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AfterOlympia Chimney Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Annapolis: What to Know First
Chimney liner and rebuild work on Olympia Chimney systems in Annapolis typically runs $1,800 to $6,500 depending on flue length, liner material, and whether we’re doing a partial rebuild or full tear-down. Most Olympia Chimney liner jobs are finished in one to two days once parts arrive. We’re an independent Olympia Chimney service provider in Annapolis, and every job starts with a camera inspection and a written price before any tool comes off the truck.
This page is for homeowners in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County whose Olympia Chimney system needs liner work, a rebuild, or both. If you’ve been told you need a new liner and want to see the evidence before you spend the money, you’re in the right place. Call (443) 274-4231 and we’ll schedule the camera scan.
How Olympia Chimney Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
Olympia Chimney makes solid stainless and galvanized chimney components, and we install a fair amount of their product. But like every manufacturer, they have patterns. Here’s what we actually see in Annapolis homes:
- LockTab twisting on Olympia stainless liners. Olympia’s LockTab connection system is designed for fast assembly, but in Annapolis chimneys with tight offsets or slight settling, those tabs can twist under thermal cycling. The liner separates at the seam, exhaust leaks into the chimney cavity, and you’d never know without a camera. Our fix: full liner replacement with either a fresh Olympia liner or a DuraFlex equivalent, re-supported at every offset so the new liner can’t work loose the same way.
- Corrosion at the flue cap base on galvanized Olympia venting. The galvanized steel cap and storm collar on older Olympia Chimney installations sits right where salt air and rain meet, and Eastport and waterfront Annapolis homes get hit harder than inland. We see rust at the collar seam within seven to ten years of original install. The fix is a stainless cap assembly upgrade, and we’ll show you the pitting on camera before we quote it.
- Olympia Class A chimney pipe with separated inner liners. On Olympia’s older pre-2010 Class A double-wall pipe, the inner stainless liner can pull loose from the outer casing at the factory seam after years of heating and cooling cycles. This is the failure that causes drywall scorch marks in two-story Annapolis colonials. We don’t patch these. We replace the affected pipe sections, often with current Olympia product that has a continuous welded inner wall.
- Liner sizing mistakes on Olympia fireplaces converted to gas. When an Annapolis homeowner converts an Olympia wood-burning fireplace to gas, the original 8-inch clay tile flue is usually oversized for the new gas appliance. The vent never gets warm enough to draft, condensation forms, and the liner gets eaten from the inside out. We install a properly sized stainless liner and the draft corrects almost immediately.
- Deteriorated mortar joints at the chimney crown on masonry chimneys with Olympia caps. The Olympia cap does its job, but the mortar underneath ages out after fifteen to twenty years in Maryland’s freeze-thaw cycles. Water gets behind the cap, spalling starts at the crown, and brick faces begin to pop. A partial rebuild of the top four to six courses plus a poured crown is the standard fix, and we’ll document the before and after with photos so you can see exactly what changed.
Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Liner & Rebuild Process
When you call about an Olympia Chimney issue in Annapolis, here’s the order of operations. We follow this on every job, no exceptions.
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Camera scan first. We run a camera down the flue and record the entire inspection. You see the footage with us in real time. If there’s a crack, a separated seam, or corrosion, you’ll see it on the screen, not just hear about it from us.
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Written report and written price. We write down what the camera found, what needs fixing, what can wait, and what everything costs. You get this in writing before we open a single toolbox. Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, and we’ve done it this way since 2009.
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Parts decision with you in the loop. We tell you whether we’re using Olympia OEM parts, or whether a DuraFlex, HeatShield, or Gelco component gets you the same performance for less money. We carry all of them, so it’s your call, not a supply-house lottery.
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The repair or rebuild. Named technician, background-checked and uniformed, shows up on schedule. You get a text before we arrive. We protect the work area, remove the old liner or damaged masonry, and install the new system. Partial rebuilds usually take one day. Full chimney rebuilds run two to three.
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Post-work camera verification. We run the camera again after the job is done. You see the finished flue, the new liner, the repaired crown, whatever we touched. If it doesn’t look right on camera, we’re not done.
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Documented photo record and written warranty. You walk away with before-and-after photos, the camera footage, a written scope of work, and a written warranty. Every job, every time. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard requires the photo record, and we’ve been keeping that archive since 2009.
BeforeAfterWhat Olympia Chimney Chimney Liner & Rebuild Costs in Annapolis
Here are the ranges we quote most often for Olympia Chimney work in Annapolis. Written price before any work starts, always.
- Stainless steel liner replacement (single flue, standard height): $1,800 to $3,200
- Flexible liner install (gas conversion or tight offsets): $2,000 to $3,800
- Partial rebuild (top courses, crown, cap replacement): $2,500 to $4,500
- Full chimney rebuild from roofline up: $4,000 to $6,500
- Liner repair with HeatShield resurfacing (when the liner is intact but cracked): $1,400 to $2,600
What moves the price: flue height, scaffold access (Eastport rowhomes with narrow side yards cost more to set up), the condition of the surrounding masonry, and whether we can salvage the existing cap and chase cover. Bring us a competitor’s written quote and we’ll give you a free second opinion on it. Call (443) 274-4231 for an exact price on your chimney.
Why Annapolis Homeowners Call Level Two Chimney Annapolis for Olympia Chimney Work
We’ve inspected and serviced Olympia Chimney systems in Annapolis since 2009, and we’ve done over 38,000 chimney inspections and cleanings in that time, every one of them with a written price before work started and a documented record when it was done. We carry Olympia parts alongside DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco, so when a liner needs replacement, we’re not pushing you toward the one brand we happen to stock. Corrine Halstead runs every job this way: evidence first, price second, work third. “The camera doesn’t guess. Neither do I.”
Every Olympia Chimney repair or rebuild we do is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s stamped on every job under the Haven Standard. Our phones are answered by a live person, 24/7. Our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and licensed. And when we’re done, you’ll have the photos to prove the work happened the way we said it would.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. We are an independent Olympia Chimney service provider, and we install and repair their products using OEM and specified-equivalent parts. We don’t cut corners that would put your warranty at risk. If you have a specific warranty question, bring the paperwork to the inspection and we’ll walk through it with you.
You need a camera scan to answer that. A cracked clay tile liner can sometimes be resurfaced with HeatShield for less than a full replacement. A separated stainless liner usually needs replacement. We won’t tell you which one you need until we’ve put the camera down the flue and shown you the footage. Call (443) 274-4231 to schedule the inspection.
Most Olympia Chimney components we use are in stock locally or arrive within three to five business days through our supply network. Common liner sections and caps we keep on the truck. Full rebuilds take a little longer because of the masonry work, not the parts.
We’ll tell you straight: if the brick from the roofline up is spalling and the crown is cracked through, a partial rebuild of the top four to six courses is usually enough. A full rebuild is only honest advice when the structural brick below the roofline is crumbling or the flue is compromised through its entire length. We’ll show you what we’re seeing and give you the price for the smaller job and the bigger job, both in writing. You decide, and we’ll stand behind what we recommend.
You get before-and-after camera footage, still photos of every component we touched, a written scope of work, and a written warranty. That’s standard on every job, not an add-on. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard has required it since 2009.
If you have an Olympia Chimney system in Annapolis and you want the camera answer before you spend a dollar, call (443) 274-4231. Free estimate, written price, no pressure. You’ll see what we see.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner, Level Two Chimney Annapolis at Level Two Chimney Annapolis, serving Annapolis and nearby areas.