Bothell, King County
A gas fireplace service in Bothell costs $189 to $479. It covers the yearly cleaning and adjustment of a working unit: the burner, the pilot assembly, the log set, the glass and the vent. Parts and repairs beyond that tune-up are quoted separately once we have seen the unit, so you know the cost before anything is replaced.
Typical investment
$189–$479
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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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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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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.
Gas is a big part of how Bothell stays warm. Roughly 46.5 percent of occupied homes in the city rely mainly on utility gas for heat, per Census estimates, with electricity just ahead at about 51 percent. In the fireplaces we service, that shows up as sealed direct-vent units, gas log sets in factory-built fireboxes and older masonry fireplaces converted to gas.
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's bans are written around wood and pellets. The first stage lists wood-burning fireplaces along with wood stoves and inserts lacking certification; the second adds certified stoves and inserts and pellet units. A gas fireplace does not appear on either list.
Even so, during a ban the agency allows no visible smoke from any device that keeps running, and a gas unit should never make smoke in the first place. If yours leaves soot on the glass or smells of burning, it needs a service before the next cold snap rather than more use.
Every gas fireplace service we do in Bothell includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowTypical complaints: a pilot that keeps dropping out, a burner that lights unevenly or with lazy yellow flames, glass clouded with a white film, and a vent cap outside that is blocked by leaves, nests or, in a cold snap, snow. Most of these are cleaning and adjustment, not replacement, when caught during a yearly service.
WeatherSpark puts Bothell's cool season at about 3.6 months, from roughly November 13 to March 1, which is when a gas fireplace does most of its work. Snow is rare but real, falling mainly between about December 10 and January 21.
Bothell Fire asks residents each winter to keep heating vents, the gas fireplace's included, clear of snow, leaves and other debris. Where a direct-vent unit exhausts through a side wall close to the ground, a drift or a pile of leaves can cover it, so we check it on every service and show you where it is.
With the gas valve closed, we remove the glass panel and set the logs aside to get at the burner.
We clear the burner ports, the pilot hood and the flame sensors, then take the film and soot off the logs and glass.
Outside, we trace the vent to where it ends and confirm nothing blocks it or crowds it.
The unit is reassembled, lit and watched through a full cycle, then you get a short report with photos.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas Fireplace Service | $189–$479 | Annual service and tune-up; repairs quoted 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 Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
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.
When a gas insert or log set goes into an older brick firebox, its vent usually runs up the original chimney. The city points out that Washington carries the country's second-highest earthquake risk, and a 1996 USGS study rated the southern Whidbey Island fault capable of a magnitude 7 or larger quake.
If the masonry around an insert cracks or shifts in a quake, the vent liner inside it can pull apart at a joint. After a noticeable tremor, we check the vent connection and the chimney it runs through before the unit goes back into use.
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.
BothellKing County, WA · 47.760, -122.205
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 $479 for the yearly service. A single, easy-to-reach unit sits near the lower end; a unit that needs heavy cleaning or extra adjustment costs more. Parts are quoted separately.
Yes. The NFPA 211 standard sets a yearly inspection for vents as well as chimneys and fireplaces.
No. Get everyone out, then phone 911 or the gas company once you are outdoors. Once the leak is dealt with, we can service the fireplace.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
