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Chimney Repair in SeaTac, WA
Brick tuckpointing, crown and cap repair for SeaTac's 1950s-70s ramblers around Angle Lake and McMicken Heights. Free quote, price match.
- Serving SeaTac & King County
- Free 2nd-opinion quotes
- Price match + 10–25% discount
Free Chimney Repair Quote in SeaTac
We'll confirm a time by phone or text.
SeaTac's neighborhoods grew up with the airport, and the housing is typically 1950s through 1970s: ramblers and split-levels in McMicken Heights, Riverton Heights and the streets around Bow Lake, with lakefront homes ringing Angle Lake and newer townhomes along International Boulevard and Military Road. The older houses have brick chimneys, usually with clay tile liners, and after fifty or sixty winters the common repairs are open mortar joints, spalled brick on the weather side, a cracked or crumbling crown, and a missing cap that has let rain straight down the flue. The 1980s-and-later townhomes and the rebuilt homes near South 188th Street more often have a prefab flue in a sided chase, where the issues are a rusted chase cover or a separated pipe section.
We tuckpoint, replace spalled brick, rebuild crowns, reset caps and rebuild the top courses when they have shifted, and we replace prefab covers, collars and pipe. The quote is free, and if you have a written bid from another company we price match and take 10-25% off. SeaTac is about 15 minutes from our North Renton office by SR 518 and I-5, so same-day visits are usually realistic. Crown rebuilds start at $299, fireplace crack repair at $299. If you're not happy, we're not done.
Symptoms
Signs SeaTac homeowners notice
- Water stains or bubbling paint on the ceiling or wall next to the fireplace
- Rust-colored streaks running down siding or brick below the top of the chimney
- Chips of brick, mortar, or concrete in the gutter or on the ground
- Visible cracks in the concrete slab at the top of the chimney
- A chimney that leans, or a gap opening between the chimney and the house
- Smoky or musty smells from the fireplace when it is not in use
SeaTac Conditions
Why this happens in SeaTac
The weather station that defines Puget Sound climate sits inside SeaTac itself, so the numbers are not an approximation here. The 1991-2020 normals at Seattle-Tacoma Airport give 40.34 inches of rain a year, about 29.65 of it between October and March, with November the wettest month at 6.31 inches. Winter lows average 37.1 degrees in December and 37.7 in January and February, which means roughly 60 days a year dip to freezing while only about 4 stay frozen all day. For a brick chimney in McMicken Heights that is the worst combination: saturated masonry that freezes overnight and thaws by lunch, over and over. The Brick Industry Association's notes on water penetration describe that cycle as the cause of the cracking and spalling we find on SeaTac chimneys, and the damage concentrates on the faces that take the southwest storm wind and the shaded north side where moss, which spreads fastest October through April, holds water against the joints.
How It Works
Our chimney repair process
Free quote visit
We inspect the chimney top to bottom, photograph what we find, and hand you a written quote. If you have another company's quote, we review it with you.
Diagnose the entry point
We identify which component is actually letting water, smoke, or heat through, instead of replacing parts on guesswork.
Repair in the right order
Top components come first so the structure dries out, then masonry, then the firebox.
Same-day work when possible
Many crown, cap, cover, and flashing repairs are done on the first visit. Masonry and chase rebuilds are scheduled for a dry window.
Walk-through and guarantee
We show you photos of the finished work. If you are not happy, we are not done, and we re-do it at no charge.
Full details, options and pricing factors on the main Chimney Repair page.
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Chimney Repair in SeaTac — FAQ
My SeaTac chimney has loose bricks at the top. Is that a repair or a rebuild?
It depends how far down the movement goes. If only the top two or three courses are loose, we take them down, clean the brick, and relay them with a new crown for much less than a full rebuild. If the liner is cracked or the movement runs several feet, we tell you that during the free quote with photos so you can compare options. Crown rebuilds start at $299.
Do you repair chimneys at rental houses near the airport in SeaTac?
Yes. Many of the 1950s-70s homes around Bow Lake and Riverton Heights are rentals, and we work with owners and property managers who are not on site. We send the quote and photos by email or text, schedule around the tenant, and send completion photos when the work is done. Being 15 minutes from Renton keeps our trip charges off the bill.
How soon can you do chimney repair in SeaTac?
We confirm a time by phone or text after you request a quote; same-day service is often available for urgent problems in SeaTac and the rest of King County.
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