Redmond, King County
A gas fireplace service in Redmond is $189 to $425. The tune-up covers cleaning, testing and adjustment of a working unit. A fireplace that will not light, or needs parts, is diagnosed first and the parts are quoted in writing on top of the service. You are told which case yours is before we open the glass.
Typical investment
$189–$425
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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 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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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.
Gas is the second heating fuel in Redmond and the first in the newer neighborhoods just outside it. Census estimates put utility gas at 38.3% of the city's 33,100 occupied homes, behind electricity at 59.2%. East of the city limits, in the unincorporated Union Hill-Novelty Hill area that includes Redmond Ridge, the gas share reaches 68.2% and the median home dates from 2002. The Census counts heating fuel, not fireplaces, yet those figures show where gas lines already run.
Redmond's housing comes in distinct layers. Per the Census, 23.4% of units date from 1960 to 1979, 33.7% from the 1980s and 1990s, and 40.4% from 2000 or later; the city's 2005 historic survey places the start of the suburban layer in the early 1960s, before which the town was largely rural.
In the oldest layer, gas can arrive as a conversion: a log set or a gas unit placed in an opening designed for a wood fire, venting through a flue sized for something else. Servicing one of those includes checking that the vent liner suits the gas appliance, which is a different question from cleaning the burner.
Every gas fireplace service we do in Redmond includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowA gas unit gives fewer warnings than a wood fire. Nothing smokes and nothing smells of soot, so a dirty burner, a weak pilot or a clouded glass can go unnoticed for years. Redmond's cool season lasts about 3.6 months in WeatherSpark's model, from mid-November to the first of March; a unit that sat idle since spring is best checked before that first cold evening, not during it.
Redmond's hazard annex notes two recent reminders, Nisqually in 2001 (magnitude 6.8) and a magnitude 4.6 event near Monroe in 2019 that was felt in the city. Washington DNR puts Nisqually's peak shaking at Modified Mercalli intensity VI to VII.
For a gas fireplace, shaking raises three questions in order: is the gas connection still tight, is the vent still joined along its whole length, and does the unit still burn cleanly. Our service tests exactly those points, so a tune-up booked after a felt earthquake doubles as that check.
Make, model and vent type are read from the rating plate. The manual sets the clearances and the log layout.
Glass, firebox, burner ports and pilot hood are cleaned. Dust is the usual cause of poor ignition.
Pilot output and gas pressure are tested against the plate values, and every joint we can reach is leak-checked.
The vent is followed outdoors to where it ends; blockage, corrosion or a missing cap is what we look for.
We run a complete on-off cycle, and you get a note on what was done and what, if anything, needs a part.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas Fireplace Service | $189–$425 | Annual service and tune-up; repairs quoted 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 Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
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.
Cleaning and adjusting an existing unit is service. New gas work is different. The fixture list of Redmond's mechanical permit application, in its 02/2025 edition, includes three gas lines: Gas Piping, Gas Appliance and Gas Logs Insert. Two fuel gas codes have applied in the city since March 15, 2024, its code flyer confirms, both in their 2021 editions: the International one and the National one, NFPA 54.
The rule is not the same past the city boundary. In unincorporated King County, the county's permit guide leaves gas log inserts out of its residential mechanical permit, but warns that the piping can require a gas permit of its own. We tell you which jurisdiction your address falls in.
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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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 $425 for the service itself. Repairs are separate: a trip, a diagnosis and parts, quoted in writing before anything is replaced.
Yes, once a year, in step with the annual check that NFPA 211 sets for chimneys, fireplaces and vents in general. The unit's own manual may add to that.
Read the agency's wording: the devices named under Stage 1 and Stage 2 are fireplaces and stoves that burn wood, their inserts, and pellet stoves. A gas fireplace is not among the devices those rules list.
Diagnosis is the $99 plus tax visit, and when you approve the repair quote we deduct those $99 from the repair.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
