Tacoma, Pierce County
Our Tacoma relining quotes begin at $1,900: that buys stainless steel from the thimble or firebox all the way to the top, in a flue with no surprises. What moves the figure is the height of the stack, whether the liner needs insulation, and what it will serve: an open fireplace, a wood insert, a freestanding stove or a gas appliance. We size the liner to the appliance, not the other way round.
Typical investment
From $1,900
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Tacoma 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.
A lot of Tacoma's chimneys date from an era when a flue was simply a brick shaft, or at best a stack of clay tiles set in mortar. Houses on the North Slope and around Proctor have often changed fuel two or three times since, from coal to oil to wood or gas, and each change asked something different of the same old flue.
Proctor, in the North End, grew up along the first streetcar line from downtown out to Point Defiance Park, built by the developer Allen C. Mason; the district takes its name from the architect John G. Proctor. Just east, the North Slope mixes Stick Style, Queen Anne, Craftsman, Foursquare, Tudor Revival and Mission Revival houses.
Houses of this kind were commonly built around more than one hearth, and their chimneys can hide two or three flues side by side. When one of them is relined for a stove, the others still need checking, since a crack in a shared wall lets smoke or fumes pass between them.
Every chimney relining we do in Tacoma includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe situations that lead to relining here: a camera shows cracked or offset clay tiles, the flue turns out to have no liner at all, a new insert or stove needs a flue sized to its outlet, or a gas furnace or water heater is condensing its exhaust inside a cold masonry shaft and eating the mortar from within.
Relining itself is on the list of moments when NFPA 211 and CSIA expect the camera-based Level 2 inspection: the flue has to be documented before a new liner hides it. In Tacoma there is a second reason, the fault zone that runs under the region.
Washington's modeled quake on that zone is a shallow 7.1, and it rates old unreinforced masonry as the building type most at risk. A liner does not brace a chimney, so offset tiles or a cracked shaft seen on the scan are reported as masonry problems, separate from the liner quote.
Section R1003.11 of the state residential code accepts clay liners, listed lining systems, listed factory-built chimneys and other approved materials, all of which must stand up to cracking and corrosion at up to 1,800°F. R1003.18 then asks for a two-inch air gap between an interior chimney and nearby framing, one inch if the chimney is on an outside wall.
That code version, the 2021 edition, became mandatory across Washington on March 15, 2024. Stainless liners we install are listed systems, and where the old brick sits too close to wood we wrap the liner with insulation as its listing requires.
The existing flue is scanned end to end, since a relining always starts from what is actually there and in what shape.
Diameter, alloy and insulation are chosen from the appliance's outlet and manual, and from the flue's own dimensions.
From the roof we feed the liner down the shaft, make the appliance connection below, and finish the top with a plate and cap sealed against rain.
A second scan and a draft test confirm the run, and the photos go into your file for the insurer or a future buyer.
What this work is quoted at for Tacoma homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Tacoma | 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 Tacoma. 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.
Many relinings in Tacoma come with a stove swap. Local air rules forbid putting an uncertified heater back in or continuing to burn it, and the agency spells out what retiring one means: doors broken off so they cannot go back on, or holes punched through the firebox.
A certified replacement on a correctly sized liner burns cleaner and is easier to keep legal. Even so, during a Stage 2 ban every wood and pellet appliance, certified or not, stays unlit unless the home has an approved only-heat-source exemption.
At Tacoma's official long-term station, November brings 6.82 inches of precipitation on average and the year adds up to 39.76. Frost, on the other hand, is limited to roughly 31.8 nights a year, mostly in December and January.
That combination keeps a masonry chimney cool and damp for months. Exhaust from a gas furnace or water heater cools inside such a shaft, water condenses on the brick, and the acids in it slowly dissolve the mortar. A sized stainless liner warms up quickly and carries that moisture out.
Tacoma is the port city the Northern Pacific Railroad chose in 1873 as the western terminus of its transcontinental line, on Commencement Bay, with the territory's oldest housing — about 27% of homes built in 1939 or earlier, in Queen Anne, Craftsman and Foursquare styles. We work every part of it — North Slope, Stadium-Seminary, Proctor, College Park, Buckley's Addition included.
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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 full stainless liner in a typical flue. A tall stack, insulation or a large-diameter liner raises it, and the quote comes after a camera scan.
No. Apart from the fire risk, state code insists on a liner in any masonry chimney, so a bare brick shaft gets relined before an insert goes in.
Barely. The liner is inside the flue; what shows from the street is a top plate and a cap, which we keep as low and plain as the job allows.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
