Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
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A chimney repair in Five Corners generally runs between $350 and $2,800 depending on what is actually wrong, and every job starts with a written price you approve before any work begins. We inspect first, show you camera evidence, then give you a flat quote. No moving numbers at the door. Our crews serve Five Corners out of the Clark County area, and a live person answers the phone around the clock at (830) 251-4560.
Five Corners is a low-density, semi-rural pocket where many homes run wood stoves and fireplaces as a primary heat source through wet, 40-degree winters. That means creosote builds fast on cool flue walls. Repairs around here are more often about draft, crown, and flashing water intrusion than heavy fire damage. We know this because we see it in the homes here week after week. If you need Chimney Repair work done, you want someone who understands what our damp winters do to a masonry chimney.
Why Flint Chimney Sweep Is Five Corners’s Preferred Chimney Repair Company
We are part of the Garrison Partners family, a group of independently owned chimney service companies operating under The Garrison Code since 2002. That code is simple: every job gets a written price before any work starts, every repair carries a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and if a covered repair fails within a full year, we return at no charge. No argument, no re-quote, no fine print.
For Five Corners homeowners, the practical difference is this: the technician who walks through your door is background-checked and in uniform, and the number you were quoted is the number on the invoice. We do not change the price because the crew found something “extra” once they got on the roof. We write it down first. Hank Delano, who leads our team, holds every tech to The Garrison Standard on every single call, whether it is a chimney crown replacement or a flashing repair on a metal roof near NE 179th Street.
Local reputation matters here. Five Corners is the kind of place where a bad contractor gets talked about at the hardware store and a good one gets recommended to the neighbor on 10th Avenue. We have built our name in this part of Clark County by doing exactly what the written estimate says, cleaning up after ourselves, and standing behind the repair for a full year.
Chimney Crown Repair in Five Corners
Chimney Crown Repair in Five Corners typically costs between $900 and $1,800, depending on the size of the crown and whether we can patch the existing pour or need to remove and re-pour it entirely. The crown is the concrete or mortar cap that sits on top of the chimney and sheds rain away from the flue. Around here, that is a critical job because our winters are damp for months at a stretch, and a cracked crown lets water track straight down onto the smoke chamber and damper.
Why crowns fail around here
Freeze-thaw cycling does the damage. Rain soaks into small cracks in the crown, the temperature drops, the water freezes and expands, and the crack widens. Repeat that for a few winters and you get spalling mortar and a chimney that takes on water every time it rains. On a 1970s ranch off the Five Corners roundabout area, our tech found exactly that: a crown with a hairline crack letting water drip onto the smoke chamber, and a damper plate rusted frozen below it.
What a crown repair actually involves
We do not just smear new mortar over the top and call it done. The old, loose material comes off first. Then we pour a new crown with a proper drip edge, so water falls away from the flue instead of running down the brickwork. The repair is sealed, sloped correctly, and it gets covered by our one-year written guarantee. If it fails in that year, we come back free.
Chimney Repair Companies in Five Corners
Chimney Repair Companies in Five Corners are not all the same, and the difference usually shows up in the paperwork before it shows up in the work. We put the scope of the repair, the exact materials, and the total price in writing before a single tool comes off the truck. That is the Garrison Standard, and it applies to every job we do in Five Corners, from a small damper replacement to a partial chimney rebuild.
Why written pricing changes the conversation
Most repair complaints we hear are the same story: a company quotes low over the phone, “finds” more problems on the roof, and the homeowner is standing in the yard with a surprise invoice. We do not work that way. You get a flat price for the repair, and you approve it before we start. The number on the estimate is the number on the bill.
Material brands we actually use, not whatever is on the truck
We spec professional-grade materials by job, not by margin. That means HeatShield for flue liner repairs, Gelco for waterproofing work, and Olympia Chimney or Famco components for caps, dampers, and flashing where they fit the application. These are brands you can look up and verify on your own. We would rather install a product you can research than one you just have to take our word for.
Trusted Brands We Service in Five Corners
We stock and install materials from HeatShield, Gelco, Olympia Chimney, and Famco, and we keep common repair parts readily available for the chimney systems we see most often in Five Corners homes. HeatShield is our go-to for flue liner repair because it seals cracks and gaps in the existing liner without a full rebuild in many cases. Gelco waterproofing is built for the kind of rain we get here, and it lets the masonry breathe while keeping water out. When you call us about a repair, we will tell you exactly what product we plan to use and why. You should never have to guess what is going on your chimney.
Common Chimney Repair Problems We See in Five Corners Homes
- Crown cracks and spalling mortar. Our wet Pacific Northwest rain finds every small crack in a chimney crown, and once water gets in, the freeze-thaw cycle turns a hairline crack into a spalled, crumbling crown within a few winters. Left alone, that water drips onto the smoke chamber and rusts the damper shut.
- Third-degree creosote from cool, low draft burns. In a semi-rural Five Corners home with a wood stove as primary heat, a cooler burn glazes creosote to a hard tar that a brush alone will not remove. That is a draft problem as much as a cleaning problem, and it often points to liner or flue sizing issues that need repair rather than just a sweep.
- Flashing failure around roof penetrations. Loose or degraded flashing where a metal roof meets the chimney lets water in around the flue, and it is frequently misread as a masonry leak. The brick gets blamed, but the fix is a flashing repair at the roofline.
- Rusted dampers and missing caps. Many of these homes sit on wells and septic, so a chimney cap that keeps rain and animals out matters more than it would in a denser suburb with newer, gas-only housing stock. A rusted-throat damper and no cap on top means water, leaves, and sometimes birds inside the flue.
Pricing for Chimney Repair in Five Corners, WA
A standard chimney crown repair in Five Corners typically runs $900 to $1,800. Flashing repair usually falls between $350 and $800 depending on how much of the roof penetration has to be reworked. Flue liner repairs with HeatShield generally cost $1,200 to $2,800 depending on the flue length and how much of the liner needs sealing. Spalling brick repair and tuckpointing run $400 to $1,100 for a typical repair area. A full chimney rebuilding job starts around $2,500 and goes up from there based on what has to be removed and rebuilt. Every estimate is free, and every estimate is in writing before work begins. Call (830) 251-4560 for a straight number on your specific chimney.
We Also Serve Cities Near Five Corners
Our crews cover Five Corners and the surrounding Clark County area, including Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Vancouver. If you are on the edge of our service area, call us and we will tell you straight whether we can get a crew to you. No runaround.
Serving Five Corners, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Five Corners area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Chimney Repair in Five Corners
Once a year, every year, before burning season starts. That is the honest answer for this climate. Wet winters and cool wood-stove burns in Five Corners create glaze creosote faster than hotter-burning urban fireplaces do, and water intrusion issues like crown cracks or flashing leaks get worse every season they go unaddressed. Annual inspection catches those problems when they are still cheap to fix. Call (830) 251-4560 and we will schedule it.
It depends on what the inspection shows. A hairline crown crack that is not yet letting water into the smoke chamber can often wait a season, especially if you are not burning heavily. A damper rusted shut, a flue liner with significant cracking, or third-degree glazed creosote should not wait because those are fire and carbon monoxide risks. We will show you the camera footage and tell you honestly which camp your chimney falls into. No scare-selling, no pressure. If it can wait, we will say so. Call (830) 251-4560 for a straight assessment.
A Level 2 inspection includes everything in a basic sweep plus a camera scan of the entire flue interior and an examination of accessible attic, roof, and crawlspace areas around the chimney. It costs more because it catches the problems a visual glance cannot: cracked flue tiles, hidden water damage, and liner gaps that a brush never touches. For older masonry chimneys in Five Corners, especially 1970s ranches and split-levels, it is the difference between finding a problem early and finding it after a chimney fire. Call (830) 251-4560 to book one.
We will not quote a final repair price sight unseen, and you should be wary of any company that will. What we do is come out, inspect the chimney, show you the problem on camera, and then give you a written flat price for the repair before any work starts. You approve the number, and that number does not change. The estimate visit is free, and you are never obligated to move forward. Call (830) 251-4560 and we will get you scheduled.
Yes. Wood stoves and older masonry chimneys are most of what we work on in Five Corners. Many homes in this area are from the 1960s and 1970s with original brick chimneys, and many have been retrofitted with wood stoves for primary heat. We inspect, sweep, and repair both the stove flue and the chimney structure. We also look at the whole system together: stove, connector pipe, flue, crown, and cap. Call (830) 251-4560 and tell us what you have, and we will tell you what it needs.
Call Flint Chimney Sweep for Chimney Repair in Five Corners
If you need a chimney repair in Five Corners, call (830) 251-4560. A live person answers, day or night. We will get you on the schedule, send a background-checked, uniformed technician, and put your repair price in writing before any work begins. Every repair carries our 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing, valid for a full year. If a covered repair fails, we come back at no charge. That is The Garrison Standard, and it applies to every job we do in Five Corners.
Written by Hank Delano, Owner at Flint Chimney Sweep, part of the Garrison Partners family serving Five Corners since 2002.