Maple Leaf, King County
Expect to pay between $209 and $459 to have a chimney swept in Maple Leaf. Three things visible from the driveway and one that is not decide where your job lands: the number of flues, the pitch of the roof, the height of the stack, and what is burning at the bottom. An open fireplace is the simplest case; a stove or insert adds steps.
Typical investment
$209–$459
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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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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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
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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.
Maple Leaf is older on paper than on the ground. It first shows on maps in 1894 as an addition to the Green Lake Tract carrying the Maple Leaf name, a real estate promotion that HistoryLink says was slow to fill with houses. The first residents organized their own school district in 1907. Building came later and in stages, so houses of quite different ages can stand on the same block, and the flue to brush differs with them.
Half the story of this hill is in one Census number: the median home in ZIP area 98115, which the neighborhood shares with Wedgwood and Ravenna, was built in 1962, and 48.7 percent of the area's homes predate 1960. That count says when houses went up, not what kind of fireplace each received. So the first minutes of a sweep are spent identifying the system: site-built masonry with a tile flue, or a factory-built firebox with a metal chimney.
The distinction is written into the Seattle Residential Code. Section R1005.1 requires a factory-built chimney to be listed and labeled, which makes it a tested assembly with its own cleaning limits; a stiff wire brush that suits clay tile can scratch a metal liner. CSIA sets separate thresholds too: one-eighth inch of soot where the fireplace is masonry, any appreciable deposit where it is factory-built. We carry both sets of brushes and choose after looking, not before.
Every chimney sweep we do in Maple Leaf includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowHardly a household in Seattle heats mainly with wood: the Census counts 727 households citywide, 0.2 percent, that name it as their primary fuel. Fireplaces in Maple Leaf are for pleasure, and a pleasure fire is easy to light without remembering when the flue was last looked at. The Chimney Safety Institute of America, citing NFPA 211, asks for a check every year regardless of use, covering soundness, deposits and clearances.
Coverings go down, the vacuum is placed at the firebox and the opening is sealed so the room stays as we found it.
Maple Leaf roofs on the hill can be slick most of the winter. Dry and walkable means brushing from the top; otherwise the rods go up from inside.
Flue walls first, then the smoke chamber and the shelf where loosened soot lands.
Photos of the clean liner are shown on the spot, with a written line on anything that needs follow-up.
Bans are forecasts, not reactions. In King County it is the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency that declares one, and it does so when it expects fine particles to exceed 35 micrograms per cubic meter (the measure is a 24-hour average) at some point within the following 48 hours. Its website shows the status of the day, and a phone line gives the same answer.
What you may do then depends on the stage and on your appliance. In Stage 1 an open wood fireplace stays dark, as do stoves and inserts that lack certification. Stage 2 silences anything fed with wood or pellets, certified or otherwise. We mention it at the end of every sweep in Maple Leaf for a practical reason: the flue is clean, the wood is stacked, and a quick status check that evening is all that stands between a pleasant fire and a violation.
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 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 |
| 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
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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.
Yes. Softer brushes sized to the metal flue are used, and the threshold is lower: CSIA advises sweeping a factory-built fireplace at any appreciable buildup, without waiting for the eighth of an inch that applies to masonry.
Late spring through early fall, after the burning season and before the next one. Roofs are dry and appointments are easier to get than in October.
You get photos and a description. If a closer look is needed, the chimney inspection is $99 plus tax; accept the repair quote later and we take that amount off.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
