Chimney Sweep
503 Chimney Sweep brushes and vacuums open masonry and factory-built fireplaces across the Portland metro, from St. Johns to Oregon City and Hillsboro to Gresham.
from $249parts and labor
Chimney sweep, inspection and repair, Portland metro
Chimney Sweep and Inspection in Portland, Priced Before We Come Out
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys across the Portland metro. Say what the fireplace is doing or text a photo, and you hear the job and its posted price before anyone gets in the truck.
- Posted starting prices
- Flue photos before and after
- Same week in most cases
Every day, 7am to 9pm. Portland, the Westside and Eastside suburbs, the Clackamas County towns and Scappoose.
Check the posted price
from $parts and labor
See the causes and the fix- Smoke in the roomfrom $249
- Fireplace smellsfrom $249
- Leak around the chimneyfrom $399
- Water in the fireboxfrom $299
- White stains on brickfrom $349
- Crumbling brickfrom $449
Starting price with parts and labor. Your exact price is agreed before the visit. Full price board
Book your sweep before the first cold snap.
Chimney fire? Get everyone out, then call 911. After a chimney fire
Six chimney jobs to start with
These six run from a sweep and a camera inspection to caps, liners, leaks and dryer vents, and each card shows its starting price.
Chimney Inspection
503 Chimney Sweep inspects chimneys, fireplaces, stoves and furnace flues across the Portland metro at the two levels homes need.
from $129parts and labor
Chimney Cap Installation
503 Chimney Sweep installs and replaces chimney caps on masonry and factory-built chimneys across the Portland metro, single-flue, multi-flue and full chase covers.
from $299parts and labor
Chimney Liner Installation
503 Chimney Sweep relines masonry chimneys across the Portland metro with flexible or rigid stainless steel liners, sized to the stove, insert, fireplace or furnace flue they will carry and insulated where the appliance or the chimney calls for it.
from $1999parts and labor
Chimney Flashing and Leak Repair
503 Chimney Sweep traces and repairs chimney leaks across the Portland metro.
from $399parts and labor
Dryer Vent Cleaning
503 Chimney Sweep cleans dryer vents across the Portland metro, from Beaverton and Hillsboro to Gresham and Oregon City.
from $149parts and labor
What is the fireplace doing?
Pick the symptom that sounds like yours to see the likely causes, what is safe to check, and the service that fixes it.
Smoke coming into the room
Smoke in a Portland living room often means the damper is shut or half open, with a cold or blocked flue next.
from $249parts and labor
Water leaking around the chimney
A ceiling stain beside a Portland chimney that grows with each rain often means failed flashing at the roof joint, then a cracked crown or soaked brick.
from $399parts and labor
Fireplace smells bad
A fireplace that smells on damp Portland days often has creosote in the flue, stirred up by humidity.
from $249parts and labor
Birds or animals in the chimney
Chirping at dusk in a Portland chimney in late summer often means Vaux's swifts; scratching at night often means a raccoon.
from $249parts and labor
Black, shiny creosote in the flue
Black, glassy creosote is third degree glaze, fuel for a chimney fire, and in Portland we usually trace it to smoldering fires in a cold flue.
from $449parts and labor
Damper stuck or will not close
A Portland fireplace damper often sticks because rust and creosote have seized the plate on its pins, sometimes because debris sits on it.
from $149parts and labor
Fireplaces, stoves and flues we work on
Find your system, from an open brick fireplace to a pellet stove or an orphaned furnace flue, and see how we sweep it and what tends to go wrong.
Masonry fireplace
We sweep, camera-inspect and repair open masonry fireplaces across the Portland metro, from firebrick to cap, with photos of the flue.
from $249parts and labor
Factory-built fireplace
We inspect, sweep and repair factory-built fireplaces in Portland-area houses and condos, from refractory panels to the pipe, chase cover and cap.
from $129parts and labor
Wood stove
We sweep wood stoves across the Portland metro, connector pipe to cap, and read the label on the back for a home sale.
from $279parts and labor
Fireplace insert
We clean wood-burning fireplace inserts around Portland by sweeping the liner from the top and the firebox from below; when an insert was slid into an open flue with no liner, we pull it, inspect the chimney and say what it needs.
from $279parts and labor
Pellet stove
We clean pellet stoves and pellet inserts across the Portland metro, from the burn pot to the vent termination.
from $299parts and labor
Gas fireplace and insert
We inspect gas fireplace, gas insert and log set venting across the Portland metro and refer burner work to a gas fitter.
from $129parts and labor
Furnace and water heater flue
We camera-inspect, sweep, reline and cap the masonry flue that serves a gas furnace and water heater in older Portland houses, including the flue a new sidewall-vented furnace left behind with only the water heater on it.
from $129parts and labor
Unlined brick chimney
A brick flue built with no clay tile inside, found in many Portland houses from the 1900s to the 1920s, whose mortar joints erode from the inside until heat and flue gases can reach the framing.
from $129parts and labor
Posted prices, parts and labor
Each job below is listed at its starting price on a standard chimney or appliance, with the parts and the labor included.
| Service | What is included | From |
|---|---|---|
| Chimney sweep with Level 1 inspection | One open masonry fireplace and its flue brushed and vacuumed, a Level 1 inspection of the accessible parts, and photos of the flue before and after. Heavy creosote, a second flue or an insert that has to come out costs more. | $249 |
| Chimney inspection, Level 1 | A Level 1 inspection on its own: the readily accessible parts of the flue, firebox, damper, connections, cap and crown, with a written summary and photos. A camera inspection of the full flue is the Level 2 line. | $129 |
| Wood stove or insert sweep | The flue, the connector pipe and the baffle area of a freestanding stove or an insert, with photos and a Level 1 inspection. Pulling and resetting an insert to reach the flue is priced as its own line. | $279 |
| Chimney cap, installed | A stainless cap with a spark arrestor screen fitted to a standard single flue. Multi-flue caps, custom chase covers and tall or steep roofs cost more. | $299 |
| Dryer vent cleaning | The full vent run from the dryer to the outside hood, brushed and vacuumed, with the hood flap checked and the dryer reconnected. Roof terminations and long runs with several bends add to it. | $149 |
| Stainless liner, installed | A stainless steel liner sized to the appliance, insulated where the installation calls for it, with a new cap and connection. Tall chimneys, offsets and tile removal raise it. | $1999 |
How a visit works
A visit takes four steps, and the price is settled at the second one, before anyone drives out.
Show us the fireplace
Call, text or use the quote form and describe what the fireplace or chimney is doing. A photo of the opening and one of the chimney from the yard usually tells us the type of system, the height and whether there is a cap.
Hear the price first
We name the job and its posted price before you book. If anything could move that number, such as a second flue or an insert that has to come out, you hear about it now, not at the hearth.
We sweep and look it over
Drop cloths go down, the HEPA vacuum runs the whole time, and the flue is brushed from the bottom or the top as the chimney needs. We look over the firebox, damper, smoke chamber and flue and photograph anything a brush could not fix.
See the photos together
Before leaving we walk you through the before and after photos of the flue, say plainly whether the system is ready for a fire, and put anything that needs a follow-up in writing with its posted price.
Three things you can count on
These three hold on every job, whichever town on our routes the chimney is in.
- Posted starting pricesEvery job has a starting price on this site, and you hear yours before we drive out.
- Flue photos before and afterYou see the inside of your own chimney on the screen, before the brush and after it, and the photos are yours to keep.
- Same week in most casesCall during business hours and we can usually be at your hearth within the week.
Where we sweep chimneys
We work in Portland and the towns around it, from St. Johns to Oregon City and from Hillsboro to Sandy, Oregon only, with the same posted prices in every town.
- Multnomah County, OR Portland neighborhoods, Gresham, Troutdale and east county
- Washington County, OR Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard and the Westside
- Clackamas County, OR Lake Oswego, West Linn, Oregon City and Happy Valley
- Columbia County, OR Scappoose and the Highway 30 corridor
Towns on our regular routes include:
Chimney guides
Each guide answers one question we hear at the hearth in plain words and lists the sources behind it.
What to ask for when the Portland house you are buying has a chimney
Inside the inspection period, order a Level 2 camera inspection of the chimney with a written report, check whether any wood stove or insert carries a DEQ or EPA label, and ask whether an old brick flue is lined.
How to check any chimney contractor's license at the Oregon CCB before you book
Open the Oregon Construction Contractors Board search, enter the company name or CCB number, and read three things: whether the license is active, which endorsement it carries, and whether any complaints or discipline show in the past ten years.
Chimney cap types, and which one keeps Portland rain, raccoons and swifts out of your flue
A chimney cap is the hood over the flue, and the four types are the single-flue cap, the multi-flue cap, the chase cover on a factory-built chimney and the top-sealing damper.
Questions before you call
What should I look at before I call about my chimney?
Start in the room: the damper, the hearth and the firebox brick. Check that the damper opens and closes, look for soot or black flakes on the hearth, and look for cracks or gaps in the firebox brick. From the yard, look at whether the chimney has a cap and whether the top brick looks whole. Tell us what you see, or text two photos, and we can usually name the job on the call.
How do I know whether my chimney needs a sweep or just an inspection?
If you have burned wood since the last sweep, plan on a sweep; the look-over comes with it. If the fireplace has sat unused, you just bought the house, or something changed, such as a leak, a smell or a chimney fire, book the camera inspection instead. We tell you on the phone which one fits.
Can you sweep a chimney in the rain?
Yes. Most of a sweep happens from inside the house, with the brush run up from the firebox and the vacuum catching what falls. Roof work waits for a dry surface, so a cap or a crown repair booked for a wet day may be split into a second visit, and we tell you that before you book.
Do you sweep wood stoves and inserts, or only open fireplaces?
Both, plus pellet stoves and the flues that serve a furnace or water heater. A stove or insert is its own line on the price board because the connector pipe and the baffle add work, and some inserts have to be pulled to reach the flue. Gas units get an inspection of the vent rather than a brushing.
Will I get the photos of my flue?
Yes. We photograph the flue before the brush goes in and after it comes out, and the photos go to you by text or email with the write-up. If the camera inspection finds something, the frames showing it are included, so a second opinion or a buyer can see exactly what we saw.
Do you clean dryer vents and air ducts on the same visit as a sweep?
Yes, when you book them together. The dryer vent run is a separate job on the price board and takes its own equipment, and so does a duct cleaning, but the truck is already in your driveway, so pairing them saves you a second appointment. Say so when you call and we block the time.
Ready to book a sweep?
Call with what the fireplace is doing, or text a photo of the opening and one of the chimney top, and we will name the service and its posted price before we come out.