Newcastle, King County
Installing a chimney cap in Newcastle runs from $265 to $850. A single-flue stainless cap on a reachable chimney is the low figure. Multi-flue caps that cover the whole crown, custom sizes and tops that need extra staging to reach sit toward $850. The cap is measured on site, so the one we fit matches the flue instead of being forced onto it.
Typical investment
$265–$850
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What we do
The same crew, the same written quote — for Newcastle homes.
Level 1 review of the accessible parts, stepped up to a Level 2 camera pass when those parts cannot settle the question
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The flue brushed along its full height with heads chosen for its shape and material
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An assessment in photos that tells weathering apart from structural failure
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Video scan and measurement of the flue before a liner is specified
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Burner, pilot assembly and igniter cleaned and tested
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Photos of the crown and of all four faces before work begins
Learn moreRanges shown for orientation — the exact figure is written up on-site, after the inspection.
A cap is the cheapest piece of a chimney and the one that takes the most weather. WeatherSpark's November for Newcastle: some 8.3 inches of rain, falling on 17 days or so. An open flue of ordinary size collects that rain directly. With a cap, the water lands on a lid and runs off the edge.
The city's hazard annex places Newcastle between Interstate 405, along its western edge, and Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park to the east. WeatherSpark measures up to 1,198 feet of elevation change within two miles. A house high on that rise can have little around it to break the wind.
The windier part of the year lasts about six months here, from October 18 to April 20 on WeatherSpark's calendar. A cap that only clamps onto the first flue tile can work loose over a few such winters. On exposed chimneys we use caps that bolt through the tile or anchor into the crown, and we check the tile itself: a lid is only as secure as what it is fixed to.
Every chimney cap installation we do in Newcastle includes:
Smoke coming back into the room, or a smell that won't go? Book the inspection first.
Book nowWashington's residential code treats the cap as part of the chimney, not as an accessory. Fit a spark arrestor or a rain cap to a masonry stack and two code sections apply, R1003.9.2 and R1003.9.3: the openings left in the cap must add up to four times the area of the flue it covers, or more. A cap that is too small or sits too low chokes the draft, which is why off-the-shelf lids so often cause smoky fireplaces. The State Fire Marshal's home heating advice for 2026 also lists installing a chimney cap among its basic steps.
A cap screen keeps animals and embers where they belong, but mesh also catches whatever the trees let go. Newcastle's annex points to homes built against densely wooded natural areas and to wind events that bring down limbs and whole trees every couple of years.
Oregon State University Extension notes that the lasting answer to roof moss is more sunlight, obtained by trimming nearby trees. The same advice helps a cap. Until the limbs are cut back, we fit a cap with generous screen height and a lid that overhangs, so litter falls past the mesh instead of packing against it, and we suggest a look at the screen each autumn.
We record the flue's outside dimensions, its height above the crown and the crown's condition.
A cap is selected for the flue size and the fuel burned, with enough screen height to keep the outlet open.
The cap is secured with stainless hardware or masonry anchors, never left held by friction alone.
We check that smoke rises cleanly with the new cap in place and send you the rooftop photos.
What this work is quoted at for Newcastle homes — the exact figure comes from the $99 on-site inspection, credited toward the work.
| Service | Price in Newcastle | What that covers |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney Cap Installation | $265–$850 | Stainless cap fitted; multi-flue and custom at the top |
| Chimney Sweep | $189–$459 | 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 Newcastle. 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.
Newcastle is a 4.2-square-mile hillside city beside Cougar Mountain, incorporated in 1994, with homes with a median build year of 1999, close to half of them built since 2000. We work every part of it — the Coal Creek basin, the May Creek basin included.
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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.
If the gas unit vents through a masonry chimney, yes: rain and animals enter that flue just as they would any other. Direct-vent units have their own factory termination and take only the part specified by their maker.
It stops water entering through the flue opening. Water finding its way in by a split crown, thirsty brick or flashing that has let go is a separate repair, and we tell you which one you have.
No. If the technician sees damage on the roof that warrants a full look, that inspection is charged $99 plus tax for the chimney concerned, an amount we then subtract from any quote you sign off.
A $99 on-site inspection, a written quote before any work, and photos of every item we touch.
