Sumner, Pierce County
A chimney inspection in Sumner costs $99 plus tax, and that amount is taken off the repair price if you approve our written quote. The fee is per chimney and covers the level of inspection your situation calls for, whether that is a routine yearly look or a camera run through the whole flue. You get photos of what we found and a quote for anything that needs work, and nothing is booked until you agree to it.
What we charge
$99 plus tax
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Sumner 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.
Sumner's houses span more than a century. About 12.5% were built in 1939 or earlier, the second-highest pre-war share among the Pierce County cities we serve, while the median home dates from 1989. An inspection on a clay-lined stack from the 1920s looks for different trouble than one on a factory-built fireplace from the eighties: cracked or missing tiles in the first case, rusted chase tops and loose sections of metal pipe in the second.
Pierce County's stove rule took effect on October 1, 2015. From that date, an older stove or insert that lacks EPA certification may not be used, sold, handed on or put back in anywhere in the county's Smoke Reduction Zone. The rule leaves open fireplaces alone, but a burn ban still keeps them dark.
How can you tell which kind you own? The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's answer: look for an EPA label, usually on the back or on one side. A stove with doors of solid metal, or a pair of glass doors, is likely an older model, and a UL Tested tag proves nothing about emissions. We write down what we find on the unit, so the question is settled before the first cold snap.
Every chimney inspection we do in Sumner includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowFrost is the main local stress. The Puyallup 2 W station, with the longest weather record near Sumner, saw the thermometer drop to freezing roughly 69 times per year, over twice what the Tacoma #1 gauge by the bay recorded. Each freeze works on the crown, the mortar joints and any liner tile that already has a hairline crack. Much of that damage sits out of sight until a camera or a close look from the roof finds it.
Snow is rare in Sumner. WeatherSpark's snowy period lasts only about a month, from around December 18 to January 18, and the Puyallup 2 W record shows about 6.3 inches of snowfall a year. The problem is the rain that comes before the cold: December was the wettest month at that station, at about 6.16 inches.
Brick and mortar that go into a hard frost already soaked are the ones that spall and crumble. A fall inspection catches an open crown joint or a cracked wash before the coldest weeks of the year widen it.
Pick a slot online or by phone. We ask what fuel you burn and when the chimney was last cleaned, so the right level of inspection is planned.
The technician checks the firebox, damper and smoke chamber, then runs a light or a camera up the flue.
Crown, cap, flashing and the outside of the stack are checked and photographed, weather and roof pitch permitting.
You get the photos, a summary and, if something needs work, a written quote. Approve it and the $99 comes off the job.
What this work is quoted at for Sumner homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Sumner | 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 Sumner. 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.
Sumner is a valley town incorporated in 1891 that calls itself the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World, on the Puyallup River valley, with a historic core — about 12.5% of homes built in 1939 or earlier — beside newer subdivisions.
SumnerPierce County, WA · 47.203, -122.240
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.
Level 1 covers the parts you can reach and see, and it suits a yearly check on a chimney in regular use. Level 2 adds a camera run through the full flue and a look at the reachable parts of the attic, basement or crawl space, and the standard calls for it once the ground has shaken hard, after a flue fire, when one appliance is traded for a different kind, or ahead of a relining job.
Washington law does not ask for one. NFPA 211, the national chimney standard, names the moment a home changes hands as a reason for a Level 2 inspection, and CSIA, the industry's certification body, recommends one to buyers.
No. The visit is billed at $99 plus tax regardless; the amount is subtracted from the job only if you approve the quote.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
