Redmond, King County
Chimney repair in Redmond begins at $425, and that floor buys a small, defined fix. Larger work, such as taking down and relaying the brick above the roofline, is priced job by job. Either way the order is the same: we photograph the damage, explain it, and put a number on paper before any brick is touched.
Typical investment
From $425
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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 Redmond homes.
A Level 1 check, or a Level 2 with a camera run through the flue when the visible parts are not enough
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Brushing of the whole flue, top to firebox, with brush heads sized to the liner
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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.
Redmond is a valley floor with hills around it. The city's hazard annex locates the steep ground chiefly on Education Hill's western and southeastern sides and along the Willows/Rose Hill border, and by its count the landslide hazard zone takes in roughly one residential structure in ten. A chimney on such a lot is a tall, heavy column on ground the city itself flags, so we look at the whole stack and not only at the crack that prompted the call.
Much of Redmond was county land when its first suburban houses went up. HistoryLink dates the Overlake annexation to 1962, Viewpoint to 1964 and Bear Creek to 1966, and the Redmond Historical Society recounts the 1951 addition of Education Hill, the first since incorporation.
A stack from that generation has stood through sixty-odd wet seasons. Repairs on it tend to come in pairs: the brickwork outside, and the flue or insert connection inside that the same water has reached. Our diagnosis covers both so that one fix does not leave the other to fail.
Every chimney repair we do in Redmond includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowCold does its share of the damage, quietly. WeatherSpark gives Redmond a cool season of some 3.6 months with average December lows of 37°F and readings that seldom drop under 26°F, so freezing nights are occasional, not constant. The annex still remembers 2019, when snow stayed nine days and piled past 20 inches. Brick that is soaked when one of those cold snaps arrives can lose its face.
FEMA's advisory on earthquake-damaged chimneys makes an uncomfortable point: a chimney rebuilt to match what stood before the earthquake stays just as vulnerable as it was. Significant damage, it adds, is possible even where a chimney meets modern standards.
Redmond's annex adds the local half of the picture, a liquefaction zone under the city and two fault zones nearby. So when a repair reaches the size of a rebuild, we raise the question before quoting: restore the masonry as it was, or shorten it and continue in metal? The second route is the one FEMA calls best practice, and it changes both the price and the permit.
A crack is a symptom. We trace water entry, movement or heat damage back to where it starts, with photos at each point.
Urgent items and those able to wait a season appear on separate lines of the quote, each with its figure.
Roof protection and safe access go up first, which matters more on the steeper Redmond lots.
Damaged units come out, sound ones stay. Replacement brick is picked for strength first and color second, and the mortar mix follows the original.
Finished work is photographed, roof and hearth are swept up, and you hear what to watch next winter.
What this work is quoted at for Redmond homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Redmond | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | 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 Cap Installation | $235–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Redmond. 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.
Sections R1003.3 and R1003.4 of Washington's 2021 residential code call for reinforcing steel and seismic anchorage in masonry chimneys wherever the Seismic Design Category is D0, D1 or D2, and waive both in categories A through C. The code text does not say which category a given Redmond address falls in. The building department determines that, so we ask and do not assume.
Redmond has enforced that 2021 code since March 15, 2024. Before a structural rebuild we put the question to the city through REPS, its ePermitting service, and the answer goes into your quote.
Redmond is a city of a little over 17 square miles around the northern tip of Lake Sammamish, on the Sammamish River, with homes with a median build year of 1993, close to a quarter of them built in the 1960s and 1970s. We work every part of it — Education Hill, Grass Lawn, Idylwood, North Redmond, Overlake included.
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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.
The floor is $425, for a limited repair. Beyond that it depends on how many courses are involved and on the roof's pitch and height, which is why the figure is given in writing after we have seen the chimney.
Yes: $99 plus tax for the diagnostic visit. Once the repair quote has your approval, the repair total drops by that $99.
That depends on the defect. A cosmetic crack outside is one thing; a breach between the flue and the house framing is another. The report says plainly whether to stop burning.
Not because of the address. What changes a price is roof pitch, height and access, and steep lots tend to have more of all three.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
