Ravenna, King County
For masonry repair on a Ravenna chimney, expect $475 as the starting price and $3,200 as the ceiling for extensive work. Crown repair and spot repointing sit near the bottom. Full repointing of a large stack, or a new cast crown with proper overhang, sits near the top. Mortar matching and staging account for the rest of the difference. We begin with an inspection, $99 plus tax; on an approved quote, the masonry invoice is reduced by its cost.
Typical investment
From $475
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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.
Snow is uncommon in northeast Seattle and memorable when it comes. Just south of Ravenna, the weather station at the University of Washington saw 5.9 inches in an average year of its 1909-1983 record, then took 25.1 inches in January 1950 alone. At Sand Point the 1986-2016 average was only 3.6 inches, with 17.9 inches falling in December 1996. For a chimney crown the yearly average is beside the point. One heavy fall sits on the flat top for days, melts into every hairline crack and refreezes at night. Crowns that were sound in November can be visibly broken by March after a winter like those two.
Every masonry repair (crown / repointing) we do in Ravenna includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowStyle affects how much masonry there is to maintain. The city's historic survey of Fremont residential buildings characterizes Tudor Revival houses, built from 1900 to 1940, by massive and prominent chimneys that usually face the street, and it dates the plainer Builder Tudor variant, sold through plan books, to 1925 through 1940. Where a Ravenna house answers that description, the chimney is a large share of the front elevation and its joints are on display. Repointing there is judged by appearance as well as soundness, so we match joint width, profile and color before we commit to a mix.
Every face is checked and the failed areas are marked on photos.
A test patch confirms color and texture before the main work.
Old mortar is removed and new mortar compacted in, joint by joint.
Where required, the old crown is removed and a new one is formed and cured.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry Repair (Crown / Repointing) | From $475 | Crown work, repointing and tuckpointing by surface area |
| 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.
Across the middle of Seattle, east to west, lies the Seattle Fault. According to the city's hazard page, some 1,100 years have passed since its last rupture, and it could generate an earthquake of up to magnitude 7.5. No source we consulted maps chimney damage in Ravenna, so we make no claim about past losses in the neighborhood.
What FEMA does say bears directly on masonry repair. Its advisory is against rebuilding a damaged masonry chimney as a copy of the old one: an in-kind rebuild, it says, barely lowers the chance of future damage or the danger to people. Each reconstruction option the advisory describes needs a building permit, without exception. Repointing sound brick is maintenance and a different matter. But when cracks pass through the units themselves, we stop and discuss the alternatives with you before mixing mortar.
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.
Done in suitable mortar on dry, clean joints, it should serve for decades. It fails early when hard cement is forced into soft old brickwork.
It is the main route for water into the core of a chimney. Small cracks can be sealed; a crown that has broken into pieces should be replaced before winter.
Yes on days above freezing, with the fresh mortar protected overnight. We watch the forecast and avoid frosty spells.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
