Wallingford, King County
The range for chimney flashing repair in Wallingford is $375 to $1,495, and the two figures describe two different jobs. $375 is a repair: the existing metal is sound, and what failed is the seal where it enters the brick or a single corner. $1,495 is a renewal: every piece comes out and new base, step and counter-flashing go in, with a saddle on the uphill side if the chimney is wide. Chimneys that straddle the ridge, slate or tile roofs, and three-story access push a job toward the higher number.
Typical investment
$375–$1,495
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The same crew, the same written quote — for Wallingford 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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Measurement of each flue, or of the crown when a single cap will span several
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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.
Wallingford's 1920s growth added apartment buildings to the bungalow streets: the Lisa Carol Apartments went up on Corliss Avenue N in 1926 and the Burke Avenue Apartments in 1928. The 2022 National Register listing for the Wallingford-Meridian Streetcar Historic District counts 66 multifamily buildings beside its 570 houses. With houses and apartment buildings side by side, roofs differ from one address to the next. The flashing detail changes with the roof, and a method that suits a chimney rising through a shingled gable is wrong for one standing at the edge of a flat roof.
Flashing is not tested by average weather. It is tested by the worst day in a decade. On January 18, 1986 Portage Bay's gauge, down by Lake Union, measured 4.22 inches of rain in 24 hours. Windier months in Seattle run from mid-October to late April by WeatherSpark's reckoning, and December has the highest mean wind speed.
On a day like that a roof plane sheds a continuous sheet of water, and a chimney stands in its path. Everything arriving from uphill has to be turned around the stack by metal alone. Step flashing does it at the sides, a saddle behind, an apron in front, and the counter-flashing keeps the upper edges covered. One missing or unsealed piece is enough. This is why our repair ends with a hose test that imitates a downpour, not a drizzle, with someone in the attic watching the back of the joint.
Every chimney flashing repair we do in Wallingford includes:
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Book nowSeattle does not ask for a permit to replace the roofing on a house or duplex, so long as nobody alters the envelope and the fresh covering matches or betters its predecessor. The consequence is that chimney flashing is renewed, or not, at the roofer's discretion. The residential code does set one requirement at this joint: a stack that measures over 30 inches in the ridge direction must, per R1003.20, have a cricket on its upslope face. Without one, the uphill face of a wide stack becomes a dam, and leaves, moss and standing water do the rest.
The joint is wetted in stages from the bottom up until the leak shows inside.
Roofing next to the chimney is lifted carefully so the hidden metal can be seen.
Sound pieces are resealed in a proper groove; corroded or missing ones are replaced as a set.
The hose goes back on, the attic stays dry, and the shingles are relaid.
What this work is quoted at for Wallingford homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Wallingford | 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 Wallingford. 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.
Wallingford is a hillside neighborhood north of Lake Union, annexed to Seattle in 1891, on Lake Union, with bungalows and box houses, most of them built between 1906 and the end of the 1920s.
WallingfordKing County, WA · 47.661, -122.334
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.
Because a reroof may reuse old chimney flashing or replace it with sealant. No permit inspection is triggered by a like-for-like reroof on a house, so the joint may never have been looked at by a second person.
We match what the roof and the house call for and say why. One caution, which we owe to the extension service at Oregon State: a zinc sulfate moss killer eats copper. Keep them away from a roof whose flashing is copper.
It is carried out during a paid inspection, $99 plus tax for the chimney tested. That fee does not stack with the repair: accept the flashing quote and it is taken off.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
