u/Alone-Function1399

Image 1 — Do I really need to re-line the entire chimney?
Image 2 — Do I really need to re-line the entire chimney?
Image 3 — Do I really need to re-line the entire chimney?
Image 4 — Do I really need to re-line the entire chimney?
Image 5 — Do I really need to re-line the entire chimney?

Do I really need to re-line the entire chimney?

We had a chimney sweep come by and do a routine cleaning. he said that he saw cracks in the chimney (photos below) and in order to fix it would need to do a full cement re-lining of the chimney. with total cost ~$10K. ($5K of which is labor).

do these cracks really warrant a full re-lining job? does the 10K seem egregious? (based in tahoe city, CA).

any help/thoughts are highly appreciated! thank you

u/Alone-Function1399 — 7 days ago