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Chimney Repair in Shoreline, WA
Shoreline's 1950s and 60s ramblers have brick chimneys that are due for work. Free quote, often same-day, 206-453-2045.
- Serving Shoreline & King County
- Free 2nd-opinion quotes
- Price match + 10–25% discount
Free Chimney Repair Quote in Shoreline
We'll confirm a time by phone or text.
Shoreline is brick-chimney country. The median home here was built in 1969, and the city is mostly post-war ramblers and mid-century houses from the 1940s through the 1960s, nearly all of them with a masonry chimney, often two flues in one stack: one for the living-room fireplace and one for a long-gone oil furnace. Chimney repair in Shoreline means tuckpointing open mortar joints, replacing spalled brick faces, rebuilding crowns, resealing or replacing flashing on low-slope rambler roofs, and capping flues that have sat open for decades. On a stack that has leaned or lost its top courses, we rebuild from the roofline up with matching brick.
We start with a free quote, and if you already have a quote from another company, we'll give a free second-opinion quote and price match plus 10–25% off. Crown rebuilds start at $299 and fireplace crack repair starts at $299. Shoreline is about 35 minutes from our Renton office and same-day service is often available. If you're not happy, we're not done; we re-do the work at no charge.
Symptoms
Signs Shoreline 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
Shoreline Conditions
Why this happens in Shoreline
Shoreline's chimneys are old enough that the mortar is typically original, and decades of Puget Sound weather is what wears it out. The Sea-Tac normals show 40.34 inches of rain a year with about 73% falling October through March, so a chimney with open joints stays saturated all winter. Winter lows average just above freezing (37.1°F in December, 37.7°F in January), and the area touches 32°F on about 60 days a year while only about 4 stay frozen all day, a freeze-by-night, thaw-by-day pattern that brick industry guidance identifies as the cause of cracking, spalling and disintegration in saturated masonry.
Shoreline's mature trees add the moss problem. Pacific Northwest moss spreads fastest October through April on shaded, slow-drying surfaces, and the north face of a chimney under a big fir is exactly that. Moss holds water against the brick and lodges in open joints, which is typically why the shaded side of a Shoreline stack fails first.
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 Shoreline — FAQ
My Shoreline chimney has a second flue that used to serve an oil furnace. Does it need repair too?
Usually it needs at least a cap. Many Shoreline homes converted from oil heat, leaving the furnace flue open at the top and collecting rain for years. Water in an unused flue soaks the brick from the inside and shows up as stains on the chimney breast. A cap is a small repair; we check both flues on every Shoreline visit, and the quote is free.
Can you match the brick on a 1950s Shoreline chimney?
Usually close, and we won't pretend otherwise if we can't. Mid-century brick in Shoreline ramblers runs to a few common sizes and colors, and we source the nearest match for partial rebuilds; full rebuilds from the roofline can use a uniform new brick. We show you samples before starting, and if you're not happy with the result, we're not done.
How soon can you do chimney repair in Shoreline?
We confirm a time by phone or text after you request a quote; same-day service is often available for urgent problems in Shoreline and the rest of King County.
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