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Olympia Chimney Flue Liner Replacement: The Severna Park Owner’s Guide

We stock and install Olympia Chimney-compatible flue liner replacement in Severna Park, with most jobs running between $2,800 and $5,200 installed depending on height, diameter, and whether the existing liner pulls clean or needs cutting out. We carry Olympia Chimney stainless steel liners and fittings on our trucks, and we can typically inspect, measure, and schedule replacement within a few days. Most Severna Park homeowners discover their liner has failed during a pre-winter sweep when our camera finds gaps, corrosion, or disconnected sections they had no way to see from the firebox.

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Which Olympia Chimney Models This Applies To

Olympia Chimney produces UL-listed stainless steel liners in 316Ti and AL29-4C alloys, with the 316Ti being the standard for wood-burning applications and AL29-4C required for high-efficiency gas and oil appliances. The critical compatibility gotcha in Severna Park’s older homes, particularly the split-levels and Cape Cods near the B&A Trail, is that Olympia’s flex liners come in tightly controlled diameter increments, 3-inch through 10-inch, and oversizing by even a half-inch can leave you with an illegal gap or a liner that won’t negotiate a 45-degree offset common in 1970s construction.

We identify the right part by checking the stamped collar tag at the top of the existing liner, measuring the flue tile inner dimension with a caliper, not a tape, and confirming appliance BTU output against Olympia’s spec sheet. OEM Olympia liners carry a lifetime warranty when installed to factory spec. We also source quality aftermarket equivalents from DuraFlex and Copperfield when the application calls for it, and we’ll tell you which we’re proposing and why before we order anything. Hearthstone Chimney Co. is an independent service provider with no affiliation to Olympia Chimney.

Signs Your Olympia Chimney Flue Liner Replacement Is Failing

• White or orange powder on the firebox floor. This is corrosion product from a deteriorating stainless liner, usually where condensation sits at the base. In Severna Park’s humid summers, we’ve seen 316Ti liners show pitting after 15 years that would last 25 in drier climates.
• Smoke smell in upstairs rooms when the fireplace is not in use. A disconnected or holed liner is leaking combustion gases into the chase cavity, and your HVAC return is pulling it through wall cavities. This is not a nuisance. Carbon monoxide moves through framing gaps.
• Chunks of terra cotta in the cleanout. The original clay flue tile is shedding because the liner is no longer supporting it or was never installed to full height. We see this in the older brick colonials off Benfield Road where the original construction was clay tile with no liner at all.
• Water staining on the ceiling near the chimney breast. A breached liner lets acidic condensation reach the masonry, accelerating mortar decay and creating paths for roof leaks that a roofer can’t fix.
• The sweep’s camera shows a gap or shadow at a joint. Olympia’s flex liners connect with male-female couplings that can separate if the original installer didn’t use the locking band or if thermal cycling worked it loose over a decade of burns.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: height, diameter, number of appliances tied in, and whether we can pull the old liner in one piece or have to cut and extract it in sections. Every estimate includes the Level-2 camera inspection, photo documentation you can see, the liner and fittings, proper insulation wrap where code requires it, a new top plate or rain cap, and pull and disposal of the failed liner. We give you the full number before we start. A square deal: no surprises on the bill. The 90-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation in writing, no arguing.

DIY or Call Us?

There is no safe DIY path for flue liner replacement. The work involves roof access, working inside a confined flue chase, proper sizing to NFPA 211 standards, and a combustion safety test after installation. A liner that is not fully supported, not insulated where required, or connected with a gap at the appliance collar creates a carbon monoxide hazard and a fire risk. We’ve been called to Severna Park homes where a homeowner’s self-installed liner had a three-inch gap at the top, venting directly into the attic for two heating seasons.

What you can safely check: look for the white powder, listen for odd draft sounds, and note any smoke odor. Then call us. We’ll camera it, show you what we found, and give you a price that does not change. Most liner replacements in Severna Park take one day. Background-checked, uniformed technicians. Most jobs completed in a single visit.

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