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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AfterFast, Reliable Chimney Sweep Across Spokane
A standard chimney sweep in Spokane typically runs $180 – $280 before any repairs, and most homes we visit between November and March haven’t been swept in three years or more. We know Spokane’s chimneys because we work them every week, from the 1910s brick stacks on the South Hill to the prefab metal flues in Spokane Valley. If you need someone who answers the phone and shows up when they say they will, call us at (336) 863-3889.
We’re Alcott Chimney Sweep. We’ve been doing this since 2002, and Ruben Castellano runs our crews to one standard: you know exactly who’s arriving, exactly what they’ll charge, and exactly what they found before they leave.
Why Alcott Chimney Sweep Is Spokane’s Preferred Chimney Sweep Company
Spokane homeowners keep our schedule full for a reason that has nothing to do with advertising. Every technician we send to your door has passed a background check and identity verification before they ever step onto your property. That’s the Threshold Standard, and it’s not an optional upgrade. You’ll get the technician’s name and photo before we arrive, and they’ll show a photo ID badge at the door. Every time.
We write the price down before any work begins. That means the number on the quote is the number you pay, whether we find a quick creosote scrape or a cracked flue liner that needs closer attention. And every repair we make comes with a written guarantee. If the repair fails within the coverage period, the second visit is free. We call it the 365-Day Done Right Promise. It means a full year of accountability on every completed job.
Chimney Services in Spokane
Chimney Services in Spokane means more than sweeping a flue. It means understanding what this city’s housing stock actually throws at us. A Chimney Sweep job here often starts as a routine cleaning and turns into a real conversation about the condition of a 90-year-old flue liner. We inspect as we clean, so you’re not paying for a sweep that misses a problem sitting right behind the brush.
Annual Sweep and Creosote Removal
A standard annual sweep in Spokane runs $180 – $280. That covers the full length of the flue, the smoke chamber, and the firebox. We pull first-, second-, and third-degree creosote, and we’ll show you the debris before we bag it. You should see what came out of your own chimney.
Level 1 and Level 2 Inspection
A Level 1 inspection is included with every sweep and covers the accessible parts of the chimney and appliance. A Level 2 inspection goes further with camera work, which matters in Spokane because so many of our older flues hide damage behind the tile. In Spokane, a Level 2 inspection runs $220 – $350 depending on the chimney height and access.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Chimney Sweep Certified in Spokane
Chimney Sweep Certified in Spokane means the person in your home knows what a party-wall chase is before they even look at your roof. Our technicians train on the real conditions we find in this city: shared masonry stacks in Browne’s Addition, oversized coal flues on the South Hill, and factory-built metal systems in the Valley that other companies brush with the wrong tool and call it done.
Fireplace Cleaning and Smoke Chamber Work
Fireplace cleaning in Spokane homes regularly runs $120 – $200 when booked as part of a full sweep, or you can schedule Gas Fireplace Repair - Spokane separately if your unit needs service. The smoke chamber is where we find two of the worst problems in older homes: glazed creosote and missing parging. Both mean smoke can sit in the chamber instead of drawing up, and both are fixable without rebuilding the fireplace.
Creosote and Soot Removal
Creosote removal in Spokane ranges from $150 – $250 for light-to-moderate buildup and more when the creosote has glazed, which we see often thanks to our cold inversion winters. Soot removal is lighter work, usually $90 – $140, but it’s still worth scheduling. Soot carries the same smoke smell that seeps into walls and furniture.
Trusted Brands We Service in Spokane
We carry and install professional trade materials in Spokane, not box-store substitutes. That means HeatShield resurfacing systems for deteriorated smoke chambers, Gelco and Olympia Chimney caps and chase covers, and Famco and Copperfield dampers and components. When a South Hill homeowner needs a liner sized to a converted coal flue, we bring the correct materials on the truck. You won’t wait a week for a part that should have been there the first day.
Common Chimney Sweep Problems We See in Spokane Homes
- Shared stacks and cross-contamination in attached properties. In Browne’s Addition and the lower South Hill, attached homes often share a single masonry stack through a party-wall chase. A neighbor’s appliance can vent into your flue liner, and you’ll smell their fire every time they burn. We trace that during a Level 2 inspection.
- Oversized, unrelined coal flues on the South Hill. Those 1910s through 1930s brick chimneys were sized for coal, not wood. When the home switched fuels, the flue was often never relined. The oversized opening runs cold, condenses creosote fast, and fails code without the owner ever knowing.
- Freeze-thaw damage on crowns and mortar joints. Spokane gets 45 – 50 inches of snow a year and freezes hard. Water gets into any hairline crack, expands, and spalls the crown or loosens the flashing. We see this on every street from Manito to Mead.
- Prefab zero-clearance fireplaces cleaned with the wrong brush. Mid-century Spokane Valley and North Side homes often have factory-built metal flues. Wire brushes scratch and damage those systems. We use the right tools, and we actually inspect the entire system, not just the visible box.
Pricing for Chimney Sweep in Spokane, WA
A standard chimney sweep in Spokane runs $180 – $280. Fireplace cleaning adds $120 – $200. A Level 1 inspection is included with any sweep. A Level 2 camera inspection runs $220 – $350. Creosote removal runs $150 – $250 for normal buildup, more for glazed third-degree creosote. Soot removal runs $90 – $140. What affects the final number? Chimney height, roof steepness, the degree of creosote, and whether we’re working on a shared stack that requires coordination with an attached neighbor. We give you the written price before we start. No surprises at the end. Call (336) 863-3889 for a free estimate, and we’ll give you a real number over the phone.
We Also Serve Cities Near Spokane
Our Spokane crews also cover Airway Heights, Mead, Medical Lake, and Cheney. If you’re just outside the city line and wondering whether we’ll come to you, call us. Scheduling is coordinated through our Seattle office, but the technicians live and work in the Spokane metro. They know these neighborhoods because they drive them daily.
Serving Spokane, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Spokane 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 Sweep in Spokane
Yes, and this is one of the most common problems we find in Spokane’s attached housing. Shared masonry stacks run through a party-wall chase, and if the flue liners aren’t properly sealed from each other, a neighbor’s wood stove or fireplace can vent into your flue. You’ll smell their fire around your mantel, even when your own fireplace is empty. The fix starts with a Level 2 camera inspection to map where the cross-contamination is happening, then we seal or reline as needed. Call (336) 863-3889 and we’ll trace it across the property line.
Yes, and curtailment days are actually part of why. When the Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency restricts burning during a temperature inversion, the fires you do get to burn tend to be low, smoldering, and long. That’s exactly the burn pattern that builds stage 2 and 3 creosote fastest. When the ban lifts, you’re burning on top of a dirty flue. A clean chimney means you can burn legally and safely on the days you actually can. Schedule before the inversion season locks in. Call (336) 863-3889.
It’s the same reason Spokane has curtailment days at all. Valley-basin geography traps cold air over the city, so you’re burning longer and on lower settings than you would elsewhere. Low, smoldering fires produce incomplete combustion, and incomplete combustion produces creosote. Now layer in that many South Hill chimneys are oversized coal flues that never got relined, and you have a flue that runs cold even when you burn hot. That condenses creosote faster than a correctly sized flue anywhere. A yearly sweep isn’t a suggestion in Spokane. It’s the minimum.
The honest answer is you often can’t know without a camera. Cracked clay tiles and spalled mortar joints are invisible from the firebox and hard to spot from the roof without getting eyes inside the flue. The signs we hear about are smoke smells in rooms adjacent to the chimney, white staining on the brick exterior, or chunks of tile showing up in the firebox after a storm. If you’re in a 1920s South Hill or Browne’s Addition home and the chimney hasn’t been inspected in years, a Level 2 check is the only way to know what you’ve actually got. Call (336) 863-3889 and we’ll show you the footage.
First-degree creosote is flaky and dry. It brushes out clean. Second-degree is the honeycomb, tar-like stuff that starts to cling. Third-degree is glazed, hardened, and concentrated fuel that resists a standard brush and is what burns in a chimney fire. Spokane’s inversion-driven burning habits push more homes into second- and third-degree territory than milder cities see. We pulled five gallons of flaky second-degree creosote off a 1912 South Hill four-square recently, and the damper was frozen half-shut. The homeowner had no idea. A yearly sweep catches it before it glazes, and that’s cheaper than rebuilding after a fire. Call (336) 863-3889 for an honest assessment, and we’ll show you what we find before we quote a repair.
What Makes Alcott Different in Spokane
Here’s the thing about Chimney Sweep in Spokane: most companies treat your house like any other. We can’t, because Spokane’s houses aren’t any other. A 1912 brick four-square off West Cliff Drive has different problems than a 1970s tract home on the North Side, and both are different from a duplex in Browne’s Addition where two families share one stack.
On that West Cliff Drive job, our tech pulled 5 gallons of flaky second-degree creosote from an oversized original coal flue that had never been relined when the home switched to wood. The damper was frozen half-shut and the smoke chamber was heavily glazed. We sized a HeatShield liner to the wood appliance, and the draft corrected immediately on the next burn. That’s the kind of job you can only do well if you’ve seen enough of Spokane’s housing stock to know what you’re looking at.
Ruben Castellano has built this company around one belief: a homeowner should never wonder whether the person in their chimney actually knows what they’re doing. That’s why we send the name and photo. That’s why the price is written before we start. That’s why the guarantee is written too. If the repair fails within a year, the second visit is free.
You’ll know your technician’s name and see their photo before we arrive. They’ll show ID at the door. The work will be priced in writing before it starts. And if something isn’t right, you’ve got a full year to tell us. That’s the deal, in Spokane and everywhere we work.
Written by Ruben Castellano, Owner at Alcott Chimney Sweep, serving Spokane since 2002.