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

We stock and install Olympia Chimney-compatible flue liner replacement systems for Marietta homeowners, with most complete liner swaps running between $2,800 and $6,500 installed depending on flue height, liner diameter, and whether your existing liner needs to be broken out first. The job is typically completed in one full day, and we carry common Olympia Chimney liner diameters on our trucks so we can often confirm fit and start work the same week you call. Most Marietta owners discover their liner has failed during a routine sweep or an annual inspection, when our camera shows cracks, separation at the seams, or pitting that wasn’t visible from the firebox. You might also notice flaking pieces of clay or metal in the firebox, or a fireplace that suddenly drafts poorly even though nothing else changed.

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Which Olympia Chimney Models This Applies To

Olympia Chimney manufactures stainless steel chimney systems used in both masonry retrofit and factory-built fireplace applications, and the flue liner replacement work we do in Marietta covers both categories. For prefabricated Olympia chimney systems, the liner is typically a rigid stainless component sized to match the existing chimney’s inner diameter, and compatibility comes down to measuring the inside diameter of your current flue and matching it to the Olympia series label on the chimney chase or attic section. For masonry fireplaces, Olympia also specifies flexible and rigid stainless liner kits that drop into the existing clay tile flue: these come in 5.5″, 6″, 7″, and 8″ diameters, and getting this measurement right matters because an undersized liner chokes draft while an oversized one cools too quickly and builds creosote faster in Marietta’s humid winters.

One compatibility gotcha we see often in older Marietta homes: if your masonry chimney has an existing clay tile liner that’s cracked or offset, the new Olympia liner diameter has to be sized smaller than the clay tile’s narrowest point, not its nominal size. We verify this with a camera before quoting, because guessing here means a liner that binds partway down or a job that turns into a two-day masonry chisel-out you weren’t planning on. On OEM versus aftermarket: Olympia Chimney parts are built to spec and carry their own warranty, and we install them when the chimney system itself is Olympia-branded. For masonry retrofit jobs where the original clay tile is the only “OEM” component, there’s no Olympia part to match, so we’ll recommend a professional trade liner system: DuraFlex, HeatShield, or Gelco depending on the existing flue condition. We’ll walk you through that decision with the camera footage in front of you, not over the phone.

Signs Your Olympia Chimney Flue Liner Replacement Is Failing

• Flaking metal or clay chips in the firebox. When a liner starts to delaminate or crack, small pieces fall into the firebox between fires. If you’re finding rust-colored flakes or small clay chunks, the liner is actively deteriorating and needs a camera look before you light another fire.
• A fireplace that suddenly drafts poorly or smokes back into the room. A cracked liner disrupts the flue’s pressure and containment. Marietta’s older homes, especially around the Kennesaw Avenue corridor near Marietta Square, tend to have original clay tile liners that shift over decades of Georgia heat-and-humidity cycles, and a sudden smoke-back is often the first sign of a tile joint opening up.
• A persistent sulfur or “cold fireplace” smell in the room, especially after rain. A failed liner lets flue gases and moisture sit against the chimney chase or masonry. The smell is the giveaway that combustion byproducts are leaking somewhere they shouldn’t be.
• Visible rust streaks or staining on the exterior chimney or interior chase wall. For Olympia prefab systems, liner failure can allow condensation to streak down the inside of the chase. You’ll see it first as a faint rust line on drywall or on the chase siding near the top of the house.
• The sweep finds heavy Stage 3 creosote in a fireplace that was just cleaned last season. A compromised liner changes flue temperatures and airflow, which accelerates creosote buildup. If you’re getting heavy glaze creosote year after year despite regular sweeping, the liner isn’t holding its shape or temperature anymore.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

For a typical Marietta masonry fireplace with a straight flue run, a complete Olympia-compatible stainless liner replacement runs $2,800 to $4,200 installed. That includes removing the old liner where necessary, supplying and installing the new liner sized to your flue, connecting it to the appliance or fireplace, and our written warranty on the full job. If your flue has offsets, requires clay tile breakout, or the chimney needs additional masonry repairs before the liner goes in, the total can reach $5,500 to $6,500, and we’ll show you exactly why with the camera report before any work is approved. Prefab Olympia chimney liner replacements in Marietta typically fall in the $1,800 to $3,500 range depending on chase access and liner length.

Every quote you get from us is a written price before work begins. No surprises on the final invoice, no “we found something while we were in there” without a conversation and your sign-off first. The warranty is written too: 365 days on every liner replacement, and if anything we installed fails within that year, the second visit is free. Ruben Castellano has spent more than a decade on Marietta chimney work, and the rule on every liner job is simple: we don’t recommend a replacement unless the camera footage shows one is needed, and you see that footage before deciding.

DIY or Call Us?

Liner replacement isn’t a weekend project, and we won’t pretend otherwise. The liner itself lives in a space you can’t stand in, the connections at the appliance end have to be right or combustion gases leak into the house, and a liner that’s mis-sized or poorly insulated can actually accelerate creosote buildup and make a chimney fire more likely, not less. The dangerous part isn’t a spring under tension, it’s carbon monoxide and flue gas that a bad liner install lets into the living space. What you can safely do: shine a flashlight up the flue from the firebox and look for obvious flaking, check the chase exterior for rust streaks, and note any smell or smoke-back issues. We’ll take it from there with a camera inspection. Call (229) 350-8952 and we’ll get you on the schedule.

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