Chimney service in Normandy Park

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Normandy Park is a small waterfront community built into a bluff, and most of the homes there went up in the mid-century years with brick-and-stone chimneys that have spent sixty-plus years fighting salt air, hard rain, and the wind that comes off the water.

Mid-century brick chimneys

The setting does a lot to a chimney. Salt-laden air eats at mortar joints and softens the brick face over time, so the crown, flashing, and the top courses of masonry are the first things that start to spall or crack, especially once the long King County rain season soaks everything down. The homes were built for a wood-burning fireplace as the main heat source, and that means creosote builds up faster than it would behind a gas log set. A lot of these chimneys still have original, unreinforced masonry, which raises a legitimate seismic question that a sweep can flag during a visual inspection. And because many of the flues in this stretch of bluff were never fitted with a proper cap, the long dry spells invite birds, raccoons, and wasps into the flue. If you are noticing a soft or crumbling patch of mortar, a smell that lingers after you bank the fire, or a sudden draft you did not have before, the chimney itself is telling you something.

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Services in Normandy Park

Sweep

Soot and stage-one creosote brushed out with drop cloths and a vacuum at the hearth.

Inspection

Level I through III, camera down the flue, photos of what the liner, crown, and flashing actually look like.

Creosote removal

Tar and glazed stage-two and stage-three creosote taken out with rotary tools and treatment.

Repair

Cracked stacks, failed mortar joints, damaged crowns and caps, rebuilt or repointed back to weather-tight.

Relining

Stainless steel liners sized to the appliance, for cracked clay liners or conversions to gas.

Metal chimney

Factory-built pipe systems, chase covers, and rusted sections on newer homes and manufactured housing.

Cap install

Stainless caps and screens that keep rain, birds, and fir needles out of the flue year-round.

Waterproofing

Breathable vapor-permeable repellent on exterior brick, stops absorption without trapping moisture inside.

Flashing repair

The metal seal where chimney meets roof, lifted or rusted sections replaced and tucked in.

Masonry repair

Repointing, spalling brick replacement, tuckpointing, and stack rebuilds on older chimneys.

Gas fireplace service

Burner, pilot, glass, and vent checks on gas fireplaces and inserts before the season.

Leak repair

Where the water is getting in, crown to flashing, traced and sealed at the source.

Animal removal

Birds, squirrels, and raccoons removed from flues, plus the cap that keeps them out.