Ravenna, King County
Ravenna chimney repairs start from $425. Small, reachable damage costs that: a handful of bricks reseated, a cracked joint line renewed. The figure grows with the area involved and the height at which we work, and a partial rebuild of the stack over the roof comes to as much as $3,700. Nothing is priced from the sidewalk. We inspect first for $99 plus tax, and once you sign off on the repair quote that inspection fee is counted as already paid toward it.
Typical investment
From $425
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Ravenna 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.
Ravenna spent a single year as a municipality of its own. Incorporated in 1906 on ground north and east of 15th Avenue NE and NE 55th Street, it was absorbed by Seattle on January 15, 1907 under Ordinance 15228. Building continued for decades afterward: within ZIP area 98115, where Ravenna is tabulated with Wedgwood and Maple Leaf, 48.7 percent of homes were finished before 1960. Brick that old has usually been patched at least once, and the patches tell a story. Hard gray cement smeared over soft original mortar, or a few courses relaid in a different brick, are common starting points for the repairs we are asked to redo.
Every chimney repair we do in Ravenna includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowFreezing is occasional here but not rare. The Sand Point weather office, in northeast Seattle, kept temperatures from 1986 to 2012. Its lows reached 32°F or below on an average of 24.0 days per year, the bulk of them split among December (7.2 days), January (7.0 days) and February (5.9 days). Only about one day a year stays frozen from morning to night, and the extreme low on file is 10°F, set December 21, 1990. That station also counted some 158 wet days in a typical year, so many frosty nights follow rain. Water in a cracked brick freezes, widens the crack a little and thaws by noon, which is why small defects on a Ravenna chimney should not wait several winters.
We establish what broke the masonry: water, frost, movement, a past chimney fire or an earlier bad repair.
The quote lists the courses and faces to be rebuilt and what is left alone.
Failed sections come down in order and go back up plumb, bonded into sound work.
Completion photos are reviewed with you, with a note on how to look after the repair.
What this work is quoted at for Ravenna homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Ravenna | 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 Ravenna. 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.
FEMA is specific about which chimneys fare worst in an earthquake. Its recovery advisory points to old brick chimneys with no reinforcement and with mortar that time has weakened; it also cautions that modern masonry chimneys meeting code are capable of serious damage. Weak mortar is exactly what a repair visit can find and measure, with a pick and a few minutes on the roof.
Seattle's residential code shows how far today's standard is from an early stack. A chimney built new in the city's seismic design categories must contain four continuous No. 4 vertical bars if it is 40 inches wide or less (R1003.3.1) and, under R1003.4.1, be strapped to the framing with two steel straps that each catch four joists. A repair to an older Ravenna chimney does not add those features. It restores the bond the chimney was built with, and we say plainly when a stack needs more than that.
Ravenna is a neighborhood beside the wooded Ravenna Park ravine, annexed to Seattle in 1907, with houses from before 1940 through the 1950s.
RavennaKing County, WA · 47.676, -122.301
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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.
Often, yes. The upper courses take the most weather and are frequently the only part that has failed. We check the rest before recommending a partial rebuild.
It depends on scope. SDCI's guide says projects past its short exemption list mostly need one. We describe the job to SDCI and confirm before work begins.
New mortar should cure for several days before it sees heat. We give you a date when the job is finished.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
