Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild Nationwide

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

As an independent Famco service provider, we handle chimney liner and rebuild work for Famco systems in Leesburg homes, with most jobs completed in a single visit and upfront pricing agreed before we start. A typical Famco liner replacement runs between $2,800 and $4,500 depending on flue count and height, while partial rebuilds start around $3,200. We do not sell you a full rebuild when a targeted repair will do the job safely.

Call (571) 701-7519

This page is for homeowners in Leesburg who have a Famco chimney liner or masonry system that is leaking, drafting poorly, or showing age damage, and who want a straight answer on whether it needs repair or replacement. If that sounds like your situation, call (571) 701-7519. A live person answers, 24 hours a day.

How Famco Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Famco 304 stainless flex liners in the FSS series develop creosote pinholing near the top third of the flue in Leesburg’s wet shoulder seasons. The 304 alloy holds up fine in dry heat but corrodes faster when condensation sits after incomplete burns. We replace with 316Ti or higher-grade flex, or switch to a rigid Famco-compatible liner if the flue run is straight enough.
• Famco FELC flexible liner kits with factory insulation blankets sag in tall colonial chimneys common near Morven Park and the historic district. The blanket compresses over years of thermal cycling, creating cold spots that accelerate creosote buildup. We remove the failed blanket, re-insulate with proper mix-density packing, and support the liner correctly at the top and bottom.
• Famco masonry rebuilds using their OEM firebrick spec often crack at the smoke chamber throat in homes built during Leesburg’s 1980s and 1990s expansion. The original refractory mortar was not rated for the thermal shock of modern EPA stoves. We repoint with HeatShield Cerfractory or do a partial rebuild using higher-duty firebrick, matched to your actual appliance output.
• Famco chimney caps in the FC series warp at the lid seam after seven to ten years in Virginia’s freeze-thaw cycle. Water gets in, rusts the liner top, and stains the exterior brick. We fit a new cap with proper overhang and screen height, inspect the liner crown for spalling, and replace damaged top sections before they become a full liner job.
• Famco smooth-wall rigid liners (FSR series) separate at the telescoping joint in earthquake-prone soil zones like the limestone ridges west of Leesburg. The gap is often hidden inside the masonry and only shows up on camera as a shadow line. We pull a new section, re-seal with high-temp silicone rated to 600°F continuous, and add a locking band where Famco’s original clamp was underspecified.

Our Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild Process

1. 1
   Call and schedule. A live person answers at (571) 701-7519, any hour. We ask what you are burning and how often, which tells us a lot before we arrive.
2. 2
   Level-2 camera inspection. Our tech runs a camera the full length of your Famco flue, photographs every joint, seam, and surface defect, and explains what we found in plain English. You see the photos. No hidden damage gets claimed.
3. 3
   Parts decision. We match the repair to your Famco model and its age. OEM Famco parts when they are still produced and appropriate. Quality aftermarket from DuraFlex, HeatShield, or Gelco when they outperform the original spec or when Famco has discontinued the line. You know what we are using and why.
4. 4
   The repair. Background-checked, uniformed technicians complete most Famco liner and rebuild jobs in one visit. We protect your floors, work from the roof and hearth as needed, and clean up after.
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   Testing and documentation. We pressure-test or smoke-test the repaired system, verify draft with a manometer, and give you photos of the completed work.
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   The 90-Day Done Right Promise. In writing. If something is not right, we make it right. No paperwork to dig up, no argument.

What Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild Costs in Leesburg

These are real ranges for Leesburg, not bait-and-switch numbers. The estimate we give is the number on the invoice. Call (571) 701-7519 for a free, exact quote.

Why Leesburg Homeowners Call Hearthstone Chimney Co. for Famco Work

We have been serving Leesburg and Loudoun County for over 42 years. Russell Haines, our owner, learned the trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has spent the better part of two decades on roofs in Leesburg, including the older colonials near Morven Park where chimneys work hard every winter. He knows the difference between a Famco FSS and FSR series by the draft pattern, and he will tell you straight if your liner has three years left or if it needs attention now.

Our technicians carry Famco-compatible parts plus backup inventory from DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco, so we are not waiting on a warehouse. The 90-Day Done Right Promise covers every job in writing. And a live person answers the phone every hour of every day, because a chimney problem does not wait for business hours.

Done right - and we stand behind it.

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