North Seattle, WA
Masonry repair in North Seattle restores what rain defeats first on a brick chimney: its crown, then the mortar joints underneath.
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From $475
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What we do
Sweeping, inspection, relining and masonry — one local crew for the whole chimney.
A chimney inspection in North Seattle records the condition of liner, crown, cap, flashing and firebox in photographs, so decisions about the fireplace rest on what was seen.
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A chimney sweep in North Seattle clears out what a winter of fires deposits in the flue, soot first and creosote with it, and finishes with photos that show the liner as it really is.
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Chimney repair in North Seattle is the structural side of the trade: replacing broken brick, relaying courses that have moved, and rebuilding a stack from the roofline when repair no longer holds.
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Chimney relining in North Seattle gives a flue with cracked tiles, or one too wide for a new appliance, a continuous stainless steel liner sized to what burns below.
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Chimney cap installation in North Seattle puts a screened stainless steel cover on the flue outlet, shutting out rain, leaves, birds and embers.
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Gas fireplace service in North Seattle covers burner, pilot, glass and vent, each cleaned and tested, so the appliance lights on demand and its exhaust leaves the house.
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Much of North Seattle was built in a single generation. A history prepared for the city's preservation program places the residential booms of Ballard, Fremont and Green Lake between roughly 1900 and 1910, and the city's Fremont survey lists stone or brick chimneys among the defining features of the Craftsman style it dates to 1900-1930. Mortar from that era has had a century of wet seasons. Tired joints are ground back to sound material and repointed; a cracked crown is sealed or cast anew, and water then runs off the outside of the stack.
Old Ballard has a rule of its own. Repointing a chimney appears on Seattle's list of work that needs no permit, provided it still complies with the code. Inside the Ballard Avenue Landmark District, though, any change to a building's exterior needs the district board's Certificate of Approval before work starts. The city's page does not spell out how the board treats repointing, so for an address in the district we put the question to the board first.
The Seattle Residential Code describes the top a masonry chimney should have. Under R1003.9.1 it is a cap of concrete, stone or metal with a drip edge, and where flue liners pass through it, a caulked bond break to ASTM C1283 keeps liner and cap apart. Many older crowns are a flat wash of mortar with neither.
Water does the first damage and frost the second. Weather stations on the northeast side of the service area show how often the two meet. Sand Point, in northeast Seattle, logged a yearly average of 24.0 days whose low touched 32°F or colder between 1986 and 2012, mostly in December, January and February. The older University of Washington record, taken just south of Ravenna, averaged 33.1 freezing nights a year between 1909 and 1983. No station on the Ballard and Greenwood side was found, so we quote none. Water held in an open joint or a cracked crown on those nights is what widens it.
How it works
Open joints and crown faults are marked on the pictures so the scope is plain.
Weak mortar and loose crown material are removed down to something solid.
New mortar is pressed in and tooled; a new crown gets its slope and overhang.
The work is kept dry until cured, then photographed again.
Licensed& insured Washington chimney contractor
10 neighborhoodsNorth Seattle, from Ballard to Wedgwood
$99 plus taxInspection, credited toward an approved quote
Every jobDocumented with before-and-after photos
If any of these sound familiar, book the $99 plus tax inspection — credited toward the work if you approve the quote:
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The 10 North Seattle communities we serve. Pick yours for local scheduling and the chimney issues we see there.
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.
Before you let anyone in
Every fact below is one you can check yourself before we ever set foot on your roof.
The on-site inspection is $99 plus tax, and it is credited toward the work when you approve the written quote. Booking online asks for no card.
You get the price in writing, for the work your chimney actually needs, and nothing starts until you have approved it.
Each item we inspect or repair is photographed before and after, so the condition of your chimney is on record.
Call (206) 429-6308 — a local North Seattle number, the same one on every page of this site.
Licensed& insured Washington chimney contractor
10 neighborhoodsNorth Seattle, from Ballard to Wedgwood
$99 plus taxInspection, credited toward an approved quote
Every jobDocumented with before-and-after photos
Serving ten North Seattle neighborhoods
This work is quoted from $475. Fine cracks sealed on a sound crown make a small job. A crown cast new, or a tall chimney repointed on all sides, makes a large one.
In everyday use, yes. Either word describes cutting worn mortar out of the joints to an even depth and packing fresh mortar in its place. The bricks stay where they are.
A thick, solid crown with hairline cracks can be sealed with a flexible coating. A thin or flat one that has started to break up, or that lacks an overhang, is better recast with a slope and a drip edge.
At the brick. Joints and crown are masonry repair. Broken units, shifted courses or a stack out of plumb are structural, and those are quoted separately as chimney repair.
See masonry repair (crown / repointing) pricing in detailMore chimney questions
Chimney repair in North Seattle is the structural side of the trade: replacing broken brick, relaying courses that have moved, and rebuilding a stack from the roofline when repair no longer holds.
Learn moreChimney cap installation in North Seattle puts a screened stainless steel cover on the flue outlet, shutting out rain, leaves, birds and embers.
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Chimney flashing repair in North Seattle reseals or replaces the metal bridging chimney and roof, the seam where most chimney leaks begin.
Learn more| Service | Price in North Seattle | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry Repair (Crown / Repointing) | From $475 | Crown work, repointing and tuckpointing by surface area |
| 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 |
| Chimney Flashing Repair | $375–$1,495 | Reseal at the low end, full flashing replacement at the high |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in North Seattle. 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.
Licensed local crews, a $99 on-site inspection credited toward repairs, and a written quote before any work. Book a real open slot on our calendar.
