Sumner, Pierce County
Relining a chimney in Sumner starts at $1,900 and can reach $5,900 or more. The length of the flue, its shape and what it serves decide the price: a short, straight run for a stove insert is at the lower end, while a tall masonry chimney with bends, or a flue that has to be enlarged, is at the higher end. Every relining begins with a camera look down the flue, and the quote is based on what that shows.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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The same crew, the same written quote — for Sumner 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 is common work in Sumner because of the town's older housing. Around a quarter of homes here were built before 1960, and many of those chimneys have clay tile liners that have cracked, shifted or lost mortar between sections. Some of the oldest have no liner at all. Owners also reline when they swap an open fireplace for a stove or insert, since the new appliance needs a flue sized to its outlet.
Wood is still the main heating fuel in roughly 1.4% of Sumner's homes, per 2020 to 2024 Census estimates, against about 2.8% across Washington. Those stoves run for months, and they need a liner that can take that kind of use.
Where wood is the only adequate source of heat, the household can apply to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency for a burn-ban exemption, which must be approved ahead of time. A new liner, correctly sized, is part of making sure that stove burns cleanly enough to keep its smoke invisible.
Pierce County's Smoke Reduction Zone has banned the use of uncertified wood stoves and inserts since October 1, 2015. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency says those units have to be removed and recycled or made unusable, for example by breaking off the doors so they cannot be put back, or punching holes in the firebox.
Replacing an uncertified stove is one of the most common reasons we reline in Sumner. A modern certified stove has a smaller outlet than the old one, and it needs a flue sized to match, or it will not draw well and will leave more creosote behind.
Every chimney relining we do in Sumner includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowA damaged liner exposes the surrounding brick and framing to heat and flue gases. In Sumner, freeze-thaw cycles in the upper part of the chimney can crack clay tiles, and a chimney fire or an earthquake can do the same in a moment. The 2001 Nisqually quake is a reminder: FEMA's inspections after that quake turned up a damaged chimney in roughly one of every three homes checked, and liner damage is the kind nobody sees from the street.
We run a camera through the chimney to see the liner's condition, its dimensions and any bends.
The liner is sized to your appliance's outlet and the flue's height, and you get a written price.
We feed the new liner down from the roofline, couple it to your stove or insert, and seal the crown with a top plate beneath the cap.
A final camera run and a draft check confirm the installation, and we send you the photos.
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 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 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
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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.
From $1,900. A short run for an insert is near the starting price; long, bent or oversized masonry flues can reach $5,900 or more.
Yes. Washington's residential code says a masonry flue must have a lining, whether clay tile, a listed stainless system or some other approved product, and that lining must stand up to flue temperatures as high as 1,800°F.
Yes. The chimney industry standard calls for a Level 2 inspection, with a camera, before a flue is relined or its liner replaced.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
