Fireplace Remodeling Redmond
A fireplace remodel in Redmond shouldn’t take over your calendar. Crafthammer Designs handles fireplace remodeling for Redmond homeowners as a single team: we design, build, and install, so you aren’t coordinating a mason, a carpenter, and a metal shop. Mantels, hearths, surrounds, and forged hardware are made by hand, and we’ve been doing this since 2012. Whether the project is a new mantel or a rebuilt wall, the steps are the same. Send a photo, and you’ll get ideas and a cost before anything is built.
- Since 2012
- 500+ custom projects
- One team, start to finish
- American made
What You Can Expect From the First Call
The process is built to stay out of your way. Most of it happens by email or phone, using photos you can take in a few minutes.
- You send photos and measurements. The fireplace, the wall, the width of the opening, and the ceiling height.
- We reply with design ideas. Sketches show how the finished fireplace could look in your room.
- You see the cost. Once you choose a direction, we put a number on it before any fabrication starts.
- We build and install. Mantels, hearths, and metalwork come from our Seattle shop, and stonework is set on site.
If you’d like to see our range before you reach out, the full gallery shows stone, mantels, and iron work together.
Redmond Homes and the Fireplaces They Have
Redmond covers a wide range of housing, and the fireplaces vary with it. Older homes around Education Hill and Grass Lawn often have brick fireplaces with narrow mantels and low hearths. Newer neighborhoods and townhomes near Overlake and downtown usually have factory-built gas units with simple surrounds.
Redmond also has a long run of townhomes and condos, where the fireplace may share a wall with a neighbor or sit inside a building with its own rules. We ask about those conditions up front, because they affect how pieces are delivered and installed, and what the fireplace is allowed to be.
Both starting points can lead to something much better, and our custom fireplace design in Redmond page shows the design directions we build. For brick fireplaces, we can re-face the surface in stone, add a deeper mantel, and rebuild the hearth. For gas units, we design a new surround from scratch, usually in stone, concrete, steel, wood, or a combination.
Remodel Options We Handle
A fireplace remodel in Redmond can be as small as a new mantel or as large as a rebuilt wall. These are the pieces we work with most.
- Re-facing: new stone or other material over an existing fireplace.
- New surrounds: custom designs around a gas or wood-burning opening.
- Mantels: solid timber, live edge slabs, or cast concrete. Our Redmond concrete mantel page explains the concrete option in detail.
- Hearths: raised or flush, in stone or concrete.
- Metalwork: brackets, screens, and forged accents that match the design.
Re-facing deserves a note, because it’s where the biggest change often costs the least structural work. If the firebox and chimney are sound, new material over the existing face can transform the room without moving a wall.
Call 425-800-8180 to start your remodel
One Team for Both Design and Build
When one company handles both design and fabrication, there are fewer places for things to go wrong. The artist who draws your fireplace knows what the stone will weigh, how thick a mantel can be, and where a bracket has to anchor. That knowledge shapes the sketch from the beginning, so you don’t get a beautiful drawing that has to be redesigned during construction.
Cost stays easier to understand as well. Because we’re pricing a design we’ve already worked through, the estimate reflects what will actually be built, not a guess that grows once fabrication begins.
It also keeps communication simple. You have one person to ask when you want to change the hearth depth, adjust the mantel length, or confirm a delivery window.
What does a Redmond fireplace remodel typically involve?
Most projects include design, fabrication, and installation of a new surround, mantel, and hearth. Larger projects may involve rebuilding the masonry or adding structure to support heavier materials. We lay all of that out in the estimate.
Remodeling around a busy household
Many Redmond households juggle kids, remote work, and long commutes. We schedule around how you live. Before work starts, we confirm what has to happen in the home and when, so the fireplace is out of service for only as long as the work requires, and the rest of the room stays usable.
Common Questions From Redmond Homeowners
Look for a company that can show finished work, explains who designs and who builds, and gives you a cost before starting. Ask how they handle clearances and manufacturer specs around the firebox.
Yes. Most remodels keep the existing opening and change what surrounds it. That avoids structural work and keeps the project focused on appearance and function.
The schedule depends on the materials and scope. A mantel can be completed much faster than a built stone wall. We give you a realistic timeline with the estimate.
Yes. North of us, our custom fireplace design in Kirkland page covers newer waterfront and infill homes. Southeast of Redmond, our page on a custom stone fireplace in Sammamish explains how we handle plateau homes. For luxury projects across the lake, the Bellevue custom fireplace design page is the place to start.
It depends on what changes. Cosmetic updates often don't require one, while work on the firebox, venting, gas lines, or structure may. We point out what likely applies when we scope the project.