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Gas fireplace serviceLevel 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
DuraFlex Chimney Cleaning in Marietta, GA | Ashby Chimney Marietta
We’re an independent DuraFlex service provider serving Marietta homeowners with Chimney Sweep in Marietta, inspection, and liner repair. We’re not manufacturer-affiliated or authorized, but our crew works on DuraFlex systems every week across the city’s older brick ranches and newer prefab builds. The one thing that makes our DuraFlex work here different is that we understand how Marietta’s shared party-wall chimneys and humid subtropical air change the way these liners behave. Call (478) 796-8742 for a written estimate.
Why Marietta Residents Choose Us for DuraFlex Service
Nathan Corliss has been working on chimneys for going on twenty-two years, and he learned the trade fundamentals at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College before chimney work pulled him into a career he’s stuck with. His crew has covered a wide stretch of metro Atlanta, including plenty of fireplaces in the homes near Kennesaw Mountain, older houses with older flues that demand a steady hand and an honest eye. We stock OEM DuraFlex components like connectors, top plates, and rain caps for fast turnaround in Marietta, but we’ll be straight with you when a quality aftermarket stainless part does the same job for less on an older liner. Tell you the price first, show you the work, put it in writing, that’s the whole job.
Styles & brands we work with
Common DuraFlex Chimney Cleaning Problems We Solve in Marietta
- Stage-three creosote glaze in 316L liners: Marietta’s winters are sporadic. Fireplaces get lit a handful of times, often burning low and smoky. That’s exactly the burn pattern that bonds creosote glaze to the inner corrugations of DuraFlex 316L liners, and once it glazes, a standard brush won’t touch it. We remove it with rotary tools sized for the liner’s diameter.
- Condensation corrosion at lower liner joints: Warm flue gases hitting cool, humid outside air, common during Marietta’s damp winters, creates condensation that eats at the liner’s lower joints. We see this most often in East Cobb homes where fireplaces are used intermittently from December through February. Left alone, pitting spreads and the joint fails.
- Improperly sized liners in unlined historic flues: Many pre-1900 homes around the Marietta Square have original unlined brick flues. When someone drops in a DuraFlex liner that’s the wrong diameter, smoke backs up and draft reverses, especially in row-house chimneys near Whitlock Avenue. We re-measure, re-size, and correct the install.
- Sagging or separating liner sections at offset bends: Taller mid-century brick ranches across Marietta often have chimneys with offset bends. Flexible DuraFlex liners can sag or separate at those bends, creating uneven wear and making cleaning difficult. Our Level 2 inspections catch this before it becomes a liner collapse.
- Rattling liners in windy conditions: We get calls from East Cobb and West Cobb about DuraFlex liners that rattle when the wind blows. That’s usually an expansion issue or a loose top plate, not a liner failure, but it’s worth checking before the movement damages a joint.
DuraFlex Service in Marietta: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Marietta’s pre-1900 row-style homes along Church Street present a problem you won’t find in Kennesaw or Powder Springs. Many of those chimneys share a party wall with the neighboring house, meaning a DuraFlex liner failure on one side can vent smoke into the adjacent home. That’s not a theoretical worry. We see it when a liner cracks, separates, or collapses, and the smoke takes the path of least resistance through gaps in the shared masonry. When we’re called to one address on Church Street, we routinely inspect both flues in the shared stack. It’s the only safe way to do the job, and it’s one of the reasons our Marietta customers tell us they trust our Chimney Inspection in Marietta. A sweep who doesn’t know the row-house layout might clean one flue, hand over an invoice, and miss a neighbor’s liner that’s days from failing. We won’t do that.
DuraFlex Models & Products We Service in Marietta
We service the full DuraFlex lineup: the 316L stainless steel liner, the AL 29-4C stainless liner, the DuraFlex Pro liner system, and the DuraFlex Smooth Wall liner. We keep common OEM connectors, top plates, and rain caps on the van for most Marietta jobs, and we can have less common DuraFlex parts in hand within a couple of days. When a liner has more than two failed sections or shows severe pitting, we’ll tell you straight: replacement is usually cheaper than repeated patch repairs. We’d rather put in a new Smooth Wall section once than chase a corroded liner joint every season.
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Most chimney sweeps in Marietta run between $180 and $340 depending on the liner condition, creosote stage, and whether you need a standard sweep or a Level 2 inspection. Creosote removal on a glazed 316L liner takes longer and costs more than a routine cleaning on a well-maintained flue. If your DuraFlex liner needs repair or replacement, we quote a flat written price before any work starts, and the number on the invoice matches the number we quoted at the door. Call (478) 796-8742 for a free estimate and we’ll tell you exactly what your liner needs and what it costs.
Serving Marietta, GA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Marietta area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – DuraFlex Chimney Cleaning in Marietta
Yes, we clean DuraFlex liners inside unlined historic flues regularly, and we use low-torque rotary tools sized to the liner diameter so the surrounding brick never takes the force. The brick matters on these old Marietta homes because the liner is the only thing separating combustion gases from the masonry. We clean the liner, inspect the brick, and tell you if the historic flue needs anything beyond a sweep. Call (478) 796-8742 if you own one of these older homes near the Square and want a written quote.
Rattling in windy conditions usually means the liner is expanding and contracting against its top plate or the surrounding chase, and the top plate’s fasteners have loosened over time. It can also happen when a liner wasn’t secured properly at installation. We’ll inspect the top plate, re-secure what’s loose, and replace any worn connectors. Call (478) 796-8742 and we’ll schedule a time to look at it before the rattle turns into a worn joint.
Marietta’s humidity accelerates condensation inside the liner, especially near the lower joints where warm flue gases meet cooler outside air, and that condensation is what causes corrosion and pitting on stainless liners over time. 316L stainless resists rust far better than the old galvanized or clay tile liners, but no steel liner is immune to standing condensation. Annual inspections catch pitting early, while it’s still repairable. Call (478) 796-8742 for a free estimate on an inspection.
If your fireplace smokes into the room on startup, the liner diameter is probably undersized for the appliance, or the liner wasn’t pulled tight at installation. Mid-century brick ranches across Marietta have larger flue cavities than many installers expect, and a liner that’s too small creates draft reversal. We measure the appliance, the flue cavity, and the liner diameter during an inspection and tell you definitively whether the sizing is correct. Call (478) 796-8742 and we’ll check it.
When row houses along Church Street or Whitlock Avenue share a chimney mass, our repair work targets only your flue, but we always inspect both flues in the shared stack before we finish. If your liner has failed, it may have compromised the neighbor’s side, and vice versa. We’ll communicate with the neighbor, coordinate access if needed, and complete the repair on your side without disturbing their usable fireplace. Call (478) 796-8742 if your row-house chimney is acting up.
Service Areas Near Marietta
We serve Marietta and the surrounding communities, including Kennesaw, Dallas, Powder Springs, and North Druid Hills. If you’re in one of those areas and need DuraFlex service, see our DuraFlex service in Kennesaw or DuraFlex service in Dallas. We stock OEM DuraFlex parts for fast turnaround across the Marietta service area. You can also browse our full DuraFlex sales & service page for details on all model lines.
Book Your DuraFlex Service in Marietta Today
Call (478) 796-8742 and we’ll answer in person, quote a flat written price, and schedule your DuraFlex cleaning or inspection at a time that fits your week. Written Price Before Any Work Starts, every time. If a repair ever fails inside the guarantee period, we return and correct it at no charge, that’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Nathan Corliss, Owner at Ashby Chimney Marietta, serving Marietta since 2002.