Wedgwood, King County
A new chimney cap in Wedgwood runs $265 to $850 installed. The low figure is a stock stainless cap on a single flue tile. A cap that spans two flues, one made to measure for an odd-sized crown or one mounted on a tall stack costs more. We measure on the roof before ordering, because a cap bought from a ground-level guess rarely fits.
Typical investment
$265–$850
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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 Wedgwood homes.
A Level 1 review of everything reachable, raised to a Level 2 camera scan when a question stays open
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The whole flue brushed, using heads picked for the liner's size and shape
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A photo assessment that distinguishes surface wear from structural damage
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Camera survey and measurements taken before any liner is chosen
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Glass removed, cleaned and checked for a sound gasket
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Crown and all four sides photographed before any work
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Trees were part of the Wedgwood plan from the first day. Balch laid out the original plat with curving streets that follow the slope and left native trees standing between the lots. The city added more: flame ashes now line 35th Avenue NE north of NE 85th Street, and they went in between 1970 and 1972 under Seattle's first arterial street-tree program. Half a century on, those crowns stand above many of the roofs around them.
Under Seattle Residential Code R1005.1 a factory-built chimney must be listed and labeled, which in practice means it is a system of matched parts, cap included. No survey tells us how many Wedgwood homes have one, so we check each roof instead of assuming. A substitute cap on a listed system is a mistake we will not make for a lower price.
On a masonry chimney the code leaves more room and sets the screen. Where a spark arrestor is fitted, R1003.9.2 sizes the openings with two test spheres, a half-inch one that must not get through and a three-eighths-inch one that must, and it sets the net open area at four times the flue outlet or more. A rain cap needs that same four-to-one area. Those two numbers are why a tight decorative screen from a hardware shelf can choke a flue that drew well without it.
Every chimney cap installation we do in Wedgwood includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowWhat grows overhead ends up on the chimney. Seattle's emergency management office attributes much windstorm damage to falling trees and limbs, and the same wind sends leaves, seed clusters and twigs across every roof in its path. An open flue collects them, along with rain, and offers a dry ledge to birds and squirrels. A cap with a sound screen is the inexpensive answer to all three.
Tile size, crown width and the number of flues are recorded. A metal factory-built chimney is identified by its maker so the right part can be ordered.
You see the options with prices: single-flue, multi-flue or made to measure. Stainless is our default.
The cap is secured against wind, and the screen is checked for full coverage of the opening.
A photo from the roof shows the cap in place, and any crown defect noticed during the visit is noted in writing.
What this work is quoted at for Wedgwood homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Wedgwood | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Cap Installation | $265–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
| Chimney Sweep | $209–$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 Wedgwood. 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.
Wedgwood is a neighborhood first platted by developer Albert Balch in 1941, between NE 75th and NE 95th streets, with one-story houses of the 1940s next to Craftsman homes of the 1920s and 1930s.
WedgwoodKing County, WA · 47.687, -122.290
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.
It can help, since a cap shields the flue opening from wind blowing straight across it. If the down-draft has another cause, such as a flue that is too short for the roof, we tell you after looking.
For a plain cap swap, measuring is enough. If the crown or flue looks damaged, we recommend the $99 plus tax inspection first; approve the resulting quote and that fee is applied against it.
No. Factory-built chimneys are listed systems, and the termination cap has to be the part its manufacturer specifies. We identify the brand and model before ordering.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
