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Chimney Repair, Sweep & Inspection in Fircrest, WA
Sweeps, inspections and masonry repair for Fircrest homes, about 40 minutes from our Renton shop by I-5 and SR 16.
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Seattle Chimney Repair Services repairs and sweeps chimneys in Fircrest, WA, including Fircrest uses, ZIP code 98466. Crews come from our Renton office, about 40 minutes away, Sunday to Friday, 8 AM to 6 PM. A sweep and inspection is a flat $299. Crown repair runs $299 to $2,500, chase covers $299 to $1,500 and flashing repair $299 to $3,000, with a written quote before any work starts. Call 206-453-2045.
Fircrest is a small city of about a square mile and a half, wrapped on three sides by Tacoma and on the west by University Place. It has no highway of its own; SR 16 passes just to the north and we reach it from Renton by taking I-405 to I-5 south, then SR 16 toward the Narrows and dropping down at Union Avenue. Off peak the trip is about 40 minutes.
Fircrest was laid out in the 1920s as a planned residential town and most of its houses went up between the 1920s and the 1960s, with brick and stucco Tudors and Colonials on the older blocks and ranches on the later ones. Nearly all have original masonry chimneys. Tuckpointing, crown repair, cap replacement and liner work are the services that fit this housing, with prefab chase repairs on the few newer infill homes.
Call 206-453-2045 or request a quote online and we confirm a time by phone or text. A sweep and inspection is a flat $299; repairs are quoted in writing after the inspection.
Services in Fircrest
Chimney & fireplace services in Fircrest, WA
Local Conditions
Chimney problems we see in Fircrest
Fircrest sits on the plateau west of downtown Tacoma, a couple of miles inland from the Narrows and Commencement Bay, so marine air reaches it from two directions, though not with direct salt spray. The bigger factor is age: chimneys here are commonly 60 to 90 years old, built with lime-rich mortar that has slowly eroded from decades of Pierce County rain. Crowns are often the original thin mortar wash rather than a proper poured cap, and once that wash cracks, water runs down the flue tiles and into the joints. The city's mature street trees keep roofs shaded, so moss holds moisture against the flashing and brick stays green on the north side.
Areas we cover
Areas we cover in Fircrest
Fircrest uses ZIP 98466, which it shares with the surrounding parts of Tacoma and University Place. We serve the whole city, from the streets around Fircrest Golf Club and Fircrest Park to the blocks along Regents Boulevard, Emerson Street and Contra Costa Avenue, and we will cross the city line for adjacent Tacoma and University Place addresses on the same trip.
Neighborhoods & Scheduling
Scheduling & arrival in Fircrest
Fircrest is about 40 minutes from Renton, and we schedule it together with Tacoma, University Place and Lakewood stops to keep the drive efficient. A sweep and inspection takes about an hour. Any repair we recommend is priced in a written quote after the inspection, so you can decide with the numbers in front of you.
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Fircrest chimney service FAQ
My Fircrest house is from the 1930s and the chimney has never been relined. Does it need a liner?
Many chimneys of that era in Fircrest were built with clay tile liners that have since cracked, or with no liner at all. The $299 inspection includes a camera look down the flue, and if the tiles are broken a stainless liner runs $1,200 to $4,500 depending on height and flue size.
Is there a travel charge for coming to Fircrest from Renton?
No. The sweep and inspection is a flat $299 anywhere we serve, including Fircrest. We group Fircrest with Tacoma and University Place visits so the 40-minute drive is not passed on to you.
The white staining on my brick chimney keeps coming back. What is it?
That is efflorescence, salts carried to the surface by water moving through the brick. On Fircrest's older masonry it usually points to a cracked crown or open mortar joints letting rain in. Crown repair is $299 to $2,500 and tuckpointing is $299 to $2,500, and the inspection tells us which one you need.
Can you repoint a chimney to match the original 1920s brick?
Yes. We match mortar color and joint profile as closely as we can so the repaired section blends with the rest of the stack. On the Tudor and Colonial homes around Fircrest Park this matters, and we will show you a sample joint before doing the whole chimney.
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