Kenmore, King County
Creosote removal in Kenmore starts at $245. Loose, flaky soot that a normal sweep would miss is at the lower end; hard, tar-like glaze that has to be broken down chemically or mechanically over more than one visit costs more. We show you the flue on camera before we quote, so you see which kind you have.
Typical investment
From $245
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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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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
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Wood is rarely the main heat in Kenmore, but many households still light a fire through the winter for comfort. Occasional fires in a large masonry flue, or in an insert that was never given its own liner, tend to burn cooler than a working stove, and cool smoke is exactly what leaves creosote behind.
Census estimates show only a small number of Kenmore households using wood as their main heating fuel, with wide margins of error; the count measures primary heat, not how many homes keep a working fireplace. They also place about 39.6 percent of the city's housing before 1980.
In practice, that means many fires here are occasional ones, lit in brick fireplaces built for open burning, or in inserts later placed inside them. A flue that is too big for what burns in it stays cool, and that is where creosote piles up.
Every creosote removal we do in Kenmore includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe worst buildup we see comes from three habits: burning wood that has sat outside under a tarp through a wet winter, keeping the damper or the stove air control nearly shut to make a fire last, and lighting small, smoldering fires on damp evenings. All three leave more residue in the flue than a hot, well-fed fire.
WeatherSpark reports that in Kenmore the clearer part of the year runs only from mid-June to early October, and that roughly seven December hours in ten pass under overcast or mostly cloudy skies. Regional climate records show why: a winter month west of the Cascades brings only a handful of clear days, somewhere between four and eight.
With that little sun, firewood stacked outside rarely dries between October and spring. Wet wood burns cool and smoky, and most of the creosote we remove in Kenmore traces back to it.
The camera shows whether the deposits are loose soot, a crust or a glaze, which decides the method and the cost.
Loose material is brushed out first, then crusted and glazed deposits are broken down and cleared.
Heavy creosote can hide cracked tiles or signs of an earlier chimney fire, so we inspect the clean flue closely.
You get before-and-after footage and a short note on what is feeding the buildup in your particular setup.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote Removal | From $245 | Priced by creosote stage — glazed stage 3 is the heavy end |
| 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 |
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.
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, whose jurisdiction includes King County and therefore Kenmore, caps the density of chimney smoke at 20 percent opacity, a limit that may be exceeded for six straight minutes per hour at most. The fuel list is short: dry, seasoned firewood or manufactured logs. During a Stage 1 or Stage 2 burn ban, visible smoke is not allowed even from certified devices.
State rule WAC 173-433-100 separately makes it illegal to sell or give away a solid-fuel burning device that is not certified and labeled. Dense smoke from damp wood is both a creosote problem and, in practice, a compliance one.
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 $245. Heavy, glazed buildup takes more work and sometimes a second visit. We price it after seeing the flue on camera.
Yes. It is combustible, and a thick layer can ignite as a chimney fire. That is the reason heavy deposits should be removed rather than burned over.
No. A brush clears loose soot but slides over glaze, which is why glazed flues need a different method.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
