High Point, King County
An inspection in High Point costs $99 plus tax for each chimney, and we take that fee off the job when you say yes to our written quote. Newer construction does not make the visit pointless. A house finished in 2008 has a fireplace or vent system that has now gone through many wet winters without anyone necessarily looking inside it.
What we charge
$99 plus tax
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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Pick what you're seeing at your High Point home — we'll point you to the right fix.
What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for High Point homes.
Full-height brushing of the flue with a head sized to its shape and material
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Assessment of the stack from roofline to crown, with a photo of each defect
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Camera survey and measurement of the existing flue before anything is ordered
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Measurement of each flue tile, or of the whole crown for a multi-flue cap
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Burner, pilot assembly and firebox cleaned; logs or media put back in the layout the manual shows
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Joints cut back to firm mortar and repointed (tuckpointing) to match the existing profile
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
What we inspect depends on what your home actually has, and no public source lists the appliances fitted in High Point's homes. So the visit starts with identification. If there is a gas fireplace, we check the venting, the glass seal and the termination outside. If there is a factory-built wood fireplace, we check the metal flue joints, the chase top and the clearances the label calls for. If the house is one of the older ones on the surrounding streets and has a brick chimney, the camera goes up the tile liner.
Wikipedia's account of the redevelopment says the existing housing, roads and utilities at High Point were all removed and replaced with new streets, underground infrastructure and about 1,600 housing units. HistoryLink puts the start of that rebuilding in 2004 and reports that by 2009 the 716 old rental units had given way to 425 new ones, some of them off-site.
An inspector in most of West Seattle has to guess at what earlier owners changed. Here the starting point is known: one builder's installation, of a known era. That lets us compare what we find against the maker's instructions for that unit instead of against decades of unknown alterations.
Every chimney inspection we do in High Point includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe State Fire Marshal's Office, in a release dated September 21, 2026, urged Washington households to have chimneys inspected and cleaned every year and to keep spent ashes outside, under the lid of a metal can. That advice is not limited to old houses. Fasteners loosen, sealant dries and storm collars lift on systems of any age, and a fault at roof level is not something an owner sees from the sidewalk.
We read the rating plate, note the fuel and trace how the unit vents.
A camera or a light and mirror covers the flue or vent from the appliance up.
From the roof or a ladder we examine the termination, the cover and the joint with the roofing.
You receive photos, what each one shows, and a priced quote only where something needs doing.
Tree cover explains why the city's windstorm analysis puts West Seattle near the top of its list for wind losses: the peninsula is thickly wooded, and what breaks things in a gale is usually a trunk or a limb coming down. High Point kept over 100 of its mature trees through the rebuild, by the housing authority's count.
A limb does not have to break a roof to cause trouble. A glancing hit can tilt a cap, crack a chase cover or shift a vent termination, and twigs lodge in screens. After a storm that brought branches down on your block, a roof-level look is the cautious step before the next fire.
What this work is quoted at for High Point homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in High Point | 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 High Point. 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.
High Point is a 120-acre hilltop community east of 35th Avenue SW, built as defense housing in 1942 and rebuilt from 2004, with homes completed between 2003 and 2020 across the redeveloped site.
High PointKing County, WA · 47.545, -122.372
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.
Yes, for a different reason than on an old house. We are not hunting for decades of wear; we are confirming that the system was assembled correctly and has stayed sealed, which nobody may have verified since the builder left.
You keep the report and the photos, and the fee stays paid. It is only deducted when you approve our quote for the work.
You can, though the owner or the property manager has to authorize access to the roof and any repair. We are glad to send the report to whoever you name.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
