West Seattle, WA
Creosote removal in West Seattle takes off the tarry or glazed deposits an ordinary sweep cannot brush away, with rotary tools and chemical treatment.
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From $245
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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.
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Creosote forms when smoke cools before it leaves the flue, and it comes in stages: a dusty soot that brushes away, crunchy black flakes, and finally a shiny glaze bonded to the liner. The third stage is the reason this service exists. Damp firewood and slow, smoldering fires are the usual causes, and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's fuel rule points the same way as chimney practice: burn seasoned, dry wood or manufactured logs and nothing else. We grade the deposit with a camera, then choose rotary cleaning, a chemical modifier that turns glaze brittle, or both across two visits.
Old stoves are frequent culprits. Washington's Department of Ecology states that selling an uncertified stove is illegal, and King County homeowners can turn in a working wood stove or insert that is uncertified, or certified below the 2020 EPA standard, through the Clean Air Agency's recycling program. If the camera shows that your glaze comes from an old insert starved of air, replacing the appliance may do more than cleaning the flue every season, and we will say so.
Glaze is concentrated fuel, which is why CSIA advises sweeping earlier than its usual threshold whenever any has formed. Wood smoke also has a public cost here. The Clean Air Agency's 2024 data summary reports that its health goal for fine particles was missed on as many as four winter days, with wood smoke the cause, in a year when the region saw no wildfire smoke at all. A flue choked with creosote and a fire that burns dirty tend to be the same problem.
Fire in a flue coated with glaze can crack clay tiles, warp a metal liner and ignite framing next to the stack; some roar, others burn slowly and are discovered only by camera afterwards. Glaze must not be chipped off by force, because the tile breaks before the glaze does. The rules reward the habits that prevent it. A Washington amendment carried in the Seattle Residential Code (R1006.2) calls for tight-fitting doors and outdoor combustion air on solid-fuel appliances and fireplaces, and the Department of Ecology caps certified wood and pellet stoves at 2.0 or 2.5 grams of particulate per hour, depending on the test fuel. Clean-burning equipment, dry wood and enough air keep flue gases hot and deposits light.
How it works
On camera we see which kind of deposit it is (flakes, tar or glaze) and its thickness.
Rotary rods and whips take off everything that will come away without harming the liner.
A modifier is applied and given time to work; it changes glaze into something a brush can move.
The converted residue is removed and the flue is vacuumed.
With the walls bare, any heat damage from past chimney fires is recorded.
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:
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The 10 West Seattle communities we serve. Pick yours for local scheduling and the chimney issues we see there.
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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
We price this work from $245. The amount of glaze, the height of the flue and whether a second visit is needed set the figure, which you receive after the camera survey.
A sweep ($189–$449) uses brushes to take out soot and flaky deposits. This service is for what brushes leave behind: tar and glaze that need rotary tools, a chemical modifier, or both.
They help condition light deposits between sweeps and can make glaze easier to remove. They do not remove it; mechanical cleaning still has to follow.
Dry, seasoned wood, split and stored under cover. It is also the rule: the Clean Air Agency permits only seasoned dry wood or manufactured logs, and state rule WAC 173-433-120 lists what may never go in: garbage, treated wood, plastic and the like.
If glaze has been found, no. Stop burning until it is gone; a flue in that state is the kind most likely to catch.
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Creosote Removal | From $245 | Priced by creosote stage — glazed stage 3 is the heavy end |
| 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 |
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.
