Chimney services in Hunts Point
- Chimney InspectionA close look at the flue, firebox, masonry and roof flashing, with photos you keep and a plain account of what’s urgent, what can wait and what can be left alone.
- Gas Fireplace Service & RepairService and repair for gas fireplaces and gas inserts: pilot and ignition trouble, sooty glass, odd flames, odors, and the vent or chimney the unit uses.
- Chimney Cap InstallationChimney caps measured to your flue, single or multi-flue, to help keep rain, animals, debris and embers out, with the crown checked before anything is fitted.
- Chimney Sweeping & CleaningCreosote, soot and debris cleared from the flue, smoke chamber and firebox, with before-and-after photos and a plain account of what the cleaning turned up.
- Chimney Leak & Flashing RepairTracing where water really gets in around your chimney, then repairing the flashing, crown, cap or masonry responsible, with a written scope before any work.
A wooded peninsula with a tree code
The Town’s comprehensive plan describes Hunts Point as a residential community, three-quarters of which is a wooded, narrow peninsula, and its tree code aims to keep canopy over half the Town’s land. Removing an evergreen or certain deciduous trees 10 inches or more in diameter needs a Town permit, reviewed by the Town Arborist.
That matters when a tree crowds a chimney. Needles and leaves settle on the crown and drop into an open flue, and a shaded roof dries slowly around the flashing. A screened chimney cap deals with the flue side; any cutting of a large tree is a question for the Town first.
Houses of every age, mostly gas-heated
With fewer than 200 homes in town, Census estimates here are rough. The American Community Survey (2024 five-year) puts the median construction year at 1986, with roughly a third of homes built before 1980 and roughly a third in 2000 or later. About 7 in 10 occupied homes heat mainly with gas.
The Town’s plan reads its housing data as showing that residents more often renovate existing houses than replace them. Remodeling around a fireplace, or replacing an insert, is a good moment for an inspection of the flue and firebox.
Who issues permits in Hunts Point
The Town of Hunts Point issues its own building, mechanical, plumbing, demolition, tree-removal and right-of-way permits. Its Building Department is staffed by contracted consultants: a building official who reviews applications, inspects work and enforces the building and zoning codes, a planner-engineer, and an arborist for the tree code. Electrical permits come from the state Department of Labor & Industries.
The Town says most construction projects need a permit of some type and asks owners to contact its Building Department before starting. It issues mechanical permits for new mechanical equipment. Whether a particular chimney or fireplace job needs a permit is the Town’s decision, so ask Town Hall before work is scheduled.
What you can tell us about
You do not need to know the cause. These are things homeowners describe when they get in touch — each one is something to assess on site, not a diagnosis.
Water where it should not be
Drips in the firebox, stains on a ceiling or wall beside the chimney, or a damp smell after rain.
Leak & flashing repairLoose mortar or damaged brick
Crumbling joints, brick faces flaking off, or bits of masonry on the roof or in the gutter.
Masonry repairA missing or damaged cap
No cap on the flue, a bent or rusted one, or signs that birds or animals have been getting in.
Cap installationSmoke or draft trouble
Smoke rolling into the room, a fire that is hard to keep going, or odors when the fireplace is not in use.
Chimney inspectionBuildup and a sweep that is overdue
You cannot remember the last cleaning, or you have bought a house and do not know the chimney's history.
Chimney sweepingA gas fireplace that will not light
A pilot that will not stay lit, ignition trouble, or soot on the glass. If you smell gas, leave the house and call 911 or your gas utility from outside.
Gas fireplace service
How a visit works
- 1Send the short form or call. Say what you have noticed; photos you took are welcome when we talk.
- 2We arrange a time with you, look at the chimney, and photograph what we find.
- 3You hear plainly what is urgent, what can wait, and what does not need doing.
- 4Repair work comes with a written scope and price. Nothing starts until you approve it.
- 5We photograph the finished work from the same angles, and the photos are yours to keep.
What affects the price
Prices come after the chimney has been seen, in writing. These are the things that move them:
- Condition
- What the inspection finds, and whether the cause of the damage is still active.
- Access
- Roof pitch, height, how many stories up the chimney sits, and whether staging is needed.
- Chimney size
- Height above the roof, width, and how many flues the stack carries.
- Materials
- Brick and mortar matched to what is there, crown and cap materials, liner type.
- Scope
- One targeted repair, several at once, or rebuilding part of the stack.
- Permits
- Whether the work needs a permit from the city or county that has jurisdiction at the address.
Hunts Point chimney questions
Who reviews and inspects chimney or fireplace work in Hunts Point?
The Town’s building official, a consultant under contract to the Town, reviews permit applications and carries out inspections. Applications and questions start with Town Hall.
A fir next to our chimney keeps filling the flue with needles. Can we take it down?
Not without checking with the Town. Removing an evergreen 10 inches or more in diameter needs a tree-removal permit reviewed by the Town Arborist. On the chimney side, a screened cap keeps needles and animals out of the flue whatever happens to the tree.
We are replacing a gas fireplace insert. Is that a permit job?
Ask the Town before buying: it issues mechanical permits for new mechanical equipment, and any electrical work is permitted by Labor & Industries. The venting also has to suit the new unit. Gas fireplace service covers the appliance and its vent.
Can we use a wood fireplace during a burn ban?
Not while a ban is in effect, unless your household has an approved exemption because wood is its only adequate heat. When the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency calls a Stage 1 or Stage 2 ban for King County, wood-burning fireplaces stay unlit. Gas or propane inserts may still be used in either stage. Its burn ban status page and the 800-595-4341 line show the current status.
Useful local links
- Building Department — Town of Hunts Point (opens in a new tab)
- Consultants — Town of Hunts Point (opens in a new tab)
- Air Quality Burn Ban Status — Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (opens in a new tab)
- Census profile: Hunts Point, WA — U.S. Census Bureau data via Census Reporter (opens in a new tab)