Gig Harbor, Pierce County
Chimney flashing repair in Gig Harbor costs $330 to $1,500. A reseal of metal that is still sound costs least. Full replacement of the step and counter pieces, sometimes with a new cricket built behind a wide stack, costs most. Before any of that, we find where the water is actually getting in, since a leak next to a chimney is not always the flashing.
Typical investment
$330–$1,500
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Gig Harbor homes.
Level 1 or Level 2 as needed; Level 2 includes a camera run through the entire flue
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Top-to-bottom brushing of flue and firebox under drop cloths, with a HEPA vacuum pulling the dust
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Loose or damaged brick, open joints and firebox panels repaired
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A full-length stainless-steel or cast liner, firebox to chimney top
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A stainless cap sized to your actual flue dimensions
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Burner, pilot assembly and valve cleaned and adjusted
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Leaks around chimneys show up in every part of Gig Harbor, from waterfront cottages to newer homes on the peninsula. On many houses the chimney passes through a roof that has been replaced at least once, and flashing that was reused, bent back or caulked over during a reroof is a common cause of the leak.
Gig Harbor is a small Puget Sound bay with the city on its shore, on the Gig Harbor Peninsula across the Narrows from Tacoma. Its first settlers were fishermen, a Croatian community on the west side of the harbor and Scandinavian families at the north end, and homes still line the water's edge.
Rain there does not only fall; it blows. Flashing on the windward side of a chimney takes water pushed up and under its edges, which is why we cut counter flashing into the mortar joints instead of relying on a bead of sealant that dries out in a couple of years.
The side of a chimney that faces up the roof catches everything sliding down it: needles, twigs, moss. OSU Extension explains that moss mats hold moisture and can lift shingles until water reaches the layers underneath, and at a chimney that means water sitting right on the flashing.
Washington's residential code answers that with a cricket, required behind chimneys wider than 30 inches where they do not meet the ridge. It splits the flow around the stack. When a wide chimney has none, we build one as part of the flashing job.
Every chimney flashing repair we do in Gig Harbor includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowFlashing fails in a few set ways here: sealant that has dried and cracked, counter flashing only surface-mounted rather than cut into the mortar joint, step flashing rusted through, and water backing up behind a wide chimney with no cricket. We check the brick and crown at the same visit, because a porous stack can leak water down inside the chimney and look exactly like a flashing leak from the ceiling.
Attic first, roof second: we follow the water trail to its entry point before deciding the flashing is at fault.
Reseal, partial or full replacement: you get a written price for the one that matches what we found.
Step flashing is woven with the shingles, and the counter pieces are let into the brick joints, then sealed.
We water-test where we can and send photos of each side of the chimney.
A flashing leak in a long wet season rarely announces itself at once. It soaks the roof deck and the framing around the chimney first. The Level II inspection defined in NFPA 211 takes in accessible attics and crawl spaces, which is where that kind of damage is visible.
CSIA's Level 2 procedure pairs that with a video scan of the flue, which tells us whether water is also coming down inside the chimney. Knowing both before we quote keeps you from paying for new flashing when the leak was the crown.
What this work is quoted at for Gig Harbor homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Gig Harbor | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Flashing Repair | $330–$1,500 | Reseal at the low end, full flashing replacement at the high |
| 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 $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| Chimney Repair | From $375 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Gig Harbor. 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.
Gig Harbor is a harbor town incorporated in 1946, settled early by a Croatian fishing community on the west side and Scandinavians at the north end, on the Gig Harbor bay, on Puget Sound, with mostly newer homes — a median build year of 1998, fewer than a quarter built before 1980.
Gig HarborPierce County, WA · 47.329, -122.581
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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.
$330 to $1,500. A reseal is near the low end; replacing both step and counter flashing, or building a cricket, is near the top.
Often the chimney, but not always the flashing. Porous brick, a cracked crown or a missing cap can all send water down the same path, so we check all of them.
Usually. The shingles around the chimney are lifted and relaid with the new flashing, without touching the rest of the roof.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
