Kenmore, King County
Chimney repair in Kenmore starts at $425, and the price depends entirely on what is broken. A damper replacement or a small patch sits near that starting point; rebuilding the top of a brick stack is a much larger job. We find the cause first, then write down the fix and its cost before any tool comes out.
Typical investment
From $425
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Kenmore 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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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.
In Kenmore we see two families of chimney. The first is the brick stack of a postwar ranch or split-level, with a clay-tile flue and an open fireplace. The second is the framed chase of a newer home, holding a factory-built metal flue. They fail in different places, and a repair that suits one would be wrong on the other.
Kenmore grew fast after the Second World War. Kenmore Elementary and Arrowhead Elementary both opened in the 1950s, and Inglemoor High School followed in the early 1960s, as new neighborhoods filled the hills around them.
Census estimates put the median Kenmore home in 1985, with about 11.5 percent built before 1960. The older end of that stock is where we find worn fireboxes and rusted dampers, simply because those parts have been heated and cooled for so many winters.
Every chimney repair we do in Kenmore includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowOn brick, trouble usually starts at the top: a cracked crown lets water into the stack, winter cold works on the damp joints, and bricks begin to spall. On framed chases, the weak point is often the metal chase cover, which rusts and sends water down the inside. Inside the house, rusted dampers and cracked firebox panels are common findings in fireplaces that have seen decades of use.
WeatherSpark reports that Kenmore's wind comes most often from the south for about nine months of the year, and that December is its windiest month. The Western Regional Climate Center's state summary likewise names south and southwest as the direction of the hardest late-autumn and winter gusts.
For a chimney, that means the south and southwest faces take the rain driven hardest during the wettest months. When we look for a leak, those are the faces we check first.
Water can enter at the crown, the flashing, the brick or the chase cover; we trace the path before choosing a repair.
You get the scope, the materials and the price, with photos of what we found, and time to decide.
Repairs use materials suited to the chimney type, from refractory mortar in the firebox to a new stainless chase cover.
Pictures of the completed work come to you, along with any smaller issue worth keeping an eye on.
What this work is quoted at for Kenmore homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Kenmore | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| 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 Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $235–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Kenmore. 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.
A rebuilt chimney in Kenmore answers to the 2021 Washington State Residential Code. Where the stack comes through the roof, its top needs a minimum of 3 feet of height; it must also stand 2 feet above any portion of the house within 10 feet. And a stack that is wider than 30 inches along the ridge line, without touching the ridge, has to get a cricket.
Those rules matter when a repair turns into rebuilding the top of the stack. King County has reviewed applications under the 2021 codes since March 15, 2024.
Kenmore is a city on the northernmost shore of Lake Washington, where the Sammamish River meets the lake, on Lake Washington, with Ranch and Split Level houses from the 1950s and early 1960s beside newer homes, for a median build year of 1985. We work every part of it — Uplake Terrace included.
KenmoreKing County, WA · 47.757, -122.244
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 $425. The range is wide because the jobs are: a damper is a short visit, a rebuilt crown or several courses of brick is not. We price after we have seen the problem.
Most chimneys need a repair, not a rebuild. When the top courses are loose or the stack leans, rebuilding that portion is safer, and we will show you why with photos.
Often it is the joint between the two. We test the crown, the brick and the flashing separately so you only pay to fix the part that is actually failing.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
