Gig Harbor, Pierce County
In Gig Harbor we charge $99 plus tax to inspect a chimney, at Level I or Level II alike. Go ahead with the written quote that follows and those $99 are deducted from the job. You get a flue camera run where it is needed, photos of what we found and a written report you can keep, forward to an insurer or hand to a buyer.
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 Gig Harbor 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.
Most calls here fall into three groups: a home changing hands on the peninsula, a new owner who wants to know whether the fireplace is safe to use this winter, and a waterfront house that took a hard storm. Each needs a slightly different look, and we set the level of the inspection to the reason you called.
Gig Harbor looks onto Puget Sound from its own bay, on the peninsula joined to Tacoma by the Narrows Bridge. Stacks on the bluffs and along the waterfront stand in the open when a winter storm comes through.
The NFPA 211 inspection chapter names a weather event, a seismic event or a chimney fire as reasons for a Level II inspection, along with a change of appliance or fuel and a planned relining. If a gale has cracked a crown or loosened a cap, that is the level we use.
OSU Extension warns that roof moss traps soil and debris that hold moisture, and that it can lift shingles and let water into the layers beneath. On an inspection we look at the shingles right around the stack for exactly that.
We also look at the top of the flue. Under the 2021 Washington residential code, a spark arrestor screen must stop anything larger than half an inch while passing a 3/8-inch sphere, and it must come off for cleaning. Needles and moss clog that mesh, and a blocked screen chokes the draft.
Every chimney inspection we do in Gig Harbor includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowGig Harbor's housing is mostly young, but young does not mean fine. A factory-built fireplace from the 1990s has its own weak points: a rusted chase cover, a separated section of pipe, a missing cap. The older masonry stacks near the harbor have the usual ones: a cracked crown, loose mortar, a clay liner with a broken tile. The inspection tells you which of those you have, in writing.
A sale, a first fire, a storm or a leak: the reason sets how deep the inspection goes.
Firebox, damper and smoke chamber are checked, then the flue is scanned where a camera is needed.
Crown, cap, flashing and the brick or chase are looked at from above, weather and pitch allowing.
You get the photos and the written findings. If work is needed, the quote comes separately, and the $99 is deducted when you approve it.
A Level II inspection, as NFPA 211 describes it, reaches every accessible part of the system, including attics, basements and crawl spaces. In a damp climate those are where a slow leak around the chimney shows up first, as a stain on framing or a musty patch of insulation.
CSIA's Level 2 procedure also calls for a video scan of the flue. Water that has run down inside the chimney leaves marks a flashlight from the firebox will never reach: cracked tiles, open joints, rust on a metal liner.
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 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 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
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.
$99 plus tax for each chimney. Should you approve our quote for the repairs, the $99 comes off that bill.
No state law does. The national standard, NFPA 211, and CSIA both point to a Level II when a property changes hands, which is why buyers' agents often request it.
Level I is the yearly look at what is readily accessible. Level II adds the accessible attic, basement and crawl space areas and a video scan of the flue.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
