Kirkland, King County
Every chimney we look at in Kirkland is $99 plus tax, whatever it takes to see it properly. That covers the roof, the firebox, the smoke chamber and a camera pass down the flue. You get photos and a plain-language report, and if you go ahead with the written quote, the $99 comes off the work.
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 Kirkland 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.
Kirkland grew in pieces over four decades: a Houghton merger vote, a large Juanita and Rose Hill annexation twenty years later, then the 2011 addition of Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate that pushed the city limits up toward NE 145th Street. That patchwork shows up on the roofs: a 1960s brick stack in one neighborhood, a framed chase over a factory-built flue a few blocks away. Our first job on arrival is naming which kind is on your house, since a masonry flue and a prefab one fail in different places.
County and city hazard maps flag the steep west slopes of Finn Hill, mostly around Big Finn Hill Park and O.O. Denny Park, and many houses in the Holmes Point area, according to a 2014 Kirkland Reporter account. O.O. Denny Park itself sits right on the Lake Washington shoreline northwest of Juanita, on what was once a 46-acre country estate.
On those lots a chimney can stand on a slope that moves a little over the decades. During the inspection we look for a stack leaning away from the wall, a widening gap at the siding and cracks that run through brick rather than along the mortar lines, and we photograph whatever we find.
Uncontrolled moss costs a roof years, in the words of WSU Extension's demossing manual, and killing it without curing whatever invited it is a temporary win at best. Oregon State University Extension describes the mechanism: the mat soaks up water and collects grit, then keeps both pressed against the roofing.
A thick green collar around the base of a chimney usually means water sits there for long stretches. We note it in the report, check the flashing and the crown next to it, and tell you whether the cause is shade, a missing cricket or a crown that sheds water the wrong way.
Every chimney inspection we do in Kirkland includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowMost Kirkland calls for an inspection come from one of three moments: a house is changing hands and the buyer wants to know what the fireplace is worth, a family is about to light a fireplace nobody has used in years, or a stain has appeared on the ceiling next to the chimney after a stormy week. Those situations call for different inspection levels; the one that fits yours is agreed before we begin.
Weather permitting, we start on the roof: crown, cap, flashing, and whether the stack is tall enough for the roofline.
Damper, smoke shelf, firebrick and hearth are checked by hand and light, and we note how the fireplace or insert is vented.
A camera goes up the flue so you can see cracked tiles, gaps at the joints or a liner that has come apart, instead of taking our word for it.
You receive the photos and a written summary after the visit. If repairs are needed, the written quote follows, and nothing has to be decided on the spot.
Nearly three hours in four, a Kirkland December sky is overcast or mostly so, WeatherSpark calculates, and its brighter season stretches only from around mid-June into early October. Winter sun is scarce statewide west of the mountains too: the Western Regional Climate Center tallies a mere handful of clear or partly clear days per winter month, between four and eight.
We inspect in every month, yet shingles with no film of water on them give better footing and show their cracks more clearly. Leaks, on the other hand, show best right after a storm, so if you are chasing a stain, book it for the first dry day after heavy rain.
What this work is quoted at for Kirkland homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Kirkland | 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 Kirkland. 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.
North of the city lies the southern Whidbey Island fault, traced by the state from its landfall at Everett down toward Woodinville, and rated by Washington's Emergency Management Division as able to reach magnitude 7.5. USGS scientists flagged it back in 1996 as a hazard for everyone living in the Puget Lowland.
Brick chimneys are among the first parts of a house to show damage after an earthquake, often inside the flue where nobody looks. If you have felt a quake since your last inspection, tell us: the camera pass is how we find a cracked tile or a joint that has opened.
Kirkland is an 18-square-mile city on the east shore of Lake Washington, on Lake Washington, with homes with a median build year of 1984, more than a third of them put up in the 1960s and 1970s. We work every part of it — Houghton, Juanita, Rose Hill, Finn Hill, Kingsgate included.
KirklandKing County, WA · 47.677, -122.206
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.
Each chimney costs $99 plus tax to inspect, and that amount is deducted from the job once you approve the written quote. The fee is per chimney, not per flue level or per trip.
Yes, if you use it. NFPA 211 sets a yearly look as the baseline for any chimney, fireplace or vent in service, and the Washington State Fire Marshal echoes it every heating season.
A general home inspection usually stops at what can be seen from the hearth and the ground. Ours goes on the roof and down the flue with a camera, which is where most chimney problems hide.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
