Bothell, King County
Chimney relining in Bothell starts at $1,900, the price of a stainless liner running the full height of the flue, with height, offsets and the appliance that will vent through it setting the rest. Most relining here happens for one of two reasons: a clay flue has cracked, or a homeowner is putting a stove or insert into a fireplace that was never sized for one.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Bothell homes.
Level 1, or a Level 2 when needed, which means a video camera travels the full flue
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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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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.
Census figures show about 4,421 Bothell homes built between 1960 and 1979 and another 4,023 from the 1980s, together roughly four in ten of the city's housing. Many of those houses were framed around a masonry chimney with clay tiles stacked inside. Decades of heat cycles, a chimney fire or a missing cap can crack or shift those tiles, and a crack in a liner is a direct path for heat toward the framing around it.
Washington makes it illegal to advertise, sell or give away a solid fuel device unless it is certified and labeled. Wood and pellet stoves must meet EPA emission limits, while a site-built masonry fireplace carries no emission requirement at all. The Department of Ecology does not regulate how a unit is installed; that part belongs to the local building department.
The difference matters on a ban day in Bothell. Under Stage 1, a certified insert may keep burning while open fireplaces sit idle; under Stage 2, neither may be lit. A certified insert on a properly sized liner is also the setup most likely to burn clean the rest of the winter.
Every chimney relining we do in Bothell includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe most common setup we reline in town is a wide, original fireplace flue that now has an insert pushed into it. The insert's small outlet feeds a flue several times larger than it needs, the gases cool on the way up and the deposits come fast. A liner matched to the outlet fixes the draft, and it gives the sweep a smooth tube to brush instead of rough tile joints.
Winter air here is saturated: WRCC figures for the valleys of western Washington show January humidity hovering around 87 percent in the small hours and only easing to roughly 78 by late afternoon. WeatherSpark gives Bothell a cool season of about 3.6 months, from mid-November to early March, with December lows averaging 38°F.
Flue gases that rise slowly through a cold, oversized masonry flue in that air cool before they reach the top, and the moisture in them condenses on the walls along with the soot. A liner of the right diameter keeps the gases moving and warm enough to leave the chimney before they drop out.
We record the flue's height, its inside size and every offset, and film the old liner so you can see why it needs replacing.
The diameter follows the appliance maker's outlet size, not the width of the old tile, so the draft stays strong.
Working from above, we thread the stainless tube down to the firebox, couple it to the appliance and close the top with a plate and cap.
We fire the appliance, confirm the draft and leave you the photos and the product details for your records.
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 Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$459 | 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 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.
Back in 1996, USGS geologists judged the southern Whidbey Island fault able to generate quakes of magnitude 7 or more and flagged it as a hazard to the lowland communities around it. Separately, USGS field crews who went street by street after the 2001 Nisqually event recorded 1,556 damaged chimneys in a sample near 60,000.
Clay flue tiles are stacked, not tied together, so shaking can crack them or knock a section out of line while the brick outside looks fine. A continuous stainless liner is one piece from top to bottom, which is why we recommend a camera check of the old tile after any noticeable quake.
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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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.
Pricing opens at $1,900, covering a stainless liner the full length of the flue. Taller runs, offsets, insulation and the size of the appliance move the price up; the written quote spells out each part.
Bothell files residential mechanical work, including wood or pellet stoves, inserts and gas log inserts, on its form 9 through MyBuildingPermit.com. Before any work, you will know whether your job needs one.
Small defects in a sound flue can sometimes be repaired, but a clay flue with several cracks or shifted tiles usually needs a new liner. The camera footage makes the call clear.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
