Rainier Valley, King County
Relining a Rainier Valley chimney starts at $1,900. At that price the flue is straight, the run is short and the liner is a plain stainless tube for one appliance. Tall stacks, offsets in the brick, oversized or oval flues and the insulation an insert's listing requires all add work; the final number waits for the video and measurements.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Rainier Valley 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.
The valley's oldest houses go back to the streetcar. Seattle's North Rainier Valley survey dates the first wave of residential growth from 1891 to 1910, set off by the electric line up Rainier Avenue; as late as 1894 most of the valley was still forest with a few farms. The same document notes that only a handful of buildings at the valley's north end predate 1900. At that age a flue might be fully tiled, partly tiled or bare, and no record tells us which. The camera does.
HistoryLink's Rainier Valley history notes that during World War II the government put up temporary housing for the valley in three places, Rainier Vista, Stadium Homes and Holly Park. Rainier Vista alone, on the eastern flank of Beacon Hill above the valley, covered 64.7 acres with 481 units in 222 buildings, according to the landmark nomination cited in the city's Beacon Hill context statement. After the war the valley kept building, and houses from 1950 onward stand among the older cottages.
Whatever the decade, an insert placed in an old fireplace opening needs its own liner. The city's code is blunt on the wider point too: under R1003.11, brick chimneys must carry a lining, whether clay tile to the ASTM C315 standard, a UL 1777 listed system, or another material the code approves. We fit listed stainless systems and leave the listing paperwork with you, so the next inspector can see exactly what is in the flue.
Every chimney relining we do in Rainier Valley includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowA liner does two jobs. It holds heat and flue gas inside a sealed passage, away from brick and framing, and it keeps acidic condensation from soaking into mortar joints. The second job matters here: WeatherSpark's Seattle profile keeps the odds of a wet day above one in three from October 10 until April 30, and masonry that stays damp through those months does not forgive a cracked tile. Relining is also the standard step when an open fireplace takes a stove or insert, since an appliance wants a passage the size of its own collar.
The camera run gives us length, inside size and each bend, so the liner is ordered to fit on the first try.
After a sweep, tile fragments that could catch the liner on its way down are knocked out from below.
The liner is fed from the roof, wrapped or poured as listed, and joined to the appliance or damper plate.
Top plate and cap are sealed to the crown and draft is confirmed with a fire or the burner running.
What this work is quoted at for Rainier Valley homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Rainier Valley | 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 Rainier Valley. 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.
Rainier Valley is a seven-mile run of low ground between two Seattle ridges, with small wood-frame houses from the streetcar years of 1891 to 1910 and ranch houses added between 1950 and 1962.
Rainier ValleyKing County, WA · 47.547, -122.279
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.
If the camera shows cracked, missing or absent tile, yes. How often you burn changes how fast deposits build, not whether a damaged flue is safe.
Most single flues take one day. Heavy tile removal or a stack with offsets can stretch it to two.
The camera survey is the inspection itself, $99 plus tax. Sign the relining quote and those 99 dollars come off its total.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
