Sumner, Pierce County
Masonry repair on a Sumner chimney starts at $425. That covers a crown patch or repointing a small section of joints; a full crown rebuild or repointing the whole stack costs more, and the quote says exactly which joints and how many square feet. We match the mortar to the age of the brick, because a hard modern mix on soft old brick can make the brick fail instead of the joint.
Typical investment
From $425
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What we do
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 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
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
Sumner's pre-war share is unusually high for this part of the county: about one home in eight was built in 1939 or earlier. Chimneys from that era were laid with softer, lime-rich mortar and often topped with a thin mortar wash instead of a proper crown. After eighty or a hundred winters, the wash has usually cracked and the upper joints have worn back. Newer brick chimneys from the seventies and eighties have their own weak spot: crowns poured too thin, with no drip edge.
Every masonry repair (crown / repointing) we do in Sumner includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowThe top of a chimney takes the worst of Sumner's weather. Rain soaks the crown and the upper courses, and a frosty night freezes that water in place. The first sign is often a small crack in the crown; left alone, water gets under it and the upper bricks start to loosen. Repairs done at that stage are far smaller than rebuilding the top of the stack later.
The WRCC record for the Puyallup 2 W station shows about 69 freezing days per year, compared with less than half that at the Tacoma #1 station near the water. Sumner sits on the same valley floor, a few miles east.
WeatherSpark's model for Sumner puts nearly all of that cold inside the wet months, which run from about October 10 to May 8. A crown already holding water after a week of rain is exactly where each freeze opens a crack a little wider.
We inspect the chimney from the roof and map which joints, bricks and crown areas need work.
Your written quote lists the crown work and the repointing separately, with photos of each area.
Worn mortar is ground out and replaced in layers, and damaged bricks are swapped out.
The crown is patched or re-formed to shed water away from the brick, then we photograph the finished chimney.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Masonry Repair (Crown / Repointing) | From $425 | Crown work, repointing and tuckpointing by surface area |
| 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 |
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
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 $425. A small crown or joint repair is close to that; a full crown rebuild or repointing the whole stack is higher, and the quote shows the scope in detail.
Repointing means cutting out tired mortar and packing in new. Tuckpointing goes a step further, with a thin colored bead laid over the joint purely for looks. On most chimneys, repointing is what the brick needs.
Across the region, yes. A USGS report on the 2001 Nisqually quake says one in three of the 30,000 homes FEMA inspected had chimney damage. A chimney with loose upper courses is worth checking even decades later.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
