High Point, King County
Servicing a gas fireplace in High Point falls between $189 and $475. At the bottom of that bracket is a clean-and-check on a unit in good order; the top of it covers a full tune-up on a neglected fireplace or one that is awkward to open up. Parts found faulty are quoted separately before anything is replaced. We cannot tell you from public records whether your home has a gas fireplace, a wood one or none; if yours does have gas, it deserves a yearly look however new the house is.
Typical investment
$189–$475
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for High Point homes.
Level 1 examination of everything reachable, with a Level 2 camera pass when the reachable parts leave a question open
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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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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.
Service means taking the glass off, which most owners never do. Behind it we clean the burner ports and the pilot assembly, check the thermocouple or thermopile output, reposition the logs to the maker's diagram and wash the film from the inside of the glass. Then the venting: a direct-vent unit breathes through a sealed pipe to an outside termination, and that termination has to be clear and intact for the flame to burn cleanly.
The Seattle Housing Authority counts 1,529 on-site units at High Point, among them 538 market-rate homes sold to owners, 350 units of public housing and 250 rentals priced as affordable. The neighborhood's own site dates their completion from 2003 to 2020. Neither source says which of them have a fireplace or what fuel it burns.
What the Census does report is the main heating fuel for the wider ZIP code area: utility gas in about 35.9 percent of occupied homes and electricity in 55.8 percent. So gas is on many streets here without being universal. If you own, the rating plate behind your fireplace's lower grille settles the question; if you rent, your landlord or manager decides who books the service.
Every gas fireplace service we do in High Point includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowUnder the Seattle Mechanical Code, an unvented gas log heater may go only into a factory-built fireplace whose listing allows it. Put plainly, not every firebox may receive a gas log set, and a previous owner's improvisation is one of the things a service visit catches. We also test for gas leaks at the valve and connector and confirm that a carbon monoxide alarm is present near the sleeping rooms.
Make, model and fuel type tell us the clearances, the log layout and the parts that fit.
With the gas off, the glass comes out and the burner, pilot and firebox are cleaned.
We relight, measure the pilot signal, watch the flame pattern and check the safety shutoffs.
The termination outside is inspected for blockage, damage and correct clearances.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas Fireplace Service | $189–$475 | 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 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.
Yearly, and autumn is the sensible moment. Gas burns clean, but dust, pet hair and spider webs in the pilot and burner are what stop units from lighting in November.
Both stages of a Clean Air Agency ban target solid fuel: wood, in whatever appliance burns it, and pellets. During a ban, the agency's status page gives the wording in force that day.
They are separate. Service is the cleaning and tune-up priced above. A chimney inspection, when one is needed, runs $99 plus tax, and we apply that $99 to any repair you later authorize in writing.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
