Ravenna, King County
Removing creosote from a Ravenna flue costs $245 and up, to a maximum of $585. Price follows the stage of the deposit. Second-stage creosote, hard and flaky, is a single mechanical cleaning. Third-stage glaze needs a chemical step and a return visit, and a flue coated top to bottom in it is the $585 job. An inspection at $99 plus tax tells us which stage you have; go ahead with the removal and the $99 is treated as a deposit against it.
Typical investment
From $245
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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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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
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
On paper, wood is nobody's main heat in ZIP area 98115: the Census Bureau's estimate for Ravenna's tabulation area is zero households. The stoves and inserts we clean are second heat sources, fired hard for a cold week and then damped down, and that stop-start pattern is what glazes a flue. The Chimney Safety Institute of America draws its line by appliance. A masonry fireplace is due for sweeping at one-eighth inch of soot, or sooner when glazed creosote is present; a factory-built fireplace is due at any appreciable buildup. Glaze does not wait for either threshold. It can form in a single season behind an insert that is run with its air control shut.
Every creosote removal we do in Ravenna includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowA smoky stove is a legal problem as well as a dirty one. In its data summary for 2024, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency names home-heating wood smoke the chief winter source of fine particles in the region. Under Section 9.11 of the agency's Regulation I, smoke drifting onto neighboring properties counts as a nuisance and can be enforced against, burn ban or not. The agency also offers a quick way to judge a stove: find the EPA label, then count the doors. One door, of glass, points to a certified unit. Two doors, be they glass or solid metal, usually point the other way. Uncertified stoves burn dirtier and line a Ravenna flue with creosote faster.
Video establishes the stage, thickness and extent of the creosote.
Rotary equipment removes all deposit that is brittle enough to break away.
Glaze is coated with a remover and given the time the product requires.
The converted residue is brushed out and a final video shows the liner surface.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote Removal | From $245 | Priced by creosote stage — glazed stage 3 is the heavy end |
| 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 |
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.
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.
Cool flue gases. Restricted air, unseasoned wood and an oversized flue all let smoke condense on the liner instead of leaving the chimney.
We advise against it. Chimney fires feed on glazed creosote, and one hot burn can light it.
Burn seasoned dry firewood, keep the air control open far enough for a bright flame, and book a yearly flue check. Small hot fires leave far less behind than large smoldering ones.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
