Ballard, King County
Chimney flashing repair in Ballard costs between $375 and $1,495. Resealing metal that is still sound sits low in that bracket. New step and counter metal on every side, or a cricket framed behind a wide stack, pushes toward $1,495; roof slope and roofing type set where a job falls between the two. The leak is located during the $99 plus tax inspection; when the flashing quote is approved, that $99 goes toward it.
Typical investment
$375–$1,495
Book an inspection
Book your $99 inspection
$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
Not sure where to start
Pick what you're seeing at your Ballard home — we'll point you to the right fix.
What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Ballard homes.
A Level 1 review of everything reachable, raised to a Level 2 camera scan when a question stays open
Learn more
The whole flue brushed, using heads picked for the liner's size and shape
Learn more
A photo assessment that distinguishes surface wear from structural damage
Learn more
Camera survey and measurements taken before any liner is chosen
Learn more
Measurement of each flue, or of the crown when a single cap will span several
Learn more
Glass removed, cleaned and checked for a sound gasket
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Roofs in Ballard span more than a century. Around the core, ZIP area 98107 counts 16,938 housing units with a median construction year of 1995, and only 17.6% of them existed by 1939. North and west of it, in ZIP area 98117, detached single-family houses are 72.0% of units and the median year is 1950. A house that old has been reroofed more than once, and each reroof was a moment when the chimney flashing was either renewed or buried under sealant.
Every chimney flashing repair we do in Ballard includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowFlashing is two layers of sheet metal: step pieces woven into the shingles, and counter flashing let into the mortar joints above them. Leaks start where the counter flashing pulls out of its joint, where tar was used in place of metal, or behind the chimney where water and debris collect. Seattle tests the joint often. From October 10 to April 30, WeatherSpark gives any single day better than one chance in three of being wet. The stain usually shows on the ceiling beside the chimney breast, sometimes a rafter bay away from where the water came in.
We check the attic for stains, examine the metal from the roof and, if the source is unclear, run water over one side at a time until it shows.
Failed flashing and old tar come off, down to shingle and brick.
New pieces are laid with each shingle course up both sides of the chimney.
A groove is cut in the mortar joint, the metal is folded into it and the joint is sealed.
The repair is hosed down and the attic checked before we leave. Photos go into your file.
What this work is quoted at for Ballard homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Ballard | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Flashing Repair | $375–$1,495 | Reseal at the low end, full flashing replacement at the high |
| 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 Ballard. 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.
Two city rules frame this work. A Seattle house or duplex can be reroofed without a permit so long as nothing about the building envelope changes and the new roof matches or betters the old one in quality; flashing repair done as upkeep stays inside the code's minor-repair exemption while its value is under the limit. The residential code also says when metal alone is not enough. Section R1003.20 requires a cricket, a small peaked diverter, behind any Ballard chimney broader than 30 inches in the direction of the ridge. If a wide Ballard chimney has none, we quote one with the flashing.
For buildings inside the Ballard Avenue Landmark District, exterior changes wait on a Certificate of Approval. The board that grants it seats seven people, five chosen by local election and two named by the Mayor. Flashing replaced like for like may look like plain maintenance, but deciding what counts as a change is the board's job, not ours. We advise owners there to ask before work is scheduled.
Ballard is a former mill town that joined Seattle in 1907 and runs from the Ship Canal north to NW 85th Street, on Shilshole Bay and Salmon Bay, with houses from before 1950 north and west of the old town and many newer buildings near the canal. We work every part of it — Loyal Heights, Whittier Heights, West Woodland, Adams included.
BallardKing County, WA · 47.668, -122.384
Before and after
Illustrations of what each repair changes on a typical chimney — not photos of a specific job.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
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.
$375 to $1,495. Resealing sound metal costs least. Renewing everything around a big chimney, with a cricket added, costs most.
That is the ideal moment. Tell your roofer you want new step and counter flashing at the chimney, or have us do that part. Old metal reused under new shingles is a frequent source of later leaks.
As a stopgap. Sealant ages in sun and cold and has to be redone. Metal that is lapped correctly and let into the joint sheds water without depending on it.
Yes. Water runs along rafters and sheathing before it drops, so we follow it back from the attic instead of guessing from the ceiling.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
