Fircrest, Pierce County
Chimney repair in Fircrest begins at $375. That buys a small, local job: re-bedding a handful of wobbly bricks by the crown, say, or mending one cracked panel at the back of the firebox. Tearing down and relaying the upper rows costs more, and we price each problem as its own line so you can choose the order. You will see photos of every item before deciding anything.
Typical investment
From $375
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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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A full-length stainless-steel or cast liner, firebox to chimney top
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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 Fircrest chimney is usually a straightforward brick stack on a one- or two-story house, built when the neighborhood filled in after the war. That age is the main thing working against it. Mortar is softer than brick and wears first, especially in the top few feet where rain and wind hit hardest, and small gaps there let water into the core of the chimney.
Fircrest began in 1907 as a planned subdivision called Regents Park, and it became a town in 1925. Yet the houses standing today are mostly much younger: census estimates show only about 3% of homes older than 1940, and about 74% built before 1980.
That mix means most local chimneys share both age and construction style. Their mortar has had a similar number of wet seasons, so when one joint fails, others at the same height are usually close behind. We repoint the whole weakened band, not a single spot, so the repair does not leave a new weak line next to it.
Every chimney repair we do in Fircrest includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowTypical repairs here include open mortar joints near the crown, spalled brick faces where water got in and pushed the surface off, cracked firebox bricks or panels, and a damper frame that has rusted loose. We also see earlier patch jobs, such as caulk smeared over cracks or mismatched mortar, that need to be cut out before a lasting repair can hold.
Few parts of a house fared worse than the brick chimney when the Nisqually quake hit. According to the USGS review of that 6.8 quake, FEMA found chimneys damaged at about one house in three of those its inspectors reached, and chimney repair took a large share of the aid that followed.
Pierce County sits right over that kind of risk, with the 2001 quake centered some 52 kilometers beneath Anderson Island. When we rebuild the upper part of a Fircrest stack, we rebuild it sound and fully bonded, and we point out any older movement cracks lower down that deserve watching.
We photograph each damaged area from the roof and at the hearth, with a note of how far it goes.
Every repair is its own line, marked urgent or deferrable, so you can plan the work.
Worn mortar and brick come out, new material goes in, matched in color and strength.
After photos match the before shots, so you can compare them side by side.
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 Repair | From $375 | Masonry repair — brick and mortar, scoped after diagnosis |
| 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 Relining | From $1,900 | Full-length stainless liner, sized to the appliance |
| 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.
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.
$375 is the floor, for one modest fix. Relaying several courses of brick or a damaged firebox costs more, and the written quote lists each repair separately.
Caulk over masonry usually traps water rather than keeping it out, and it makes a proper repair harder later. Open joints need to be cut back and refilled with mortar.
No. We rank each item, so a loose top course may be urgent while a worn firebox panel can wait until after the burning season.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
