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Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Olympia: What to Know First

We provide independent Famco chimney liner and rebuild service in Olympia, typically quoting jobs within 24 hours of your call and completing most liner replacements or partial rebuilds in one to two days. Every Famco job starts with a camera-scan inspection down the flue, a written price before any work starts, and a documented photo record when we’re done. That’s been our process since 2009, and it’s how we’ve handled more than 38,000 chimney visits. If you own a Famco liner, cap, or full chimney system anywhere in Olympia, from the historic homes near the Capitol Campus to the newer builds sprouting up around Lacey and Tumwater, we can inspect it, price it, and fix it with parts sourced through our Haven buying network. Call (360) 464-2015 to book. Live person answers, day or night.

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How Famco Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Famco 304 stainless flex liners in coastal Olympia air. The 304-grade series that shipped with many Famco cap-and-liner kits through the mid-2010s holds up poorly in the South Sound’s salt-laden winter air. We see pinhole corrosion at the flex joints, especially where the liner passes through the smoke chamber. We replace with 316Ti alloy or a DuraFlex equivalent, matched to your flue dimension, and we document the alloy grade in your written warranty.
• Famco single-wall to liner transitions in pre-1980 Olympia chimneys. Older homes in the Governor Stevens or Bigelow neighborhoods often have Famco retrofit liners shoved into unlined brick flues with a sloppy transition at the thimble. The gap leaks combustion gases into the wall cavity. Our fix: remove the transition, parge the smoke chamber with HeatShield if needed, and install a proper oval-to-round adapter with a stainless starter section.
• Famco top-mount damper and cap integration failures. The Famco Sealtight and similar top-sealing dampers work fine until the cable housing fatigues or the silicone seal degrades. Water drips straight onto the liner collar, accelerating rust. We source replacement dampers through our network, or spec a Gelco cap with integrated damper if the collar is too far gone. Either way, you get the part number and warranty in writing before we start.
• Famco rigid liner sections in exterior chimneys. Rigid Famco pipe in a chase on the north or west side of an Olympia home moves through freeze-thaw cycles all winter. The expansion joints loosen, soot packs into the gaps, and you get a blocked flue or backdraft. We pull the rigid run, inspect for spalling in the surrounding masonry, and usually replace with a properly sized flex liner that handles thermal movement without leaking.
• Famco clay flue tile liners in the original 1960s-1980s Olympia housing stock. These weren’t technically “Famco” branded, but Famco distributed a lot of replacement clay tile through regional suppliers. The tiles crack vertically from thermal shock, especially in fireplaces that see intermittent use, which is most Olympia homeowners. A cracked tile can’t be patched safely. We break out the tile, camera the void to confirm no hidden offset, and install a stainless liner with proper insulation per NFPA 211.

Our Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild Process

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   Call and schedule. A live person answers. We ask the Famco part or model if you know it, the fuel type, and the chimney’s approximate age and location in Olympia. We book the inspection, not the repair.
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   Camera-scan inspection. Our tech runs the camera from top and bottom if accessible. The camera goes in first. Everything else follows from what it finds. Corrine Halstead trained every tech on this sequence personally: photo, measurement, price, in that order.
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   Written scope and price. Before any tool touches your chimney, you get a written document with the diagnosis, the proposed fix, the exact parts (OEM Famco or specified aftermarket equivalent), and the total cost. Clause 1 of the Haven Standard: have it in writing.
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   Repair or rebuild. For liner jobs, we pull the old material, size the new run, insulate where required, and terminate with a proper cap. For rebuilds, we stage materials, work course by course, and flash to the roofline with new step flashing and a cricket if the chimney is on the wide face.
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   Post-work camera verification and smoke test. We run the camera again to confirm clear passage, then perform a smoke test or draft reading depending on the appliance. The photos and readings go into your documented record.
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   Cleanup, payment, and warranty. We leave the work area as we found it. You pay the written price, nothing more. Your 365-Day Done Right Promise and warranty terms are included in the final packet.

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What Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild Costs in Olympia

These are the ranges we quote most often for Famco systems in the Olympia market. Your written estimate will land inside or outside these bounds based on what the camera finds.

We don’t charge for the inspection that produces your written estimate. Bring us a competitor’s written quote and we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (360) 464-2015 for an exact quote on your Famco system.

Why Olympia Homeowners Call Level Two Chimney Olympia for Famco Work

We’ve been on Olympia rooftops near the Capitol Campus, in the wooded lots off Kaiser Road, and in the newer developments around Hawks Prairie since 2009. That’s enough winters to know which Famco parts hold up in the South Sound and which don’t. Our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and assigned by name; you get a text when yours is en route. Materials come through our Haven buying network from Famco, DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, and others, so we’re not locked into one supplier’s markup or availability. Every job carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right. And every visit, per Clause 4 of the Haven Standard, produces a documented photo record you can show your insurer, your home inspector, or your own files. We’re independently owned and operated, not a franchise, and we answer our own phones.

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