, or some other approved material. What we lower into Othello chimneys falls under the second option, and the listing card stays with your invoice.
Now set that rule against the houses. Roughly one home in four in the 98118 ZIP area was built before 1950, Census figures show, and HistoryLink places a wave of wartime building in the Rainier Valley during the 1940s. Nothing on record tells us how any of those houses is vented today. So the camera asks one plain question on a house of that age: if somebody fitted an insert into the old opening, did a liner go up with it, or does the insert breathe into a passage several times wider than its outlet? If the answer is the second, a pipe sized to the insert closes the gap.
Every chimney relining we do in Othello includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowLiners here are usually ordered because a household changes how it heats, not because a chimney collapses. A wood stove replaces an open hearth. An insert goes into an old opening. A gas water heater ends up sharing a passage built for logs. Each of those appliances wants a flue close to the size of its own collar; a cavernous one drafts sluggishly and lets exhaust cool until it condenses on the walls. Add a wet season WeatherSpark measures at about 6.6 months for Seattle, and the mortar joints of an oversized, unlined flue sit wet through exactly the months when fires feed them acidic condensate.
We record the run from bottom to top and note length, bends and the inside dimensions before ordering anything.
Soot comes out first. Tile pieces that would snag the pipe are broken free and collected at the firebox.
From the roof the stainless line is lowered, jacketed if its listing requires it, and joined to the appliance below.
A top plate is fastened, the gap where pipe meets masonry is sealed, and a cap goes on.
We fire the appliance and confirm smoke leaves at the top only, then send you the before-and-after footage.
What this work is quoted at for Othello homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Othello | 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 Othello. 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.
Othello is a Seattle light-rail neighborhood beside the rebuilt NewHolly community, with NewHolly houses and townhomes finished by 2005 on the site of a 1943 wartime housing project.
OthelloKing County, WA · 47.538, -122.276
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.
Prices begin at $1,900 for a short flue with no bends. Taller flues, bends, bigger diameters and insulation all add cost, and we write the quote only once the camera has been through.
Rarely. A factory-built unit is sold with a listed chimney pipe of its own, and repairs follow the manufacturer's instructions for that system. Relining is mostly about masonry flues.
That depends on the job's scope and value, and SDCI is the one that decides. Two different published thresholds apply to minor repairs in Seattle, so on a large relining we ask SDCI first.
It is our $99 plus tax inspection. Approve the relining quote and those $99 come off the relining price.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
