Chimney service in Kirkland
Wind-driven rain off Lake Washington, hitting one face harder than the rest. What we run into here, and why it is not what we run into three miles away.
What Kirkland chimneys are actually like
Kirkland is genuinely mixed, so the first job is establishing which kind of chimney you actually have. Near downtown and Norkirk there is older masonry with clay liners; in the developments further out it is mostly prefabricated chases.
What both share is exposure. Wind coming off the lake drives rain horizontally into one face of the chimney, and that face weathers years ahead of the other three. When we inspect here we pay particular attention to the windward side — spalling and mortar loss are rarely evenly distributed on a Kirkland chimney.
The details
What to book in Kirkland
- Maintenance plans The sweep, on a schedule
- Chimney sweeping The annual sweep
- Inspections Levels 1, 2 and 3
- Repair Crowns, leaks, masonry
Hearing something move in there? That one does not wait for a booking — stop using the fireplace and read this first.
A safer chimney starts with an honest look at it.
Booking takes a minute. Peak season here runs September through November.