Gig Harbor, Pierce County
Relining a chimney in Gig Harbor costs from $1,900, the floor for one continuous stainless liner; a tall flue, an oval or offset one, or insulation raises it. It is the fix when the camera shows a cracked clay flue, when a new stove or insert needs a flue sized to it, or when a gas appliance is venting into a masonry chimney that was built for wood.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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The same crew, the same written quote — for Gig Harbor 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 questions here come from two kinds of houses. Near the harbor and in the older parts of town, there are masonry chimneys with clay tile liners that have been heating homes for decades. Out on the peninsula, a homeowner putting a wood insert into a fireplace built in the 1990s needs the insert connected to a liner that fits it, not just pushed into the old opening.
Gig Harbor began on its waterfront: HistoryLink describes a Croatian fishing community on the west side of the bay and a more Scandinavian north end, in a town that became a fourth-class town in 1946. Stacks along that shore stand open to wind and rain coming in off Puget Sound.
Washington's residential code asks flue liners to resist corrosion and cracking at temperatures up to 1,800°F. What a liner is not built to do is sit in rainwater, which is why every liner we install on an exposed chimney gets a sealed top plate and a cap.
A new stainless liner under a stand of firs collects what the trees drop unless its top is covered. Washington's fire marshal urges a cap as well as a yearly professional inspection and cleaning, and on a relined flue we treat the cap as part of the job.
Around the stack itself, OSU Extension notes that moss holds soil and debris against the roof, where they stay wet. Moss on the crown and the shingles next to it gets cleared while we are up there, since a wet crown is the next thing to fail.
Every chimney relining we do in Gig Harbor includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe clay liners we find damaged in Gig Harbor usually cracked for ordinary reasons: a chimney fire nobody noticed, water running down an uncapped flue for years, or a quake. The Nisqually earthquake of 2001 was centered deep under Anderson Island in Pierce County, and FEMA later found chimney damage in one out of three of the 30,000 homes it inspected. A crack in a liner is not something you can see from the firebox; the camera finds it.
A camera runs the flue's full height and its inside dimensions are measured, so the liner size matches the appliance.
You get the camera findings and a written price for the liner, insulation and cap before anything is ordered.
From the roof, we lower the liner through the old flue, attach it to the appliance or smoke chamber, wrap it where clearances demand and close the top with a plate.
We run a draft test, show you the finished top and bottom connections, and leave the liner's paperwork with you.
NFPA 211 lists an upcoming relining or flue replacement among the reasons for a Level II inspection. That makes sense in a wet region: water that has been running down a cracked flue may also have soaked the smoke chamber or the framing next to the chimney.
Code also sets clearances, a 2-inch airspace to combustibles for an interior chimney and 1 inch for an exterior one. When the camera shows moisture damage close to wood, we tell you before quoting a liner, because the liner alone will not fix it.
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 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 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
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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.
The floor is $1,900. Tall, oval or offset flues and insulated installs cost more; the final figure comes in writing once the camera has run.
Yes, for masonry. Under the state residential code the flue must carry a liner: clay tile, a listed system or other approved material rated against corrosion and cracking.
Often, yes. If the brick outside is sound and only the flue is damaged, a liner restores a safe path for smoke without taking the chimney down.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
