Carnation, King County
A chimney inspection in Carnation is $99 plus tax per chimney, one flat fee whatever depth of examination the chimney turns out to need. When the visit leads to a written quote and you approve it, the $99 is subtracted from that job's total. Photos and report stay with you whichever way you decide.
What we charge
$99 plus tax
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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 Carnation homes.
Brushing of the whole flue, top to firebox, with brush heads sized to the liner
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A photographed assessment that separates cosmetic wear from structural damage
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A camera run and full measurements before any liner is ordered
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Measurement of each flue, or of the full crown for a multi-flue cap
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Cleaning and testing of the burner, the pilot assembly and the ignition
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Close-up photos of the crown and of every face of the stack
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Carnation has the oldest housing of the four towns we cover. Census estimates put about 14.5% of its 768 housing units before 1960, and about 9.4% before 1940, though the bureau warns that small-town counts carry wide margins. The median home dates from 1993, so a single street can hold a prewar house and one built after 2000. Nobody publishes which of those houses have a brick chimney and which have a factory-built fireplace. That is one more reason to look before assuming.
The City of Carnation follows two river gauges. The one on the Snoqualmie River drains 603 square miles above it; the Tolt gauge drains 81.4. The town was built at the meeting point of those two rivers, and in 2024 it earned a Class 6 rating under the federal Community Rating System.
Gauges describe the river, not the base of a chimney. After any season in which water stood near your foundation, an inspection should include the ash pit, the cleanout door and the lowest courses of brick, where silt, rust and softened mortar show first.
Every chimney inspection we do in Carnation includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowAn inspection answers three questions: is the structure sound, is the flue clear, and are combustibles far enough from the heat. Those are the points NFPA 211 lists for the yearly check, as CSIA, the national sweep-certification body, relays them. On an older chimney we pay particular attention to mortar that has washed out and to flue tiles that have shifted. On a newer factory-built unit, the 2021 Washington residential code wants a listed, labeled unit put together the way its listing says, so we compare each part with the label.
According to WeatherSpark, a given day in Carnation has better than a 36% chance of being wet from early October to mid-May. December brings the heaviest cloud: the same source finds the sky mostly cloudy or overcast roughly 77% of that month.
Winter months west of the Cascades see only four to eight days of clear or partly clear sky, per the Western Regional Climate Center. A chimney therefore stays damp for long runs, and the evidence is easy to photograph: a white mineral bloom on brick, rust streaks under a cap, a dark line where flashing has let go. We record each of those, with its location, in the report.
How often do you burn, what have you smelled or seen, which papers came with the house: we start there. Ten minutes of history saves an hour of guessing.
Firebox and damper by hand and flashlight, then the camera travels up the flue and records every joint.
From the roof or a ladder we photograph the crown, the cap, the flashing line and each face of the stack.
You receive the photos with notes in plain words. If something needs fixing, the written quote lists it line by line, and the $99 is credited once you approve.
What this work is quoted at for Carnation homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Carnation | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| 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 |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $235–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Carnation. 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.
Carnation is a small town platted as Tolt in 1902, where the Tolt River meets the Snoqualmie River, with homes with a median build year of 1993, though about one in seven dates from before 1960.
CarnationKing County, WA · 47.648, -121.914
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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.
$99 plus tax for each chimney. The amount is deducted from the repair quote when you approve that quote; it is not returned if you decline the work.
City hall in Carnation accepts permit paperwork only via the Online Permit Center; one of the listed applications is for mechanical work. Its pages do not list which fireplace or stove jobs need one, so we confirm with the city before quoting anything structural.
Plan on one to two hours for a single chimney, longer if the roof is steep or the flue is offset.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
