Greenwood, King County
Relining a chimney in Greenwood costs $1,900 at minimum. That minimum fits a single appliance on a modest flue with a clear path. The price climbs with each foot of height and each inch of diameter, with insulation when the listing requires it, and with the labor of clearing broken tile or an old liner out of the way. Every quote follows a filmed survey, so the length and size on paper are the ones in your chimney.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Greenwood 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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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
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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.
Liners are about what the flue serves, and in Greenwood that has changed over time. The census survey for 2020 to 2024 reports that across Seattle 2.9% of occupied homes, about 10,600, still heat mainly with fuel oil, and in ZIP area 98103, which includes the south part of Greenwood, the figure is about 350 homes, or 1.3%. Utility gas heats 39.6% of homes in that ZIP area. Each conversion from one fuel to another leaves a question behind: was the flue adapted, or was the new appliance simply connected to the old chimney? Greenwood north of 85th Street lies partly in another ZIP area for which we have no figures.
Every chimney relining we do in Greenwood includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe code's test is fit. In Seattle's residential code, R1003.11 ties the lining of a masonry chimney to whatever appliance is connected: the two must suit each other. Acceptable linings are spelled out. Clay flue tile qualifies when it conforms to ASTM C315; so do systems listed to UL 1777; so does any approved material, provided corrosion and a temperature of 1,800°F leave it intact. A wide tile flue built for an open fire is seldom the right size for a furnace or a stove. As to permits, we could not find an SDCI page that addresses liners specifically; the department's guide says only that most work beyond its exemption list, including mechanical and fireplace work, needs one. We ask SDCI on each job.
Greenwood's center occupies a former bog, and as late as the 1970s, HistoryLink writes, better storm drains were something the area was still waiting for. Above ground, the Seattle record applies. WeatherSpark's wetter season begins October 10 and is over by April 30, which makes 6.6 months. We have no humidity or rainfall measurement specific to Greenwood.
A flue has two water problems, and a liner addresses both. From above, rain enters wherever the top is open. From within, furnace and water heater exhaust is full of vapor that turns to liquid on a cold masonry wall, and that acidic condensate eats mortar and clay tile from the inside. A continuous stainless liner, insulated where needed, stays warm enough to carry the vapor out and is sealed at the crown by its top plate. In a basement where the base of the chimney already feels damp, we also check the cleanout and the connector for rust before fitting anything new.
A camera travels from the top to the appliance connection and the footage is kept for your file.
Diameter and type come from the appliance maker's instructions and the flue's measured height.
We contact SDCI about the specific job and relay the reply before a date is set.
The flue is cleaned, obstructions are cleared, and the liner is run in one length from top to bottom.
With the appliance running, we confirm draft and check that no exhaust spills into the room.
On February 28, 2001, at 10:54 in the morning, the Nisqually earthquake shook the region. HistoryLink and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network give it a magnitude of 6.8, with about 400 people injured and total damage near two billion dollars. We have read no source that counts damaged chimneys in Greenwood, and we state none.
FEMA's advisory on masonry chimneys explains which ones fare worst: old, unreinforced brick with weakened mortar. A stainless liner does not change that. It makes the flue gas-tight and correctly sized, and if brick shifts it may keep exhaust contained for a time, but it adds no strength to the stack. When our survey shows deteriorated masonry, the relining quote comes with a plain note saying so, and the masonry is priced as its own item.
What this work is quoted at for Greenwood homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Greenwood | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| 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 Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $265–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Greenwood. 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.
Greenwood is a neighborhood platted in 1907 on a former cemetery tract, on both sides of N 85th Street, with houses on either side of the old city limit, the blocks north of N 85th Street annexed only in 1954.
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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.
$1,900 is the starting point. Height, diameter, insulation and any tile removal set the rest, and all of it is itemized in the quote.
It may be fine. The question is whether the flue is lined and sized for that appliance, which the code requires. A filmed survey answers it; that survey is our $99 plus tax inspection, and the fee is deducted when a relining quote is approved.
Sometimes, when both use the same fuel and the liner is sized for the pair. It depends on the appliances and their instructions, so we decide after seeing them.
Most single-flue jobs are done in a day once materials are on hand. Tile removal can add a second day.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
