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Chimney Repair, Sweep & Inspection in Newcastle, WA
Chimney sweeps, inspections and crown, flashing, masonry and chase cover repairs for Newcastle homes, about 12 minutes from our Renton shop by Coal Creek Parkway.
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Seattle Chimney Repair Services repairs and sweeps chimneys in Newcastle, WA, including Newcastle Hills, China Creek, ZIP codes 98056, 98059. Crews come from our Renton office, about 12 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.
Newcastle sits directly northeast of Renton on the lower slopes of Cougar Mountain, between Renton's Kennydale neighborhood and Bellevue's Factoria district. Coal Creek Parkway runs through the center of the city and connects to I-405 near Newport Hills, so the drive from our shop on N 10th Place is short. Most Newcastle calls are reached by Coal Creek Parkway or 116th Avenue SE without touching the freeway at all, and the trip takes about 12 minutes.
Newcastle is a young city, incorporated in 1994, and most of its houses were built between the late 1980s and the 2000s in planned subdivisions. Those homes usually have a factory-built fireplace inside a wood-framed chase with a sheet metal chase cover on top rather than a brick chimney. Older ranch homes near Lake Boren and along 116th Avenue SE are more likely to have masonry. Chase cover replacement, cap replacement and sweeps are the common jobs here.
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 Newcastle
Chimney & fireplace services in Newcastle, WA
Local Conditions
Chimney problems we see in Newcastle
Newcastle rises from about 300 feet near Lake Boren to more than 1,000 feet on the flank of Cougar Mountain, and the higher streets get colder nights, more frost and more freeze-thaw cycling than the Renton valley below. Water in a cracked crown or open mortar joint expands when it freezes and widens the damage each winter. The other Newcastle issue is tree cover. Second-growth fir and cedar shade many lots, so roofs and chase covers stay wet, moss grows on brick and around flashing, and needles pack into caps and block the spark screen. On chase-built homes from the 1990s the galvanized chase cover is often rusted through at the seams and leaking into the framing below.
Areas we cover
Areas we cover in Newcastle
We work throughout Newcastle in ZIP codes 98056 and 98059, including the Lake Boren area, Newcastle Hills, China Creek and Windtree along Coal Creek Parkway, the streets around The Golf Club at Newcastle, and the homes below Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park on the east side of the city. Hazelwood and the May Creek neighborhoods on the Renton border are covered on the same short route.
Neighborhoods & Scheduling
Scheduling & arrival in Newcastle
Newcastle is about 12 minutes from our shop, so it is one of the easiest cities for us to schedule, and we often fit a visit around Bellevue, Factoria and Issaquah calls the same day. Plan on roughly an hour for a sweep and inspection. Any repair is priced in writing after the inspection, not over the phone.
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Newcastle chimney service FAQ
My Newcastle house was built in the 1990s and the chimney has a metal top. Is that a real chimney?
Most 1990s Newcastle homes have a factory-built fireplace inside a framed chase with a metal chase cover, not a masonry chimney. It still needs a sweep and inspection, and the chase cover is the part that fails first, usually by rusting at the seams. Chase cover replacement runs $299 to $1,500 depending on size and metal.
Does living higher up on Cougar Mountain matter for my chimney?
Yes. Homes higher on Cougar Mountain see more freezing nights than homes near Lake Boren, and freeze-thaw is what turns a hairline crown crack into a broken crown. Crown repair is $299 to $2,500 depending on whether it can be sealed or has to be rebuilt.
How much is a chimney sweep and inspection in Newcastle?
A sweep and inspection is a flat $299 for Newcastle addresses. We check the crown, cap, flashing and liner while we are on the roof and write up anything that needs attention.
Moss is growing on my chimney. Is that a problem?
Moss holds water against brick and mortar, and under the fir and cedar cover common on Newcastle lots it never fully dries out. Over time it opens mortar joints and lifts flashing. Cleaning it and repointing the affected joints falls under masonry and tuckpointing, $299 to $2,500.
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