Chimney Repair, Sweep & Inspection in University Place, WA

Local Conditions

Chimney problems we see in University Place

University Place's bluff-top and shoreline homes get the full Puget Sound wet season recorded at Sea-Tac: about 40.34 inches a year, roughly 73% of it from October through March, with November averaging 6.31 inches. Winter lows average close to 37°F while about 60 days a year dip to freezing, so the cycle is freeze overnight, thaw by day, repeated across a wet winter. Saturated brick that freezes cracks and spalls, and open mortar joints let in the water that starts it.

Moss spreads fastest October through April on shaded, slow-drying surfaces. On the view lots the exposed side of the chimney dries, but the side facing the trees and away from the water stays damp and green.

University Place is mostly single-family housing built out over the mid- and late twentieth century, with a run of newer view homes and townhomes near the waterfront and along Bridgeport Way. The mid-century ramblers and split-levels on the interior streets typically have brick masonry chimneys; the newer waterfront and infill homes typically have factory-built fireplaces in sided chases, sometimes two or three in one house.

That mix means a Beckonridge or Crystal Springs job is typically a crown, joints and a cap on brick, while a Day Island or Chambers Bay job is typically a rusted chase cover, a corroded cap and flashing on a steep roof.

• Crowns cracked by freeze-thaw on mid-century brick: crown rebuild
• Rusted caps and storm collars on waterfront homes: cap replacement
• Leaks at the flashing on steep view-home roofs: flashing repair and leak repair
• Rusted chase covers on newer prefab units: chase cover replacement
• Creosote in wood fireplaces used all winter: chimney sweep
• Cracked fireboxes, brick or panel: fireplace crack repair

Neighborhoods & Scheduling

Areas we cover in University Place

• Chambers Bay and Chambers Creek
• Day Island and Sunset Beach
• Soundview and Narrows View
• Beckonridge and Crystal Springs
• Leach Creek
• Fircrest
• Tacoma's West End and Narrows
• Lakewood's Steilacoom Lake

Scheduling & arrival in University Place

University Place is about 40 minutes from Renton and we run it with Fircrest, Lakewood, west Tacoma and Steilacoom on the same day, often on the way to or from Gig Harbor. Call 206-453-2045 with your street and whether the chimney is brick or sided; we will book the next west Pierce County date, and same-day is often possible when a crew is already across the Narrows or in Tacoma.