Green Lake, King County
Chimney repair in Green Lake begins at $425, the cost of a small job such as resetting a few loose bricks or repacking a short run of joints. Rebuilding several courses above the roof, or correcting a stack that water has worked on for years, runs up to $3,700. The spread comes from how much brick is affected, how high it sits and whether scaffolding is needed. Every repair quote follows a $99 plus tax inspection, and we deduct that amount when you accept the quote.
Typical investment
From $425
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Green Lake 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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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
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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.
By 1900 almost all of what became Green Lake had been divided into building lots, according to HistoryLink, and in 1902 the streetcar line was carried the whole way around the water. Houses followed the rails. A chimney from those years has stood through more than a century of Seattle winters, and winter here is long and mild instead of sharp: by WeatherSpark's reckoning the cool season, some 3.6 months long, opens November 12 and closes March 1; the average December low is 38°F, and the thermometer seldom reads under 28°F. Brick in that climate is rarely shattered by one hard freeze. It is worn down by staying damp for months and dipping below freezing now and then.
Every chimney repair we do in Green Lake includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowNot every chimney repair in Seattle involves the permit counter. SDCI's guide lists a small set of exempt work and then says that most projects beyond it need a permit, naming mechanical, gas, furnace and fireplace work. Where a Green Lake repair falls depends on its scope, so we describe the job to SDCI and get the answer before starting. Exempt or not, the city code states that the work still has to meet the code.
We trace the damage back to water entry, movement or age, because a repair that ignores the cause does not last.
You receive photos and a written price that says exactly which bricks, joints or courses are included.
Bad material comes out, new brick and mortar go in, and the joint profile is matched to the existing work.
After the mortar has set we photograph the finished repair and review it with you.
What this work is quoted at for Green Lake homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Green Lake | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| 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 Cap Installation | $265–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Green Lake. 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.
Seattle's hazard profile spaces deep earthquakes that reach magnitude 6.0 some 30 to 50 years apart. The city lists 1949 at magnitude 7.1 and 1965 at 6.7 before the Nisqually event of 2001, so a chimney built during Green Lake's first building boom has already been shaken by all three.
That history shapes what kind of repair is worth paying for. FEMA's advisory on damaged masonry chimneys prefers two approaches: closing the stack off at the roof when the fireplace is no longer used, or keeping the firebox and replacing everything above it with a metal flue, itself boxed in light framing, to which a fireplace insert may be added. When a Green Lake chimney needs more than a few courses relaid, we lay those alternatives next to a like-for-like rebuild so you can compare them.
Green Lake is a neighborhood wrapped around a 323-acre lake park, part of Seattle since 1891, on Green Lake, with houses that went up after the streetcar circled the lake in 1902.
Green LakeKing County, WA · 47.679, -122.328
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.
A lean above the roof usually means taking those courses down and relaying them plumb. A lean that starts lower needs a closer structural look before anyone prices it.
We bring samples and pick the closest size, color and texture available. Brick a hundred years old cannot always be matched exactly; when that is the case you hear it from us ahead of the job.
Mortar needs temperatures above freezing while it cures. Seattle winters are mild enough that many days qualify; we schedule around the cold snaps.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
