Fife, Pierce County
Our Fife sweep price sits in a $189–$449 band per flue, while a Level 1 visual check rides along without its own line on the bill. The spread comes from three things: how thick the deposits are, what the fire burns in, and how the roof lets us reach the top. We photograph the flue on arrival and again when the brush is put away, so you can compare for yourself.
Typical investment
$189–$449
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$99 plus tax, deducted when you approve the repair
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Fife homes.
Level 1 or Level 2 as needed; Level 2 includes a camera run through the entire flue
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Loose or damaged brick, open joints and firebox panels repaired
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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.
Most chimneys in Fife are not old brick. Census figures give the city a median build year of 2000, and fewer than one home in four was standing before 1980. That means a lot of factory-built fireplaces with metal flues, plus wood stoves and inserts added by owners over the years. A metal flue gets a different brush than a clay-lined masonry one, and a stove connector has its own bends to clear. We sort out which kind you have at the door, before any rod goes in.
Only a small slice of Fife homes rely on wood as their main heat: near 1.2% of occupied households per recent five-year ACS data, less than half Washington's 2.8%.
Those homes burn every day, so their flues fill much faster than a fireplace lit on holidays. Where nothing else in the house can keep it warm, burning through a ban is allowed only once the regional clean air agency has signed off on an exemption, applied for in advance. Get that paperwork and the flue both sorted before the first frost.
The agency's rules read like a sweep's advice: burn seasoned firewood or manufactured logs, nothing wet, nothing painted. They also cap how dark your plume can look, with 20% opacity allowed for no longer than six minutes out of sixty.
Ban days are separate. Stage 1 idles fireplaces plus any uncertified stove; under Stage 2 even certified and pellet models go dark. Sweeping changes none of that, yet it lets a certified stove run cleanly whenever burning is permitted.
Every chimney sweep we do in Fife includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowFife's heating season is long and grey. WeatherSpark counts roughly eight months of mostly cloudy skies and a rainy stretch from early October into May. Owners here tend to burn often but not always hot, and a cool, slow fire is the one that coats a flue fastest. A house that runs its stove most evenings may need sweeping well before the calendar says a year has passed.
WeatherSpark's figures for Fife show November as the wettest month, with close to 8 inches of rain, and July the driest at well under an inch.
Water that gets past a missing cap mixes with soot on the flue wall, and the result is the sour odor many owners notice on a wet evening. Taking the deposits out removes most of that smell. Oregon State's extension service adds a roof-side warning: moss holds damp debris against shingles, and near a chimney that can mean water finding its way underneath.
Covers go down on the path to the hearth, and the opening is sealed so the vacuum catches what the brush knocks loose.
We photograph the inside of the flue as found, so the heaviest spots are on file.
Rods and a head sized to your flue go the whole way, working from the roof or the firebox as the chimney allows.
You see the after-photos at the hearth and get a short written note on anything the Level 1 check flagged.
What this work is quoted at for Fife homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Fife | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 Fife. 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.
Fife is a city incorporated in 1957 on farmland just south of the Port of Tacoma, along I-5, with mostly newer homes — a median build year of 2000, about 22% built before 1980.
FifePierce County, WA · 47.239, -122.357
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.
Anywhere from $189 up to $449 a flue; that price covers the Level 1 visual check as well. A lightly used fireplace on a yearly schedule lands near the bottom; a stove flue thick with buildup or a hard-to-reach roof moves it up.
Yes, if you burn in it. Newer metal flues collect creosote the same way brick ones do, and the connector on a stove can clog faster than the chimney above it.
We show you the photo and write it down. For a closer look, book the inspection at $99 plus tax; approving the repair it leads to knocks that sum off the price.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
