Milton, Pierce County
Fixing chimney flashing in Milton runs $330 to $1,500. Resealing counter flashing whose caulk has dried out is at the bottom of that range. Tearing off rusted step flashing, cutting new reglets into the mortar and fitting fresh metal, sometimes with a cricket, is at the top. Leaks around a chimney are often blamed on the brick when the flashing is the real cause, so we confirm the source with you before quoting.
Typical investment
$330–$1,500
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Milton 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.
Flashing is the strip of metal that seals the joint between a roof and a chimney, and in Milton it has a lot of rain to hold back. On older homes it may be the original metal, bent into place decades ago and sealed with tar that has long since cracked. On reroofed houses we sometimes find the old flashing left in place under new shingles, or new flashing that was only caulked to the brick instead of set into it.
A 2013 EPA study of Tacoma-Pierce County wood smoke counted 13,792 low-income households there that used a wood-burning device. Those homes cannot simply skip a season while a leak gets sorted out.
They also cannot fall back on wood during a ban without a green light from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. Its no-other-heat exemption has to be requested and granted beforehand, and a furnace that is merely expensive to run does not count.
Clean Air Agency rules cap the opacity of chimney smoke at 20 percent over any six consecutive minutes in an hour. New equipment has its own ceiling: Ecology holds a manufactured fireplace to 7.5 g/h of emissions and simply adopts EPA's numbers for wood and pellet stoves.
Ecology leaves installation to local building departments. When flashing work coincides with a new fireplace or stove, the permit question belongs with the City of Milton before the roof is opened.
Every chimney flashing repair we do in Milton includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe most common Milton pattern is a stain on the ceiling or a drip in the attic that shows up only during long, heavy rain or wind-driven storms, and dries up in between. That on-and-off behavior usually points to flashing rather than failed brick. We also see flashing pulled loose where moss and debris have built up on the uphill side of a wide chimney.
Milton averages about 8.1 inches of rain in November, its wettest month in WeatherSpark's reconstruction, and stays in its wet season from early October into early May. Flashing is the first line of defense for all of that water where it meets the chimney.
Two outside cautions apply. OSU Extension warns that zinc sulfate, a popular moss treatment, corrodes copper roof parts, so copper flashing needs a different approach. Washington code also requires a cricket on the uphill side of a chimney wider than 30 inches unless the stack sits on the ridge.
We check the attic, the roof line and the brick so we know whether water is coming through the flashing, the crown or the masonry.
Brittle sealant and loose or rusted metal are removed down to a clean, dry surface.
Step pieces weave into the shingles, and counter flashing is let into the mortar joints above them.
Joints are sealed with a material rated for the roof and brick, and we photograph the finished work.
What this work is quoted at for Milton homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Milton | 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 Milton. 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.
Milton is a hillside city incorporated in 1907 around a sawmill overlooking the Puyallup Valley, with homes with a median build year of 1988, about 35% of them built before 1980.
MiltonPierce County, WA · 47.248, -122.313
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.
$330 to $1,500. Resealing existing flashing costs the least; new flashing on all four sides, cricket or not, lands near the $1,500 end.
Either can. A leak that appears only during wind-driven rain often points to flashing. We confirm the source before quoting.
It is the best time to do it. Tired metal tucked back under fresh shingles tends to start dripping well before the new roof wears out.
Yes. We can coordinate so the flashing goes in while the roof is open.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
