Medina, King County
Crown and masonry repair in Medina starts from $475, with the price set by how much of the crown or how many square feet of joints need work. The aim is simple: stop water getting into the brick, and leave a finish that looks like it belongs to the house.
Typical investment
From $475
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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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Restoration of brick, mortar joints and firebox
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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
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Medina incorporated in 1955 and, per the state's counts, is made up entirely of single-family homes. Many are large houses whose chimneys are a visible part of the design, which raises the bar for masonry work: mortar color, joint profile and brick texture all have to match what is already there.
A crown is shared by every flue that passes through it. If a chimney carries more than one, a single crack can let water into several flues at once, and repointing one face while ignoring the others just moves the problem around the stack.
CSIA's Level 2 procedure covers all flues in a chimney and the appliances they serve, and we price masonry the same way: the whole crown and every face, not a patch. HistoryLink describes Medina's long appeal for large homes on spacious lots, and on those houses we also note whether separate stacks share the same wear.
Lake Washington, which King County ranks as the second largest natural lake in Washington, forms Medina's shoreline. Fresh water does not bring salt damage to the mortar, but it removes shelter from the wind.
The Western Regional Climate Center reports that the region's most powerful winds usually approach from a southerly to southwesterly direction during the late-fall and winter storm season. That is why we compare weather-facing joints with sheltered ones on the same chimney: when only one side is eroding, repointing that side can be enough.
Every masonry repair (crown / repointing) we do in Medina includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe two jobs we see most are crowns and joints. Crowns crack or were built flush with the brick, so rain runs straight down the face. Joints erode after years of wet winters, first on the upper courses and then lower. Left alone, both lead to spalling brick and, eventually, a rebuild of the top of the stack.
We photograph the crown and every face of the stack and mark which joints are sound and which are not.
Mortar samples are mixed and compared against the existing joints before any are filled.
The crown is formed with a slope and a drip edge, and eroded joints are cut back and repacked.
New work is left to cure properly, then photographed and walked through with you.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry Repair (Crown / Repointing) | From $475 | Crown work, repointing and tuckpointing by surface area |
| 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 Repair | From $425 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
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.
A crown, in CSIA's advice, should stick out roughly two inches on all four sides, letting rain drop clear of the chimney rather than track down the brick. Many of the crowns we rebuild were poured flush, and the streaking below them shows it.
That detail counts more in a wet climate. Western Washington's rainy season runs from October through the winter, and January relative humidity sits near 87 percent in the early morning. Masonry kept wet for that long erodes faster, which is why CSIA calls water a bigger threat to masonry chimneys than fire.
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 $475. A small crown repair is near that figure; a full crown rebuild or repointing a whole stack costs more, itemized in the quote.
That is the goal of the sample step. We compare color and texture on site before committing, and you see it before the full job goes ahead.
Our first step is a look on site. The on-site inspection is $99 plus tax, and it is credited toward the work when you approve the written quote.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
