Medina, King County
Chimney repair in Medina starts from $425 for a contained brick or mortar fix and climbs with the size of the damage. Before we price anything, we find out why it broke, because patching a symptom on a lakeside stack just means paying twice.
Typical investment
From $425
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Medina homes.
Level 1 or Level 2 inspection, with a camera scan where warranted
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Complete sweep of the flue and firebox, protected by drop cloths and HEPA filtration
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A stainless-steel or ceramic liner run the full height of the flue
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A stainless cap fitted to your flue's exact dimensions
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Cleaning of the burner, pilot and valve assembly
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Crown recast — or rebuilt outright where the damage demands it
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Medina's houses are all single-family homes, and the city has drawn large, carefully finished properties since before it incorporated in 1955. Repairs here are judged on looks as much as function: new mortar has to sit next to old mortar without standing out, and replacement brick has to be matched rather than grabbed off a pallet. We talk through the finish before we quote.
When a single chimney carries several flues, damage rarely stays in one. A cracked crown sits over all of them, and a failed joint between two flues lets smoke or water cross from one into the next. CSIA's Level 2 procedure covers every flue in a chimney along with the appliances connected to it, and we scope repairs on the same basis.
Medina's housing is entirely single-family, per Washington OFM, and HistoryLink describes a long pull toward large homes on spacious lots. Whatever the size of the house, the quote lists each flue by the room it serves, so you can see which repair protects which fireplace.
Water covers roughly 3.39 of Medina's 4.83 square miles, and the city lines the Lake Washington shore. Because the lake is fresh, the brick is not fighting salt corrosion. The strain comes from rain carried on the wind.
Western Washington's strongest winds generally blow from the south and southwest in late fall and winter. Those are the faces where we tend to find open joints and spalled brick first, and they are the faces we check hardest before deciding whether a repair is local or the whole top needs work.
Every chimney repair we do in Medina includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowMost repair calls trace back to water. A crown that sheds rain onto the brick, flashing that has pulled away, or a missing cap lets moisture into the masonry through a long wet season, and the damage appears later as spalled faces, open joints or a stain on an interior wall. We fix the entry point first and the visible damage second.
We inspect the chimney top to bottom and trace the damage back to where water or movement is getting in.
You receive photos and a written quote. Nothing starts until you approve it.
Landscaping, decks and roofing around the stack are covered before any cutting or mixing.
Brick and mortar work is done to match the existing finish, then photographed so you have a record.
What this work is quoted at for Medina homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Medina | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped 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 $1,895 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $235–$845 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Medina. 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.
According to CSIA, water does more harm to a masonry chimney than fire. Its short list of defenses is a cap, a correct crown, sound flashing and a water repellent, and a repair that ignores those four tends to fail again.
Roof geometry matters too. The residential code Washington adopts requires a cricket, flashed and counterflashed, behind any chimney wider than 30 inches measured parallel to the ridge. A wide chimney without one collects water against its upper face, and we include that in the quote when it applies.
Medina is an exclusive lakefront enclave with some of the region's most valuable estates, on Lake Washington, with large waterfront and estate homes.
MedinaKing County, WA · 47.621, -122.227
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.
From $425 for a small, contained repair. Larger rebuilds cost more, and the written quote spells out each item before you agree to anything.
Yes, because the price depends on the cause. The on-site inspection is $99 plus tax, and it is credited toward the work when you approve the written quote.
Medina requires mechanical permits for work on systems such as vents, and has adopted the Washington State Building Code with amendments. We tell you in the quote whether your job falls under that.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
