Kirkland, King County
Relining in Kirkland is priced from $1,900, the cost of a stainless liner running from the appliance up to the crown. Taller stacks, offsets in the flue and the size an insert or stove calls for all move the number up from there. No quote goes out until a camera has recorded the existing flue, so you can see why a liner is needed before paying for one.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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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.
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 estimates show about 15,300 of Kirkland's roughly 41,100 homes date from 1960 through 1979, and another 7,400 in the 1980s. Masonry chimneys from those decades were usually lined with clay tile, set in mortar joints that have now been through forty to sixty winters of heating and cooling. Many of the same chimneys have since received a wood insert or a gas log set that the original flue was never sized for.
Of the three big lakes inside King County, Lake Washington is the biggest, and statewide just one natural lake outranks it, per the county's own description. Draw a two-mile circle around Kirkland and WeatherSpark finds more than a third of it covered by water, so shoreline air stays cool and damp for much of the year.
A masonry chimney on an outside wall in that air stays cold between fires. When a modern insert sends cooler exhaust into an oversized clay flue, moisture condenses on the tiles and mixes with the combustion byproducts. A properly sized stainless liner warms up quickly and keeps that condensation to a minimum.
Oregon State University Extension explains that shade is what lets moss thrive on a Northwest roof and that the lasting fix is trimming nearby trees to let the sun in. WSU Extension points out that most moss problems start near the eaves, under overhanging branches.
The same branches drop needles and cones onto the chimney top. A new liner is capped at the crown so none of it reaches the flue, and we point out any limb close enough to the stack to foul the cap's mesh or rub against it in a windstorm.
Every chimney relining we do in Kirkland includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe relining jobs we quote here tend to follow one of two paths. Either a camera finds cracked or displaced tiles during a routine look, and the flue can no longer be trusted to hold heat and gases inside the masonry, or the owner wants to fit a new stove or insert and the existing flue cannot vent it safely at its current size or shape.
Camera footage documents the damage, and we take the flue's inside dimensions so the liner fits without being crushed at the offsets.
The diameter follows the insert or stove maker's specification, not whatever happens to slide in. Insulation is added where clearances call for it.
We lower the liner from the crown, join it to the appliance at the base, then fit a top plate and cap over the crown.
A last pass with the camera shows the liner in place end to end, and you keep the photos for your records or a future sale.
WeatherSpark gives Kirkland a cool season from about November 13 to March 1, with December averaging a low of 38°F and a high of 46°F. Inland valleys west of the Cascades hold January air that is 87 percent saturated at 4 a.m. and still near 78 percent by late afternoon, according to Western Regional Climate Center tables.
Those conditions rarely freeze a chimney solid, but they rarely let it dry out either. Water that enters through a cracked crown or open joints stays in the masonry for months, and the clay tiles and mortar joints of an older flue are where that wear shows first.
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 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 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.
In the 1949, 1965 and 2001 earthquakes, unreinforced brick chimneys across this region took damage again and again, USGS researchers found. With the median Kirkland home dating from 1984 and about 44 percent built before 1980, many local chimneys have already been through at least one of those events.
Section R1003.11 of the state's 2021 residential code will not accept an unlined masonry chimney: clay tile, a listed system or another approved material has to contain the gases and condensate, rated to 1,800°F. Once a quake has split the original tiles, fitting a listed stainless system is how that flue meets the rule again.
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
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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.
It starts at $1,900. Tall two-story flues, flues with bends, insulated liners and larger diameters for wood stoves push the price above that starting point, and the written quote shows each part.
A single chipped joint sometimes can. Several cracked tiles, or tiles that have shifted, generally mean the flue no longer contains heat reliably, and a listed liner is the standard fix.
Most insert manufacturers call for a liner from the insert all the way to the top of the chimney, sized to their unit. We read the installation manual with you before quoting.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
