Fircrest, Pierce County
A chimney sweep in Fircrest runs $189 to $449. Where your house lands in that range depends on the roof: a low ranch with a gentle pitch sits near the bottom, while a two-story stack, a steep climb or a second flue pushes it higher. You get the number before the ladder goes up, and it covers the full brushing, the cleanup and a Level I look at the system.
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 Fircrest 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.
Fircrest streets are lined with houses from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and most of them were built with a brick chimney and an open fireplace. Plenty of those fireplaces are still used for a Saturday fire, even in homes where a gas furnace now carries the heating. Lighter use does not mean the flue stays clean: short, cool fires tend to leave more sticky residue per log than a long, hot burn.
Census estimates put the median Fircrest house at 1966, and roughly three homes in four here went up before 1980. That places most local chimneys past the half-century mark, with clay tile liners that have been heated and cooled thousands of times.
Heating habits moved on in the meantime. Around 59% of Fircrest households now rely on utility gas as their main fuel, compared with about a third countywide. So when we sweep, part of the job is confirming what the flue actually serves today: an open hearth, a wood insert, or a gas appliance that should never have been vented into a sooty masonry flue without checking it first.
Every chimney sweep we do in Fircrest includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowOn older Fircrest stacks we often find a damper that no longer seals, a smoke shelf buried under debris, or leaves and twigs dropped in through a missing cap. Where a wood insert was slid into the original firebox, the soot can collect behind the insert where nobody sees it. We note each of these with a photo so you know what came out and why.
The Nisqually earthquake of February 28, 2001 measured 6.8 and started deep under Anderson Island, in Pierce County. When FEMA later went through 30,000 damaged homes, a third of them had chimney damage.
A crack that opened then may still be sitting under years of soot in a Fircrest flue. Clearing the liner is often the first time anyone can see the tiles properly, so if the brush reveals a split tile or an open joint, we photograph it and explain what a closer inspection would involve.
Drop cloths go down and the vacuum is sealed to the firebox before any brushing starts.
Rods and a fitted brush run the length of the liner; the shelf and damper get scraped by hand.
With the soot gone we can see the tiles, the damper and the top of the stack clearly.
You see the photos on the spot and get a note saying when the next sweep makes sense.
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 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 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.
A swept chimney does not change when you are allowed to use it. Under Puget Sound Clean Air Agency regulations, visible chimney smoke above 20 percent opacity is allowed for no longer than six straight minutes per hour, and the fuel itself must be well-seasoned firewood or a manufactured log, nothing wet or treated.
During a Stage 1 burn ban, open wood fireplaces must stay unlit unless the household has an approved exemption; Stage 2 extends that to certified stoves and pellet stoves. Check the ban status before lighting up on a cold, still evening.
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
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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.
Between $189 and $449. A single-story house with easy roof access is at the low end; height, pitch and extra flues move it up. The figure is agreed before work starts.
Have it checked once a year and swept when there is enough buildup to matter. A light-use fireplace can often go longer between sweeps, and we will tell you if yours can.
No. It is part of the sweep. If we see something that needs a closer look, we explain why before anything else is booked.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
