Bothell, King County
A chimney sweep in Bothell runs $189 to $459. Roof pitch, flue height and the number of seasons of soot waiting inside decide where your visit falls in that span. Homes here are newer on average than across King County, so we brush out as many factory-built fireboxes with metal pipe as brick stacks, and both kinds collect deposits whenever wood burns in them.
Typical investment
$189–$459
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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 Bothell homes.
Level 1, or a Level 2 when needed, which means a video camera travels the full flue
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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.
The Census puts the median Bothell home at 1992, nine years newer than the county median, and roughly one unit in five went up between 1960 and 1979. One street can hold a 1970s brick chimney with a clay flue next to a later house whose fireplace vents up through a framed chase on the side wall. The sweep follows the same logic for both; the brushes, the access and the things we look for are different.
Both halves of Bothell, the King County side and the Snohomish County side, fall under one regional air authority, Puget Sound Clean Air, so the same winter bans reach the whole city. Stage 1 takes open wood fireplaces and any uncertified stove or insert out of service; Stage 2 then sidelines certified stoves, certified inserts and pellet burners, unless the household already holds an approved only-heat-source exemption.
Between bans, smoke from your chimney must stay under 20 percent opacity over any six-minute stretch in an hour, and the fuel must be dry firewood or manufactured logs. A clear flue and dry fuel are what keep a fire under that line, so we like to sweep in early fall, before the colder, stiller weeks when bans get called.
Every chimney sweep we do in Bothell includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowWood is the main heat source in only about 119 Bothell households, so most fireplaces in town see occasional use. That is exactly when trouble hides: a flue left cold for two or three winters collects nests, leaves and a crust of old creosote, and the first fire of the season is the one that finds it. The opposite pattern shows up too, a stove run hard all winter on wood that went into the rack still green.
WeatherSpark's model gives Bothell a wetter season of about 6.7 months, from roughly October 9 to May 1, and a November that brings about 8.3 inches across roughly 17 wet days. The Western Regional Climate Center adds that December and January in western Washington often record precipitation on 20 to 25 days apiece.
Wood stacked in the open over those months never fully dries, and damp logs burn cool and smoky. The result is a heavier glaze on the flue walls, so a household that burns through the whole wet season should plan on a sweep every year rather than stretching the gap.
Before any brush moves, we lay cloths from the entry to the fireplace and seal the vacuum across the opening.
We confirm whether you have a clay-lined masonry flue, a metal liner or a factory-built pipe, since each takes a different brush.
Rods work the full height of the flue, then the smoke shelf, damper and firebox walls are cleaned by hand.
You see the photos, hear what came out, and receive a brief written list of what to keep an eye on before next winter.
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 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 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.
Bothell's 2025 hazard mitigation annex names the South Whidbey Fault as the closest major active fault, and Washington's emergency planners have raised that fault's potential size to magnitude 7.5. The 2001 Nisqually quake, by contrast, left only minor damage in Bothell.
A sweep is often the first time anyone looks inside a flue after even a small shake. Once the soot is gone, cracked tiles, open mortar joints and a liner knocked off its seat are easy to spot, and we photograph each one so you can decide what comes next.
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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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.
$189 to $459. A one-story roof and a flue brushed last year sit near the bottom; a steep pitch, a tall chase or several seasons of buildup push it toward the top. You hear the figure before we start.
The NFPA 211 standard sets a once-a-year check for chimneys, fireplaces and vents, and the Chimney Safety Institute of America suggests pairing a sweep with that look. If you light only a handful of fires, the yearly check may show the flue can wait.
No brush is needed. A gas unit gets a gas fireplace service instead, covering the burner, logs, glass and vent. We can tell which kind you have on arrival.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
