Fife, Pierce County
A chimney inspection in Fife is $99 plus tax for each chimney. Give our repair quote the go-ahead and those $99 are subtracted from the bill. If you decide not to go ahead, you still keep the written findings and every photo we took. The goal is simple: tell you what shape the flue, firebox, cap and roof junction are in, and what, if anything, needs doing.
What we charge
$99 plus tax
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Fife homes.
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
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Crown patched, or recast entirely if it can't be saved
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Fife was incorporated in 1957 on land that had been farmed for generations, and much of its housing came later still: the median home here dates from 2000. A young house does not mean a skipped check. Builder-installed fireplaces age, stoves get swapped, and gas inserts go into openings that were built for wood. Each of those changes is a moment when the venting deserves a proper look, whatever year is stamped on the deed.
Roughly one occupied Fife home in eighty names wood as its primary heating fuel in the 2020–2024 American Community Survey. Across Pierce County that adds up to around 6,700 households.
For those homes an inspection is less about a checklist and more about the season ahead. An EPA case study from 2013 estimated that 13,792 lower-income households in the county's former smoke problem area burned wood, many with no easy alternative. When the stove is the heat, we give its door gaskets, baffle and connector the same attention as the chimney.
October 1, 2015 is the date that matters. From then on, within the county's Smoke Reduction Zone, nobody may sell, give away, reinstall or burn an uncertified stove or insert. Whether your street falls inside is shown on the clean air agency's map rather than by city name.
Telling the two kinds apart is part of our visit. Look behind or beside the stove for an EPA compliance tag, the agency advises. Twin glass doors, or doors of plain steel with no window, usually point the other way, and a UL mark says nothing about EPA status.
Every chimney inspection we do in Fife includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe questions we hear in Fife are often about change rather than age: a new stove going in, a fireplace converted to gas, a house being bought or sold. NFPA 211, the national chimney standard, treats several of those events as grounds for stepping up from a basic visual look to Level II, where a camera travels the flue. We explain which level fits your situation before starting, and the price stays the same.
WeatherSpark's data put Fife's wet season at about 6.8 months, from around October 9 through May 2, so most of the year a chimney is being tested by rain.
Much of what we write up in Fife traces back to water: a cracked crown, tired flashing, a cap gone missing. Wide stacks get one extra line in our notes. Past 30 inches across, and short of the peak, a chimney in this state is owed a small diverter roof, the cricket, on its high side; we note whether yours has one and whether it still sheds rain.
We start with what you burn, how often, and what has changed since the house was built or bought.
The firebox and damper come first, then the roof: cap, crown, flashing and how the stack meets the shingles.
For a sale, an appliance change or damage after an event, the camera goes down the flue to see joints and the liner.
Findings and photos in writing, plus a quote if something needs attention. Accept that quote and it shrinks by the $99 you already paid.
What this work is quoted at for Fife homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Fife | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Inspection | $99 plus tax | Level 1 visual; Level 2 adds a full camera scan |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$449 | Full flue swept, Level 1 inspection included |
| 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 |
| Chimney Cap Installation | $265–$750 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
Ranges are what these jobs are quoted at in Fife. 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.
Fife is a city incorporated in 1957 on farmland just south of the Port of Tacoma, along I-5, with mostly newer homes — a median build year of 2000, about 22% built before 1980.
FifePierce County, WA · 47.239, -122.357
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.
One flat $99 plus tax for each chimney, Level I or Level II alike. Should you approve the repair we quote afterwards, we subtract that $99 from its total.
NFPA 211 asks for one every year for every chimney, fireplace and vent in use. A newer system usually means a quicker visit, not none.
Level II. NFPA 211 counts a change of ownership among its triggers for that deeper visit, and CSIA advises the same. This comes from a national standard rather than Washington law, so treat it as good practice for the buyer and seller alike.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
