Maple Leaf, King County
The smallest chimney repairs we do in Maple Leaf are billed at $425. Past that floor, three questions set the price: how many courses of brick are involved, whether the work is above or below the roofline, and what access the lot allows. A partial rebuild of the top costs several times what a crack repair does, and the quote shows the arithmetic.
Typical investment
From $425
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Maple Leaf 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.
North of 85th Street this was farm country longer than people assume. A 2002 city report on neighborhood commercial districts notes that the area kept an agricultural character, with small farms, until after World War II. Housing followed, and where a street was built up within a few years, its chimneys reach the same stage of wear at about the same time.
One home in five in ZIP area 98115, Maple Leaf's Census area, was built in 1939 or earlier, and the 1940s and 1950s add another 28.5 percent between them. In a house of that age the fireplace may no longer be what the chimney is for. It may hold an insert, carry a furnace flue, or have been closed off. A repair quote that ignores this rebuilds a structure for a job it stopped doing.
FEMA's guidance on damaged masonry chimneys, issued after a California earthquake and used here only for its general reasoning, ranks the alternatives. Best, in its rating, is replacing the whole assembly with a factory-built unit. Next come two partial solutions: rebuilding above the firebox with a metal flue in a light wood-framed chase, with or without an insert, and simply capping the chimney at roof level if the fireplace is being retired. We put the relevant ones in writing next to the brick repair, each with its price, and let the owner decide.
Every chimney repair we do in Maple Leaf includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe Sand Point weather record, the nearest long one, shows how wide the swing can be: 10 degrees Fahrenheit on December 21, 1990 at one extreme, 105 degrees on July 29, 2009 at the other, with December lows averaging 36.6 degrees. Brick and mortar tolerate either end. What breaks them down is water held in a crack while the temperature crosses freezing, and a hilltop chimney stands in the weather with nothing to shelter it.
The damage is photographed from the roof and, when the flue is involved, from inside with a camera.
You get a quote for the repair as found and, when it makes sense, an alternative such as a partial rebuild.
Before brick is removed we ask SDCI whether the scope calls for a permit and plan the dates around the answer.
Demolition is by hand. New work is laid, cured and finished with a crown and cap before the staging comes down.
What this work is quoted at for Maple Leaf homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Maple Leaf | 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 Maple Leaf. 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.
Maple Leaf is a hilltop neighborhood that reaches 466 feet at 92nd Street and Roosevelt Way, with houses from before 1940 through the 1950s, on both sides of the old city limit at 85th Street.
Maple LeafKing County, WA · 47.696, -122.317
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 hairline crack can be scheduled for the dry season. A crown that has split through lets water into the brick core every time it rains and should be dealt with before winter.
The visit is our standard chimney inspection, $99 plus tax. That sum is deducted in full from the repair when you sign the quote.
Close, not perfect. We bring samples to the roof and choose in daylight against the weathered brick. Where a match matters most, such as a front-facing chimney, salvaged brick is an option.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
