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Olympia Chimney Flue Liner Replacement: The Alpharetta Owner’s Guide

We stock and install Olympia Chimney-compatible flue liner replacement in Alpharetta, with typical installed pricing running $1,800-$3,400 depending on liner diameter, height, and whether the existing liner is fully collapsed or partially intact. Most Olympia Chimney liner jobs we book in Alpharetta are completed in a single day, and we carry common diameters on our trucks. Homeowners usually discover the problem during a routine sweep when our camera reveals cracked terracotta flue tiles, gaps at the mortar joints, or a stainless liner that’s separated at the collar - often after smelling smoke in an upstairs room or noticing the fireplace drafting poorly on still, humid Georgia afternoons.

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Which Olympia Chimney Models This Applies To

Olympia Chimney manufactured several liner systems over the years, and the replacement part you need depends on which generation is in your flue. The Olympia stainless flexible liner series, common in Alpharetta homes built between 1995 and 2010, used a .006-inch 316Ti alloy with a distinct rolled collar at the top plate. Newer Olympia rigid liner sections, found in some custom builds off Webb Bridge Road and in the Windward neighborhood, used a locking tab joint that can be identified by the stamped “OC-R” mark on the female end of each section.

To confirm what you have, we need two measurements: the interior flue diameter (typically 6″, 7″, or 8″ for residential fireplaces in this area) and the total linear feet from the smoke chamber to the top of the chimney crown. The label on your existing liner, if visible, will show either “Olympia Chimney” or the older “OC” logo. If the label’s burned off or the liner’s too damaged to read, the camera inspection tells us everything.

We source replacement liner through Haven’s buying network from Olympia Chimney, DuraFlex, and Gelco. For most Alpharetta jobs, we recommend Olympia-compatible 316Ti alloy or a DuraFlex equivalent - both carry the same 20-year thermal warranty, and the price difference usually runs $150-$300 on a full liner job. Aftermarket is fine here; the critical spec is the alloy grade and the proper UL 1777 listing, not the logo on the box.

Signs Your Olympia Chimney Flue Liner Replacement Is Failing

• Smoke backing up into the room on startup. This means the liner has cracked or separated, allowing exhaust to leak into the chimney cavity instead of drafting straight up. In Alpharetta’s clay-heavy soils, minor foundation settling often stresses the flue at the smoke chamber transition, and that’s where we see the first crack on camera.
• White or tan staining on the exterior brick above the roofline. That’s creosote-laden moisture escaping through a liner breach and leaching through the masonry. The stain is ugly; the hidden damage to your wall framing is worse. We document both with photos under Haven Standard Clause 4.
• Chunks of clay tile in the firebox. If you have an original terracotta liner and pieces are falling, the liner is spalling from thermal shock - common after a chimney fire the owner may not have noticed. This is not a surface repair; the liner’s structural integrity is gone.
• A rustling or flapping sound when the wind blows. On flexible stainless liners, this usually means the top collar has detached and the liner is shifting in the flue. Left alone, it abrades against the terracota and creates a new breach lower down.
• Your home inspector flagged “recommend Level 2 inspection” on the sale report. We see this constantly in Alpharetta’s 2005-2015 inventory. The inspector spotted something - often a visible gap at the cleanout or a crown crack suggesting liner movement - and deferred to a specialist. We run the camera, name the finding, and quote the fix in writing.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: liner diameter, total linear feet, whether we can pull the new liner straight down or need to navigate an offset, and the condition of the existing top plate and rain cap. Every quote we deliver in Alpharetta includes the liner material, labor, disposal of the old liner, a new top plate with collar seal, and a stainless rain cap. We also include the NFPA 211 Level 2 camera inspection and a written photo record - Haven Standard Clause 4, not an extra.

The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation. If the draft doesn’t test right or a joint separates, we make it right. Written price, written scope, written warranty - Clause 1 of the Haven Standard - before anyone touches a tool.

DIY or Call Us?

Here’s what you can safely check yourself: confirm your fireplace model, measure the flue opening with a tape measure, and look for any visible label on the existing liner from the top of the chimney if you have safe roof access. That’s the limit.

Installing a flue liner is not a homeowner project. You’re working at height on a steep roof, handling sharp stainless edges, and dealing with combustion gases that can kill if the joint work is wrong. More specifically, an improperly sized or improperly sealed liner creates a carbon monoxide pathway into your living space - no odor, no warning, just a headache that gets worse until it doesn’t. The camera doesn’t soften anything, and neither do I. We’ve found DIY liner jobs in Alpharetta where the homeowner used the wrong alloy (304 instead of 316Ti, which corrodes in acidic condensate) or left a gap at the smoke chamber that our camera spotted immediately. The fix cost more than our original quote would have.

Call (678) 679-0171. Corrine or a live person answers, we book a camera inspection, and you’ll have a written price before any work starts.

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