- Chimney liner installation usually costs $1,200 to $5,500, about $2,500 typical.
- Relining one chimney flue, usually with a stainless steel liner.
What chimney liner installation costs
Chimney liner installation usually runs $1,200 to $5,500. A typical job lands near $2,500. Relining one chimney flue, usually with a stainless steel liner.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $1,200 |
| Typical | $2,500 |
| High end | $5,500 |
Sources: Fixr and Bob Vila, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $2,241 in Arkansas to $2,933 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Material. Stainless steel is the common choice. Cast-in-place and clay tile liners cost more.
- Height. Taller chimneys need more liner.
- Repairs first. Bob Vila notes a crumbling chimney needs repair before it can hold a liner safely.
- What uses it. Gas furnaces and water heaters venting into the chimney may need their own liner.
Chimney liner installation cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 45%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a chimney liner installation quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $1,094 | $2,278 | $5,012 |
| Alaska | $1,346 | $2,804 | $6,168 |
| Arizona | $1,186 | $2,471 | $5,437 |
| Arkansas | $1,076 | $2,241 | $4,931 |
| California | $1,310 | $2,729 | $6,004 |
| Colorado | $1,215 | $2,531 | $5,568 |
| Connecticut | $1,310 | $2,728 | $6,002 |
| Delaware | $1,198 | $2,496 | $5,492 |
| District of Columbia | $1,296 | $2,700 | $5,939 |
| Florida | $1,108 | $2,307 | $5,076 |
| Georgia | $1,112 | $2,316 | $5,095 |
| Hawaii | $1,408 | $2,933 | $6,452 |
| Idaho | $1,169 | $2,436 | $5,359 |
| Illinois | $1,391 | $2,897 | $6,374 |
| Indiana | $1,221 | $2,544 | $5,596 |
| Iowa | $1,199 | $2,498 | $5,497 |
| Kansas | $1,159 | $2,414 | $5,310 |
| Kentucky | $1,142 | $2,379 | $5,234 |
| Louisiana | $1,113 | $2,318 | $5,101 |
| Maine | $1,207 | $2,515 | $5,532 |
| Maryland | $1,203 | $2,506 | $5,514 |
| Massachusetts | $1,363 | $2,839 | $6,245 |
| Michigan | $1,215 | $2,531 | $5,568 |
| Minnesota | $1,318 | $2,746 | $6,042 |
| Mississippi | $1,084 | $2,259 | $4,970 |
| Missouri | $1,220 | $2,541 | $5,591 |
| Montana | $1,213 | $2,527 | $5,559 |
| Nebraska | $1,148 | $2,391 | $5,261 |
| Nevada | $1,220 | $2,541 | $5,591 |
| New Hampshire | $1,205 | $2,510 | $5,522 |
| New Jersey | $1,326 | $2,763 | $6,078 |
| New Mexico | $1,112 | $2,318 | $5,099 |
| New York | $1,298 | $2,705 | $5,951 |
| North Carolina | $1,108 | $2,308 | $5,078 |
| North Dakota | $1,215 | $2,531 | $5,567 |
| Ohio | $1,224 | $2,549 | $5,608 |
| Oklahoma | $1,101 | $2,294 | $5,046 |
| Oregon | $1,260 | $2,624 | $5,773 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,209 | $2,518 | $5,541 |
| Rhode Island | $1,232 | $2,566 | $5,645 |
| South Carolina | $1,109 | $2,311 | $5,085 |
| South Dakota | $1,115 | $2,322 | $5,108 |
| Tennessee | $1,118 | $2,329 | $5,125 |
| Texas | $1,106 | $2,304 | $5,069 |
| Utah | $1,178 | $2,455 | $5,401 |
| Vermont | $1,202 | $2,504 | $5,508 |
| Virginia | $1,172 | $2,441 | $5,371 |
| Washington | $1,345 | $2,801 | $6,163 |
| West Virginia | $1,182 | $2,463 | $5,420 |
| Wisconsin | $1,237 | $2,577 | $5,670 |
| Wyoming | $1,202 | $2,504 | $5,509 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
How the chimney liner installation range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 45%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for fireplaces and chimneys work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, chimney liner installation cost; Bob Vila, chimney liner installation cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.