DuPont, Pierce County
In DuPont, relining with stainless steel from the top of the flue to the bottom starts at $1,900. Taller flues, larger diameters, insulated wraps and ceramic systems raise the figure, and the written quote shows each of those items separately. In a town where most houses are recent, relining comes up less often than in older cities, but when it does it is usually tied to a specific event: a cracked clay tile, a new insert, or a switch from wood to gas.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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The same crew, the same written quote — for DuPont 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 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.
The houses most likely to need a liner in DuPont are the ones that predate the planned neighborhoods: the company-era homes of the Historic Village and a scattering of later masonry chimneys. Their flues were built with clay tile, which can crack from a chimney fire or simply from decades of heating and cooling. In the newer subdivisions, where a factory-built fireplace comes with its own listed metal chimney, a liner is not added to that pipe; a damaged section is replaced with the maker's part instead.
Census estimates show roughly 54 percent of DuPont households using utility gas as their main heat, well above Pierce County's 34 percent, and a median home built in 2002. Masonry chimneys are the minority, which is why the relining jobs we see here cluster in the older homes.
When they do come up, the 2021 Washington residential code is clear: every masonry chimney needs a lining. Clay tile qualifies, as does a listed lining system, and whatever is used has to hold up to heat of 1,800°F without corroding or cracking. A stainless liner sized to the new appliance meets that requirement.
Every chimney relining we do in DuPont includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowA typical DuPont relining starts with a change of appliance. A homeowner buys a wood insert to cut the heating bill, or decides to convert an old masonry fireplace to gas, and learns that the existing flue is too large, cracked, or not sized for the new unit. The other common start is an inspection camera showing gaps between tiles after a fire that burned hotter than usual. In both cases the liner is what makes the flue safe to use again.
Washington Ecology holds wood and pellet stoves to EPA emission limits and factory-built fireplaces to 7.5 grams per hour, and it leaves the rules on installation to local building departments. A modern certified insert only performs to that standard when the flue above it drafts properly.
An oversized clay flue lets smoke cool and linger, which makes the stove smoke more at the top. Puget Sound Clean Air Agency caps chimney smoke at 20 percent opacity, so a correctly sized liner is part of staying within that limit.
A camera run from top to bottom shows the condition of the tiles and joints and gives us the measurements for the liner.
The liner diameter is matched to the outlet of the stove, insert or gas unit it will serve, not simply to the space available.
The liner is lowered from the roof, connected to the appliance below and sealed at the top with a plate and cap.
You receive photos of the work and the liner's paperwork, which a future buyer or insurer may ask to see.
What this work is quoted at for DuPont homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in DuPont | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| 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 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 DuPont. 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.
DuPont is a former company town built around an explosives plant, joined since 1989 by the planned Northwest Landing, with mostly recent homes — a median build year of 2002 — around a historic company village. We work every part of it — the Historic Village, Northwest Landing included.
DuPontPierce County, WA · 47.099, -122.632
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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.
Our price begins at $1,900. Flue height, diameter, insulation and the connection to the appliance set the final figure, and each appears on the written quote.
Not in the usual sense. A factory-built chimney is a listed metal system, and damaged sections are replaced with the manufacturer's parts rather than lined.
Yes. NFPA 211 and the Chimney Safety Institute of America call for a Level II inspection, with a video scan, before a flue liner is relined or replaced.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
