West Seattle, WA
A chimney sweep in West Seattle clears the season's soot and creosote from the flue and ends with photos of the liner once the brushes are done.
Our price
$189–$449
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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What we do
Sweeping, inspection, relining and masonry — one local crew for the whole chimney.
A chimney inspection in West Seattle puts the state of flue, liner, crown, cap and flashing into photos and a written report you can act on.
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A chimney sweep in West Seattle clears the season's soot and creosote from the flue and ends with photos of the liner once the brushes are done.
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Chimney repair in West Seattle fixes the stack as a structure: leaning or cracked brickwork, a failed crown, a damaged firebox, a rusted chase top.
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Chimney relining in West Seattle replaces a cracked or wrongly sized flue liner with a continuous, listed one matched to the appliance it serves.
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Chimney cap installation in West Seattle fits a stainless cap over the flue to keep rain, leaves, birds and animals out while smoke leaves freely.
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Gas fireplace service in West Seattle is the yearly cleaning and safety check of gas fireplaces, inserts and log sets, plus repairs when a unit won't light.
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Fireplace season on the peninsula tracks the rain. West Seattle has no climate page of its own on WeatherSpark; the Seattle profile runs the wetter part of the calendar from October 10 to April 30, about 6.6 months. Fires lit across that stretch coat the flue a little more each time. We match the brush to what it will touch, be it clay tile, a stainless liner or a metal factory-built chimney, keep a HEPA vacuum pulling at the firebox from the first pass to the last, and close with a Level 1 check of each part within reach.
Hardly anyone here heats with wood alone. Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 name wood as the primary heating fuel in about 0.2% of Seattle's occupied homes, and the counts for the ZIP code areas covering the peninsula are small enough to be swamped by their margins of error. That table records the main fuel only; the fireplace lit on weekends is invisible to it. Occasional use still builds deposit, only more slowly, which is why we measure before we brush.
The Chimney Safety Institute of America passes on NFPA 211's rule that chimneys, fireplaces and vents get inspected once a year at minimum, and its own guidance is to sweep a masonry fireplace when the sooty layer measures an eighth of an inch. On September 21, 2026, Washington's State Fire Marshal repeated the advice, a professional look and a cleaning every twelve months, in a release that counted six deaths from home heating fires statewide over the preceding year.
Soot is the loose part of the deposit; creosote is the part that burns. Left in place it can feed a chimney fire, and it narrows the passage smoke needs. Air rules supply a second reason. Burn ban or not, chimney smoke may not exceed 20% opacity under Puget Sound Clean Air Agency rules, judged across six consecutive minutes of any hour, and the only fuels it allows are manufactured logs and wood that is seasoned and dry. A flue that draws well above a hot fire is how a household stays under that line. The Fire Marshal's release also asks that ashes go into a lidded metal container kept outdoors, a habit worth keeping between sweeps.
How it works
Drop cloths go down and the vacuum starts before any rod enters the flue.
Roof pitch, the cap and the appliance tell us whether to work from the roof down or from the hearth up.
Each pass loosens deposit that the vacuum catches at the bottom; glazed patches are noted, never forced.
Clean walls reveal cracked tile, open joints or a warped metal section that soot was hiding.
You see the photos with us, and a quote is written only if a repair is called for.
Licensed& insured Washington chimney contractor
10 neighborhoodsFrom Alki and Admiral south to Arbor Heights
$99 plus taxInspection, credited toward an approved quote
Every jobDocumented with before-and-after photos
If any of these sound familiar, book the $99 plus tax inspection — credited toward the work if you approve the quote:
By town
The 10 West Seattle communities we serve. Pick yours for local scheduling and the chimney issues we see there.
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.
Before you let anyone in
Every fact below is one you can check yourself before we ever set foot on your roof.
The on-site inspection is $99 plus tax, and it is credited toward the work when you approve the written quote. Booking online asks for no card.
You get the price in writing, for the work your chimney actually needs, and nothing starts until you have approved it.
Each item we inspect or repair is photographed before and after, so the condition of your chimney is on record.
Call (206) 589-5029 — a local West Seattle number, the same one on every page of this site.
Licensed& insured Washington chimney contractor
10 neighborhoodsFrom Alki and Admiral south to Arbor Heights
$99 plus taxInspection, credited toward an approved quote
Every jobDocumented with before-and-after photos
Serving Alki, Admiral, the Junction & all of West Seattle
Late spring through early fall, outside the wetter season. The roof is dry and safer to work on, appointments are easier to get, and anything the sweep turns up can be repaired before fires start again in October.
We charge $189–$449 for a sweep, Level 1 check included. A steep roof, a tall stack, awkward access or heavy deposit put a job higher in that range, and the figure is agreed before work begins.
Not if it burns wood. Stage 1 is the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's first step: no fire in a wood fireplace, nor in a stove or insert that carries no certification; Stage 2 takes in certified stoves and inserts and pellet stoves as well. Only a household that already holds the agency's exemption, granted where wood is the sole adequate heat, may keep burning.
No. Cloths cover the hearth and the floor around it, the vacuum runs for the entire job, and the debris leaves in a sealed canister. The cloths are lifted only once the last pass is finished.
You still need the yearly look that NFPA 211 calls for; whether the brushes come out depends on what it finds. If the deposit is thinner than one-eighth of an inch and no glaze has formed, we tell you so and the flue is left alone.
Creosote removal in West Seattle takes off the tarry or glazed deposits an ordinary sweep cannot brush away, with rotary tools and chemical treatment.
Learn moreA chimney inspection in West Seattle puts the state of flue, liner, crown, cap and flashing into photos and a written report you can act on.
Learn moreChimney relining in West Seattle replaces a cracked or wrongly sized flue liner with a continuous, listed one matched to the appliance it serves.
Learn more| Service | Price in West Seattle | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| Creosote Removal | From $245 | Priced by creosote stage — glazed stage 3 is the heavy end |
| 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 |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in West Seattle. 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.
Licensed local crews, a $99 on-site inspection credited toward repairs, and a written quote before any work. Book a real open slot on our calendar.
