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Chimney Repair in Seattle, WA
Brick, mortar, crown and flashing repair for Seattle homes, about 20 minutes from our Renton office. Free quote and free second opinion.
- Serving Seattle & King County
- Free 2nd-opinion quotes
- Price match + 10–25% discount
Free Chimney Repair Quote in Seattle
We'll confirm a time by phone or text.
Seattle has one of the most mixed chimney populations in the region. The median home here was built in 1976, and about half the city's houses went up before the late 1980s, so on a single block we see a 1920s Craftsman bungalow with a tall brick chimney, a mid-century rambler with a wide masonry stack, and a post-2000 townhome with a sided chase and a factory-built flue. Each one fails differently. The old brick loses mortar and spalls at the top courses. The rambler's chimney often has a cracked crown and rusted flashing where a low-slope roof meets it. The townhome chase leaks at the cover or at the siding corners. We repair all three, and we quote each one on its own terms, not off a menu.
Our office is in Renton, roughly 20 minutes from most of Seattle by I-5 or I-405, so same-day service is often available when a leak or a loose brick cannot wait. Every Seattle chimney repair starts with a free quote, and if another company already gave you a number, we will give you a free second-opinion quote and price match plus a 10-25% discount. If you're not happy, we're not done, and we come back and make it right at no charge.
Symptoms
Signs Seattle homeowners notice
- Water stains or bubbling paint on the ceiling or wall next to the fireplace
- Rust-colored streaks running down siding or brick below the top of the chimney
- Chips of brick, mortar, or concrete in the gutter or on the ground
- Visible cracks in the concrete slab at the top of the chimney
- A chimney that leans, or a gap opening between the chimney and the house
- Smoky or musty smells from the fireplace when it is not in use
Seattle Conditions
Why this happens in Seattle
Seattle masonry gets wet for months at a time. The NOAA normal at Sea-Tac is 40.34 inches of rain a year, and about 73% of it lands between October and March. Seattle also sees roughly 60 days a year where the temperature touches 32 degrees, yet only about 4 days that stay below freezing all day. That pattern, wet brick that freezes overnight and thaws by noon, is what drives the cracking and spalling we find on pre-1970 Seattle chimneys, which are typically solid brick. Water soaks into the top courses, expands as it freezes, and pushes mortar out of the joints a little more each winter.
On the post-1985 infill and townhome side of Seattle, the chimney is typically a framed chase with a prefab flue, and the repairs there are about keeping water out of the framing: a sound chase cover, intact siding and trim, and flashing that has not separated from the roof. The same rain, different failure points.
How It Works
Our chimney repair process
Free quote visit
We inspect the chimney top to bottom, photograph what we find, and hand you a written quote. If you have another company's quote, we review it with you.
Diagnose the entry point
We identify which component is actually letting water, smoke, or heat through, instead of replacing parts on guesswork.
Repair in the right order
Top components come first so the structure dries out, then masonry, then the firebox.
Same-day work when possible
Many crown, cap, cover, and flashing repairs are done on the first visit. Masonry and chase rebuilds are scheduled for a dry window.
Walk-through and guarantee
We show you photos of the finished work. If you are not happy, we are not done, and we re-do it at no charge.
Full details, options and pricing factors on the main Chimney Repair page.
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Chimney Repair in Seattle — FAQ
My Seattle bungalow has a tall brick chimney with white staining and loose mortar near the top. Can it be repaired, or does it need rebuilding?
Usually it can be repaired. White staining is efflorescence, a sign water is moving through the brick, and loose top-course mortar is the most common finding on pre-war Seattle masonry. We repoint the joints, replace spalled brick, and rebuild the crown so water stops getting in. A full rebuild is only needed when several courses have failed, and the free quote tells you which case you have.
Do you work on the prefab chimneys in Seattle townhomes, or only brick?
Both. Seattle's post-2000 townhomes and infill homes typically have a sided chase around a factory-built flue rather than brick. We repair chase covers, leaking chase corners, flashing, and termination caps on those systems, and we replace damaged prefab components with parts rated for that system. The quote is free, and same-day service is often available from Renton.
How soon can you do chimney repair in Seattle?
We confirm a time by phone or text after you request a quote; same-day service is often available for urgent problems in Seattle and the rest of King County.
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