Kenmore, King County
Chimney masonry repair in Kenmore starts at $475. Recasting the crown of a one-flue chimney stays near that floor; repointing every face of a tall chimney, or replacing a band of spalled brick, costs more. We measure the damage before quoting, so the number reflects the stack in front of us.
Typical investment
From $475
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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.
The brick chimneys on Kenmore's older streets were laid when their houses went up in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Mortar is designed to wear before brick does, and after that many winters the joints near the top, where the weather is hardest, are usually the first to go. The crown, often a thin cement wash, tends to crack well before that.
Kenmore started as a mill town: John McMaster opened a shingle mill there in 1901, and logging stayed important until the local forests were cut out in the 1920s. The suburbs came later, with a boom after the Second World War.
Kenmore's pre-1980 share of housing, about 39.6 percent in Census estimates, is lower than King County's 45.5 percent. Most brick chimneys here therefore date from the postwar decades, which is the age at which crowns and top joints usually need their first serious attention.
Every masonry repair (crown / repointing) we do in Kenmore includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowWater is the common thread. It gets in at a split crown or through joints that have opened, soaks the brick during a long wet season, and on the colder nights of winter that moisture expands and pushes the brick faces off. The result is a stack that sheds sand and flakes onto the roof, and eventually lets water into the house.
WeatherSpark describes Kenmore's cool season as running from about mid-November to the start of March, with December the coldest month, at an average low of 38°F. For the lowlands of the region, the Western Regional Climate Center gives an average January minimum between 28°F and 32°F.
Mild by national standards, yet sufficient. Brick that has soaked up weeks of rain freezes on the colder nights, and the repeated cycle is what flakes off the brick faces near the top of an unprotected stack.
We go face by face, marking the joints, bricks and crown sections that need work and those that do not.
Failing mortar is cut back to sound material so the new mortar has something solid to bond to.
New brick goes where the old has failed, fresh mortar is packed and struck, and the crown gets a slope and overhang that throw rain clear of the faces.
We leave curing instructions for wet weather and send photos of each finished face.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry Repair (Crown / Repointing) | From $475 | Crown work, repointing and tuckpointing by surface area |
| 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.
Washington's Department of Labor and Industries requires every construction contractor to register, with a bond and insurance on file, and homeowners can look up any contractor with L&I's Verify tool before signing anything.
When masonry work extends to rebuilding part of a stack, the 2021 Washington State Building Code, in use for King County applications since spring 2024, is the standard the finished chimney has to meet.
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
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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 $475. Crown work alone is usually the smaller job; full repointing or brick replacement across a tall stack is larger. The written quote lists each item.
Yes, with care. We schedule around steady rain and protect fresh mortar while it cures. The dry summer months are easier, and often busier.
Sealant on a failing crown or joint traps water behind it and fails within a season or two. Repair the masonry first; a breathable water repellent can follow.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
