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Olympia Chimney Chimney Repair in Leesburg: What to Know First

We provide independent Olympia Chimney chimney repair in Leesburg, Virginia - not factory-authorized, but factory-trained in the sense that we have worked on enough of these systems to know where they crack, where they leak, and which parts fail first. Most Olympia Chimney repair jobs in Loudoun County take a single visit, and we quote the full price before we start so there are no surprises on the invoice. A typical repair runs between $280 and $1,800 depending on whether we are sealing a crown or rebuilding a shoulder.

Call (571) 701-7519

This page is for homeowners in Leesburg, Ashburn, and the surrounding areas who have an Olympia Chimney liner, cap, or crown and need it fixed correctly the first time. If you are burning wood or gas in a home built between 1995 and 2015, there is a fair chance your chimney has Olympia Chimney components. Call us at (571) 701-7519 - a live person answers, every hour of every day.

How Olympia Chimney Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Olympia Chimney stainless steel liner collars crack at the weld seam. The 304-grade flex liners sold under the Olympia Chimney name through the early 2010s developed fatigue at the circumferential weld where the flex section meets the rigid collar. In Leesburg, the thermal cycling is severe - zero-degree nights followed by 50-degree afternoons all winter. We cut back to sound metal and install a DuraFlex replacement collar with a heavier gauge and full-seam weld, then pressure-test before we leave.
• Olympia Chimney Gelco-style caps corrode at the mesh-to-frame joint. The galvanized caps with the stamped Olympia Chimney logo that shipped with many builder-grade fireplaces in Loudoun County use a lighter mesh gauge than the standalone Gelco caps we install now. Salt from road spray drifts in on northwest winds and collects in the lower corners. We replace with a Gelco stainless cap of the same dimensions, but with 18-gauge mesh and a welded, not crimped, frame joint.
• Olympia Chimney crown sealant shrinks and alligators within three years. The factory-applied crown coating on Olympia Chimney precast crowns is a water-based acrylic that does not breathe well with the limestone aggregate common in Virginia concrete. We remove it to bare concrete, let it dry through a warm spell, and apply HeatShield CrownCoat in two passes - it flexes with freeze-thaw and carries a 15-year material warranty.
• Olympia Chimney terra cotta flue liners spall above the smoke chamber. The 9×13 and 13×13 flue liners specified in Olympia Chimney installation manuals for the 3000-series fireplaces are standard ASTM C315, but the throat geometry in that series concentrates creosote right at the first flue joint. We have repointed that joint on seventeen chimneys in the Morven Park area alone. When the spall exceeds 3/8 inch, we pull the damaged section and sleeve with an appropriately sized Olympia Chimney-compatible stainless liner rather than patch and hope.
• Olympia Chimney chase covers dish and pond water. The galvanized chase covers on factory-built chimneys from the Olympia Chimney 5000 series were stamped with a slight crown, not a true slope. After fifteen years of Leesburg snow loads, they flatten. We fabricate a replacement from 24-gauge stainless with a 2-inch-per-foot pitch, cross-break, and drip edge that sends water clear of the siding.

Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Repair Process

1. 1
   Call and describe what you are seeing. Water in the firebox, a draft that reverses on windy days, brick faces popping off - tell us the symptom. We schedule an inspection, usually within a few days.
2. 2
   Level-2 camera inspection with photo documentation. Our technician runs a chimney camera from top to bottom or bottom to top depending on access. You get the photos and a plain-English verdict: what failed, why it failed, and what happens if you leave it.
3. 3
   Parts decision: OEM Olympia Chimney or quality equivalent. If your liner or cap is still in production, we can source it. If it is obsolete, we specify DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, or Famco equivalents that meet or exceed the original specification. We explain the trade-off and you decide.
4. 4
   Repair with no-hassle upfront pricing. The number on the estimate is the number on the invoice. Our technician carries common parts; most Olympia Chimney repairs finish in one visit.
5. 5
   Post-repair function test and photo record. We verify draft, check for leaks with a water test where appropriate, and add the completed photos to your file.
6. 6
   90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If anything is not right, we make it right. No paperwork to dig up, no argument about whether it was in scope.

What Olympia Chimney Chimney Repair Costs in Leesburg

These are Leesburg-market prices for Olympia Chimney-compatible work using professional-grade materials. We do not quote by the square foot over the phone - every chimney is different, and we would rather look at yours than guess. Call (571) 701-7519 for a free estimate.

Why Leesburg Homeowners Call Hearthstone Chimney Co. for Olympia Chimney Work

We have been answering the phone with a live person for over 42 years. Not a voicemail, not a callback queue. When you have water dripping into your fireplace at 10 p.m., you reach someone who can put you on the schedule.

Our technicians are background-checked, uniformed, and trained on Olympia Chimney systems specifically - not just generic chimney work. We also carry DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, and Famco materials, so when an Olympia Chimney part is discontinued, we have a proven alternative in the truck.

The 90-Day Done Right Promise governs every job: Krafted right, Every time, Your home first, Standing behind it. In writing. If it is not right, we make it right - no arguing, no paperwork hunt.

Russell Haines, our owner, spent the better part of two decades serving homeowners across Leesburg, including the older colonials near Morven Park where chimneys work hard every winter. Tell me what you are burning and how often, and I can tell you what your chimney looks like before I even climb up.

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