Chimney and fireplace service in Lynnwood
Lynnwood is a 1960s and 1970s suburb, and most of its houses have one brick or prefab fireplace now fifty years old. We inspect for free and price everything first.
Lynnwood grew out of Alderwood Manor, a planned farming colony laid out in 1917, and took its name from a 1937 plat along Highway 99. The city incorporated in 1959, just before Interstate 5 arrived, and filled in quickly. The Census Bureau's 2024 survey puts 22.1 percent of Lynnwood's homes in the 1960s and 17.9 percent in the 1970s, with the median year built at 1979. Fewer than half are detached houses; the rest are apartments, condos and townhouses around the city center and Alderwood.
Electricity heats 63 percent of Lynnwood homes and gas 32.8 percent, so the fireplace here is mostly for comfort. On the 1960s and 1970s houses it is often a brick fireplace with a masonry chimney or an early factory-built unit, both now about fifty years old. Lynnwood also sits under Snohomish County's lower burn-ban trigger. At the free inspection we check the firebox, damper, flue and the top of the chimney, take photos and write down the price of any work.
Fifty-year-old fireplaces
On a 1960s or 1970s fireplace the damper is often rusted or stuck, the firebox mortar is cracked and the smoke chamber above it is rough and coated. A damper repair typically runs $150 to $450; firebox or smoke chamber repair $300 to $2,500. A top-sealing damper, which closes at the top of the flue and keeps rain and cold air out, is priced at the inspection. If the fireplace smokes into the room, draft fixes typically run $150 to $1,500.
Burn bans and gas conversions
Lynnwood falls under the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency's Snohomish County trigger: a Stage 1 ban can be called when fine particles are forecast above 30 micrograms per cubic meter within 72 hours, against 35 within 48 hours in King County. Wood fireplaces cannot be used in either stage of a ban, but gas and propane units can. Gas logs in a brick fireplace typically run $500 to $2,000 and a full wood-to-gas conversion $1,500 to $8,000.
Where we work in Lynnwood
City Center · Alderwood · Meadowdale · Scriber Lake · Hall Lake · Lake Serene · Cedar Valley · North Lynnwood · Highway 99
FAQ
Lynnwood chimney questions
Our fireplace damper won't close. Can it be fixed?
Usually. A rusted or warped throat damper can often be repaired, typically $150 to $450. If it is beyond repair, a top-sealing damper closes at the top of the flue instead; that is priced at the free inspection.
Why are burn bans called more often in Lynnwood than in Seattle?
Because Lynnwood is in Snohomish County, where the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency uses a lower trigger: fine particles forecast above 30 micrograms per cubic meter within 72 hours, against 35 within 48 hours in King County.
Can you convert our wood fireplace to gas?
Yes. Gas logs in the existing fireplace typically run $500 to $2,000, a gas insert $2,000 to $8,000. Gas units can be used during both stages of a burn ban.
How much does a chimney cleaning cost in Lynnwood?
We price the cleaning at the free inspection, once we have seen the flue and how much buildup there is. You get the price in writing before we start. We book Sunday to Friday in 3-hour windows and call to confirm.
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Book in Lynnwood. The inspection is free.
Free inspection in a 3-hour window: 8 to 11, 11 to 2, or 2 to 5. We call to confirm before we arrive.