Mount Baker, King County
Our Mount Baker chimney repairs begin at $425: think three or four wobbling top-course bricks bedded again, or one split crown sealed. Larger jobs, like rebuilding the stack above the roofline, adding bracing or reaching down toward the smoke chamber, are quoted from what we find, and the written quote tells you which part of Seattle's chimney rule the work falls under.
Typical investment
From $425
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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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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Video survey and flue measurements taken before ordering anything
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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 houses on Mount Baker's ridge were, by the city's own survey, among the most elaborate in this part of Seattle, with a large share drawn by named architects of the period, from Ellsworth Storey to Bebb & Mendel and Arthur Loveless. That matters on a repair. Where a chimney is part of the street face of an architect-designed Colonial Revival or Tudor Revival house, a patch that does not match in brick, mortar color or joint profile shows from the street. We match what is there wherever the rule allows, and we tell you where it does not.
Seattle's emergency management office says structural damage starts at roughly 32 miles an hour of wind, and that the region's strongest storms bring sustained winds of 60 to 70 with gusts up to 90. The same office warns that close to 90,000 houses in the city, every one predating 1939, went up before today's wind standards existed, and names falling trees as the costliest damage. On Mount Baker's slope above the water, a tall pre-war stack and mature trees are both in play.
WeatherSpark adds direction: south is the dominant quarter everywhere in the calendar except roughly July 3 to September 20. After a big blow we look first at the mortar on the south and southwest faces and at the top courses, and if a limb has struck the chimney we check where it meets the roof before anyone uses the fireplace.
Every chimney repair we do in Mount Baker includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowUnder Director's Rule 5-2004, Seattle accepts matching unreinforced brick for a stack's final 24 inches at the top; deeper down, the choice is reinforced masonry or a listed metal chimney. Two-point support kicks in once a chimney clears the roof by over three feet, and past twelve feet an engineer must sign the design. Once demolition passes beneath where the smoke chamber begins, the rule treats it as a full rebuild, permitted, at any price. Permit-free work has two published ceilings. The 2004 rule names 4,000 dollars; section R105.2 of Seattle's residential code (2021 edition) exempts minor repair or alteration worth up to 6,000 dollars per half-year. Because neither text mentions the other, we ask SDCI which one governs your job before we start.
We photograph the stack from every reachable side and measure its height above the roof, which decides what the city rule requires.
The written quote names the repair route. Where a permit is needed, we file it and schedule the inspections it calls for.
Brick and mortar are matched to the original where the rule allows; reinforcement or bracing goes in where it is required.
We clean the roof and gutters, send closing photos and, on permitted work, keep you informed through final inspection.
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 Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| 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 Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| 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.
Above the roofline, often yes, in matching brick. The top two feet can go back in kind; below that, the city wants reinforcement inside, but the outside face can still be laid to match.
It depends on the scope. Small repairs under the thresholds usually do not; anything that digs under the place where the smoke chamber tops out always does. We say which applies in the quote.
For anything beyond an obvious loose top course, yes. Budget $99 plus tax for it; sign the repair quote afterward and we subtract those $99.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
