Northgate, King County
We clean dryer vents in Northgate for $105 to $295. Where the vent ends sets most of the price: an outlet reachable from the ground costs least, one on the roof or above a second floor costs more, and a duct packed solid or occupied by birds sits at the top. The price is confirmed on arrival, once the route of the duct is known, and nothing starts before you agree to it.
Typical investment
$105–$295
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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Pick what you're seeing at your Northgate home — we'll point you to the right fix.
What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Northgate 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.
In ZIP area 98125 the Census Bureau finds fewer than half the homes to be detached houses and about one in four to be a unit in a building of fifty apartments or more. Northgate and its sub-areas, Haller Lake, Pinehurst and Licton Springs, hold both kinds. Dryer ducts differ accordingly. In an apartment the duct can run a long way inside a ceiling before it reaches daylight, and the longer the run, the sooner lint settles in it. In a house the run is shorter, but it may end at a roof jack nobody has looked at in years.
Every dryer vent cleaning we do in Northgate includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowNorthgate laundry depends on the dryer through the rainy months, since outdoor lines are useless then, and January is when the U.S. Fire Administration found residential dryer fires to peak. Covering 2008 to 2010, that study counted about five deaths and a hundred injuries nationwide each year, and it ranked an uncleaned vent first among causes, a factor in 34 percent of the fires. Lint is the fuel. It builds up at elbows, at the roof hood's screen and inside crushed connector hose.
We locate the exterior hood first, since its position sets both the method and the price.
With the dryer running, airflow at the hood is measured and written down.
Brushes on flexible rods go in from the dryer side and from the hood, with a vacuum catching what they loosen.
A kinked or foil connector behind the dryer is replaced with semi-rigid metal, cut to the shortest workable length.
Airflow is measured again, and the two numbers go on your invoice.
What this work is quoted at for Northgate homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Northgate | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Dryer Vent Cleaning | $105–$295 | Full run cleaned; roof or upper-floor terminations at the top |
| 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 Northgate. 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.
Northgate is a district that grew around the shopping mall opened in 1950 and joined Seattle in 1954, with postwar houses and apartments, in a ZIP area whose median build year is 1974. We work every part of it — Haller Lake, Pinehurst, Licton Springs included.
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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.
$105 to $295. Reachable wall outlets cost least. Roof terminations, long runs and nests cost most.
Yes, one unit at a time. If the outlet is not on your own wall, access to the roof or exterior has to be arranged through the building.
Run the dryer and feel the outside hood. A strong, warm stream means the duct is clear and the dryer itself deserves a look. A weak one means lint.
Once a year suits a busy household. Short, straight ducts can go longer. Long ones should not.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
