Mount Baker, King County
Masonry repair on a Mount Baker chimney starts at $475. That figure buys a modest job: one crown resealed and reshaped, or a band of eroded joints raked out and refilled near the top. Repointing a whole stack, tearing off a failed crown and casting a new one, or rebuilding a weathered corner costs more, and the written quote breaks the work down by face and by course so you can see what you are paying for.
Typical investment
From $475
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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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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
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Mount Baker Park was sold with deed restrictions: single-family houses only, a minimum building cost per lot and a 25-foot setback from the street, the city's context statement records. The result, by the same survey, is some of the most elaborate housing stock in this corner of Seattle, much of it drawn by architects such as Ellsworth Storey, Graham & Myers, Saunders & Lawton or Andrew Willatzen. Brickwork on houses like these was meant to be looked at. When we repoint, we mix mortar to match the old color and texture, and we tool the joints to the profile already on the wall, so the repair reads as maintenance rather than a patch.
Every masonry repair (crown / repointing) we do in Mount Baker includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowTwo city rules shape the job. SDCI's remodel page puts chimney repointing, alongside painting and reroofing, on its no-permit list when the structure is untouched; the city's residential code, at R105.2, agrees. Director's Rule 5-2004 adds a duty: any old unreinforced brick we leave standing during a chimney repair gets examined, and tuckpointed wherever it has decayed. We read that as a minimum, not a ceiling, and we photograph every face before quoting so you can see which joints are actually open.
Each side of the stack is photographed and the open joints marked, so the quote names the courses that need work.
We compare samples against the old joints in daylight and adjust the mix before any wall is touched.
Old mortar comes out to sound material; new mortar goes in packed in layers and is tooled to the existing profile.
Depending on its state, the crown gets a sealer coat or a fresh pour, sloped outward with a lip that drips clear; then roof cleanup and photos.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry Repair (Crown / Repointing) | From $475 | Crown work, repointing and tuckpointing by surface area |
| 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 Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
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.
OSU Extension's plant pathologist warns that scrubbing moss off does little if the conditions that grew it stay the same, and Mount Baker's ravines, thick with trees, are exactly that kind of setting. On a chimney, the shaded face is the one where moss takes root in the joints and keeps the brick wet after every storm.
The Western Regional Climate Center places the lowland frost-free season between late April and mid-October, which leaves the other half of the year for a soaked joint to freeze overnight. Brick that never dries in the shade loses mortar faster on that side. When we repoint, we treat the shaded face first and, where branches overhang the roof, we suggest pruning back so the brick can dry between rains.
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.
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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.
Freshly cured mortar is always a shade lighter for a while. We mix to match the weathered joints, not the color of a new bag, and the difference fades as the wall weathers.
Not for repointing alone, according to SDCI, as long as nothing structural changes. If the chimney needs rebuilding as well, a permit may apply, and we will tell you before work starts.
Yes. A full inspection costs $99 plus tax; the report shows every face with the open joints marked, and the $99 comes off a masonry quote you go on to approve.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
