Greenwood, King County
Servicing a gas fireplace in Greenwood costs $189 to $479. A sealed unit that was serviced last year and simply needs cleaning and testing is at the lower end. Units that have been neglected, log sets in old masonry fireboxes where the damper and flue also need checking, and appliances whose vent ends high on a roof take longer and cost more. Any part that needs replacing is priced to you before we fit it.
Typical investment
$189–$479
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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 Greenwood 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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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.
Greenwood knows what gas can do when something goes wrong. Early on March 9, 2016, a natural gas explosion in the neighborhood's business district destroyed three businesses and injured nine firefighters. That event had nothing to do with a fireplace, and we mention it only because it is the reason gas safety comes up so readily here. The relevant point for a homeowner is modest: gas appliances are safe when their connections are tight, their safety controls work and their exhaust has a clear way out. An annual service checks those three things in that order.
Every gas fireplace service we do in Greenwood includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowIn the ZIP area that takes in south Greenwood, 98103, utility gas is the main heat for 39.6% of occupied homes, per the 2020 to 2024 census survey, and across Seattle the share is 32.8%. A house with a gas furnace may well have gas at the fireplace too, though no dataset counts that. What Seattle does regulate clearly is change. SDCI's guide says most work beyond its exemption list requires a permit and names gas and fireplace work, and its furnace guidance says any furnace replacement or alteration needs one. Servicing is upkeep; swapping or relocating a unit is a permit question we raise with SDCI.
Greenwood's central blocks stand on drained bog; HistoryLink has drain improvements still on hold there in the 1970s, and peat bog has been a critical-area category in Seattle's rules since 2008. For the weather itself only citywide data exists. WeatherSpark describes Seattle's January as overcast or mostly cloudy about 71% of the time, deep inside a wet season of more than six months.
Gas appliances make water as they burn, and in damp, cool conditions that water lingers. It shows as fog on the glass at startup, as rust on the burner tray and firebox floor, and as white corrosion at the vent termination outdoors. During a Greenwood service we look closely at those points. Rust flakes block burner ports and pilot orifices; a corroded termination cap lets rain into the vent. Neither is dramatic, and both are far cheaper to deal with at a yearly cleaning than after the unit has stopped lighting.
Vented log set, insert or sealed fireplace: the type decides the checklist.
With the valve shut, the screen or glass is lifted away and each component gets cleaned.
Connections are tested, then the unit is lit and observed through a full cycle.
We go through what was cleaned, what was measured and what, if anything, should be planned for.
What this work is quoted at for Greenwood homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Greenwood | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Gas Fireplace Service | $189–$479 | Annual service and tune-up; repairs quoted 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 Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Greenwood. 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.
Greenwood is a neighborhood platted in 1907 on a former cemetery tract, on both sides of N 85th Street, with houses on either side of the old city limit, the blocks north of N 85th Street annexed only in 1954.
GreenwoodKing County, WA · 47.691, -122.355
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.
$189 to $479 for cleaning, testing and adjustment. Parts are quoted separately and fitted only with your agreement.
No. Leave the house, do not operate switches, and from the sidewalk phone 911 or the gas utility. Book a service once the utility has made things safe.
Yes. They exhaust up the original flue, so the damper must be fixed open and the flue must be clear and sound. If the flue needs a closer look, that is a chimney inspection: $99 plus tax, set against the cost of any work you approve afterward.
About an hour to an hour and a half for most units, longer if the vent termination is on the roof.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
