Fircrest, Pierce County
In Fircrest, relining a chimney with stainless steel costs $1,900 and up. The final price follows the height of the stack, the diameter the appliance needs, whether the old clay tiles must be broken out to make room, and whether the liner is insulated. We measure first and quote the liner your appliance actually calls for, not a standard size.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Fircrest 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.
Relining calls in Fircrest usually start with a change. Someone wants to put a wood insert into a fireplace that has only ever burned logs in the open, or swap an older stove for a newer one, or the flue now serves a gas unit that the original tiles were never sized for. The chimney is often sound as masonry; what has changed is the job it is asked to do.
Most Fircrest chimneys were built in the decades after the war: the town's median home dates from 1966, and about 74% of its houses predate 1980. Those flues were sized for open fireplaces, and many have since been asked to vent an insert or a gas unit instead.
Washington's residential code does not allow a masonry chimney without a liner. Acceptable linings range from clay flue tile to a listed factory system, and whatever is used has to survive 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit without corroding or splitting. When the existing tiles no longer meet that bar, or no longer suit the appliance, a stainless liner is how we bring the flue back in line.
Every chimney relining we do in Fircrest includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe two problems we meet most on local relines are cracked or displaced clay tiles, which let heat and gases reach the brick, and a flue far too large for the appliance feeding it. An oversized flue runs cool, drafts poorly and builds creosote or condensation fast. A correctly sized stainless liner fixes both at once.
Relining is one of the moments when NFPA 211 expects the thorough Level II check, camera included, from base to crown. The same standard lists an earthquake among the events that justify one, and Pierce County has had a significant one within living memory: the 2001 Nisqually quake, magnitude 6.8, after which FEMA inspectors logged a damaged chimney at roughly every third house they visited.
On a Fircrest reline, that scan tells us whether the old tiles are simply worn or were cracked and shifted by movement. It changes what we quote, for example whether broken tiles have to come out before the stainless liner can pass.
We record the flue's height and inside size and run a camera through it to see the tiles.
We read the appliance manual for its required flue size and insulation, then written into the quote.
From the roof we feed the stainless tube down, couple it to the appliance collar, then seal the top with a top plate and fit the cap.
With the fire or burner lit, a draft reading confirms the flue pulls; pictures of each joint follow by email.
What this work is quoted at for Fircrest homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Fircrest | 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 Fircrest. 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.
A new liner is not a way around the Tacoma-Pierce County wood stove rule. Since October 1, 2015, it has been illegal inside the county's Smoke Reduction Zone to reinstall or operate a stove or insert that lacks certification; an uncertified unit must either leave the house for recycling or be disabled for good, unless the home has no other adequate heat.
If your old insert is uncertified, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency runs a recycling program that pays Pierce County homeowners who turn in a working old unit. We would rather line the chimney for its replacement than for a unit that cannot legally be fired.
Fircrest is a small city that began as the Regents Park subdivision and incorporated as a town in 1925, with post-war homes — a median build year of 1966, about 74% built before 1980.
FircrestPierce County, WA · 47.229, -122.516
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.
From $1,900 for a stainless liner. A tall stack, a larger diameter, insulation or tile removal raise the total, and each of those is listed separately on the quote.
In most cases, no. An insert needs a liner matched to its outlet that runs the full height of the chimney; dropping it into the old clay flue usually leads to poor draft and fast creosote buildup.
It can, depending on the appliance and the work. We tell you before the job whether the city's building office needs to be involved.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
