Bothell, King County
A chimney inspection in Bothell is $99 plus tax per chimney, and that $99 is credited toward the repair once you sign off on our written quote. We look at the flue, the firebox, the damper, the crown and the roof line, then hand you photos and a short report in plain language. You are under no pressure to schedule anything that day; what happens next is your call.
What we charge
$99 plus tax
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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 Bothell homes.
Rotary or rod brushing of the full flue, with the hearth covered and a HEPA vacuum running
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Replacement of cracked or spalled brick with a close color match
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Camera scan and flue measurement before anything is ordered
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Measurement of each flue and of the crown before fitting
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Burner, pilot assembly and thermocouple or thermopile cleaned and checked
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Crown rebuilt with a slope and a drip edge that throws water off
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Bothell grew from about 1,000 people in 1950 into a suburb of more than 25,000 by the end of the century, and the 1992 Canyon Park annexation added some six square miles on the Snohomish County side. Each wave brought its own kind of fireplace: masonry chimneys on postwar lots, then factory-built units in the subdivisions that replaced farms and pastures. An inspection starts by working out which one you actually own.
What a Bothell winter burn ban allows depends on the appliance in your living room. Under Stage 1, a certified stove or insert may keep burning while fireplaces and uncertified units go cold; under Stage 2, everything that burns wood or pellets stops.
A household whose stove is its only adequate heat must apply for, and receive, an exemption from Puget Sound Clean Air before the ban starts, and neither costly heat nor a broken furnace you cannot afford to repair counts as a reason by itself. An inspection tells you whether your unit carries a certification label, which is the first question in either case.
Every chimney inspection we do in Bothell includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe requests we see most here are a home sale, a fireplace nobody has used since moving in, and a stove or insert someone wants to add. Each one needs a different depth of look. A buyer wants to know the flue is sound; a new owner wants to know the damper opens and nothing is nesting in the chase; a planned insert means measuring the flue and checking the clearances before anyone orders a unit.
WeatherSpark puts Bothell's clearer stretch of the year at about 3.7 months, from around June 16 to October 7, and names December the cloudiest month, overcast or mostly so about 73 percent of the time. Western Regional Climate Center records show winter months with just four to eight days that are clear or partly so, where summer months get 15 to 20.
A dry roof is safer to walk and easier to read: stains, open joints and lifted flashing show up clearly. That is why late summer and early fall fill up fast, and why a winter inspection may split into an indoor visit and a roof visit on the next dry day.
Choose a slot on our site or over the phone; the day before, we call to confirm and ask what kind of fireplace or stove you think you have.
The firebox, damper and smoke chamber come first, then the camera travels up the flue as far as the structure allows.
Up top, the crown, cap and flashing get a look, along with how far the chimney rises above the roof line.
You receive the photos, a plain summary and, if something needs fixing, a written quote with the inspection amount already credited once approved.
What this work is quoted at for Bothell homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Bothell | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$459 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| 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 |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $235–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Bothell. 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.
The City of Bothell notes that Washington carries the second-highest earthquake risk in the country. After the 2001 Nisqually quake, USGS researchers walked block by block through some 60,000 chimneys in the region and counted 1,556 damaged ones, observing that unreinforced brick chimneys had failed again and again in 1949, 1965 and 2001.
Damage from shaking often sits where nobody can see it from the ground: a cracked flue tile, a crown split under the cap, a stack that has pulled away from the house. Those are the spots our camera and roof check are aimed at.
Bothell is a Sammamish River city whose 13.66 square miles straddle the King–Snohomish county line, on the Sammamish River, with homes with a median build year of 1992, most of them built after World War II replaced farms and dairy pastures. We work every part of it — Canyon Park, Norway Hill, Queensborough, Brentwood 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.
$99 plus tax for each chimney, whatever level of inspection it needs. Approve the repair quote that comes after it, and we take the $99 off that bill.
It is a sensible moment for one. A flue is hard to judge from the living room, and a report with photos gives buyer and seller the same facts to work from. Tell us your closing timeline when you book.
Yes. NFPA 211 covers chimneys, fireplaces and vents alike, so a gas vent or an insert liner gets the same yearly look as a masonry flue.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
