Woodinville, King County
A new stainless liner, top to bottom, starts from $1,900 in Woodinville. How tall the chimney is, whether the flue bends, and which stove or insert it must vent all move that number. Relining is the fix when a clay flue has cracked or shifted, or when an insert or stove calls for a flue matched to its size, and no quote goes out before a camera has been down the chimney.
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 Woodinville 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.
About one Woodinville home in five went up before 1980, and roughly a quarter more were built during the 1980s, per the Census. Chimneys from those decades are now old enough for their original clay tiles to crack at the joints, and many of those houses have since had an insert or stove added that the first flue was never sized for.
If a relining comes with a new stove, the device itself has to meet state rules. Under WAC 173-433-100, a solid-fuel device cannot be advertised, sold, traded or given away in Washington unless it is certified and labeled, with EPA emission limits for stoves and for manufactured fireplaces.
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's legal overview adds the day-to-day side: the only legal fuels are dry, seasoned wood and manufactured logs, and no chimney may put out smoke above 20 percent opacity for six minutes running in any hour. A correctly sized liner helps a certified stove burn as cleanly as it was tested.
Every chimney relining we do in Woodinville includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe usual trigger here is an upgrade. A family replaces an open fireplace with an insert, or swaps an old stove for a certified one, and the existing flue turns out to be too large, too cracked, or both. A flue that is too big for the appliance runs cool, and a cool flue collects creosote quickly.
Washington spent the end of summer 2026 under a statewide wildfire emergency, with a burn ban from the first of August to the last day of September. The state was in its fourth drought year in a row and had already seen over a thousand fires; local press relayed the governor's warning that one fresh spark on parched land could set off another.
Summer is a sensible time to reline, since the fireplace is idle. It is also ban season, so before any test fire after an install we check which restriction is in force that day, and we run the draft test another way when burning is not allowed.
We run a camera up the existing flue and record every crack, gap and offset before recommending anything.
The liner diameter follows the stove or insert maker's requirements, not a one-size guess.
From the roof we lower the liner, add insulation where it is needed, join it at the base, and finish with a top plate and cap.
We light a test fire or run the appliance to confirm the flue pulls properly, and photograph the finished job.
What this work is quoted at for Woodinville homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Woodinville | 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 Woodinville. 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.
Woodinville is a Sammamish River valley city first homesteaded by the Woodin family in 1871, on the Sammamish River and Little Bear Creek, with homes with a median build year of 1995, fewer than one in five of them older than 1980. We work every part of it — West Wellington, East Wellington, Woodinville Heights, Upper West Ridge included.
WoodinvilleKing County, WA · 47.754, -122.163
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.
From $1,900. Taller flues, insulated liners and awkward offsets push it higher; we write the figure down after the camera inspection.
The City of Woodinville requires a permit to install, relocate or replace a mechanical appliance, and names fireplaces and stoves among them. Inserts appear on its combined permit form.
Small, isolated defects sometimes can. Widespread cracking, or a flue that is the wrong size for a new appliance, is what relining is for.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
