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Famco Chimney Sweep in Marietta: What to Know First

We provide independent Famco chimney sweep service in Marietta, and most standard sweeps are done in a single visit, usually 60 to 90 minutes from door to cleanup. A routine Famco fireplace sweep in Marietta runs between $189 and $289, and you’ll get that number in writing before we touch a brush. If your Famco unit hasn’t been swept in two or more years, expect the first visit to run closer to the higher end because creosote buildup takes longer to remove safely.

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This page is for Marietta homeowners who own a Famco fireplace, stove, or insert and want a sweep done right without a price that changes when the invoice shows up. If you’ve been told your Famco needs work you can’t see or verify, call us at (478) 796-8742 and we’ll show you the camera footage before we quote a repair.

How Famco Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

Famco builds solid, straightforward fireplaces and stoves, but we see the same handful of issues across Marietta’s older housing stock time and again. Here’s what actually shows up on the job.

• Famco zero-clearance fireplace door gasket wear. Many Famco ZC units in Marietta homes built during the 1980s and 1990s use rope gaskets around the door frame. After a decade of seasonal heating, that gasket flattens and lets air leak into the firebox, which changes how the flue draws. Owners often notice a faint smoke smell in the room even when the damper is open. We check gasket compression on every sweep and replace a flattened gasket with proper high-temperature material, not a generic hardware-store rope.
• Baffle warping in Famco wood stoves. The baffle plate on older Famco stove models, especially units run hot with long-burn loads, can bow upward over several seasons. A warped baffle directs heat at the wrong angle and accelerates creosote formation in the upper firebox. We flag any visible bowing during a sweep and let you know if it’s safe to run the stove for another season or if the plate needs replacing before it cracks.
• Creosote buildup at the flue offset. Famco zero-clearance fireplaces in Marietta two-story homes often have an offset in the flue to route around a second-floor joist. That offset is exactly where creosote collects fastest because the smoke has to change direction. A visual sweep from the firebox alone misses it. We run a camera up through the offset on every Famco job, because that’s where Marietta’s damp winters and long burn seasons leave their mark.
• Vertical riser gap in Famco insert liners. On Famco inserts connected to a stainless liner, the first vertical riser section sometimes pulls away from the unit collar during installation. Soot and creosote then pack into that gap. Homeowners smell it as a hot-dust odor when the insert first fires up each fall. We reseat the riser and check the connection for leaks before sweeping the liner.
• Ash drawer misalignment from hearth settling. Marietta’s clay soil shifts, and older homes on pier-and-beam foundations move just enough that a Famco fireplace ash drawer can fall out of alignment with the firebox floor. The drawer still slides, but gaps around it let ash spill into the chase area below. During every sweep, we pull the ash drawer and inspect the seal and track, then clean out whatever has already spilled into the chase.

Our Famco Chimney Sweep Process

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   You call (478) 796-8742 and tell us what Famco unit you have and when it was last swept. A live person answers and books a real arrival window.
2. 2
   Our technician arrives on time, lays down drop cloths, and does a visual check of the firebox, door gasket, baffle, and ash drawer before touching the brush.
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   We run a camera up the flue to look for creosote deposits, cracked tiles, or a pulled-away riser section. You see everything we see.
4. 4
   We sweep the flue from the firebox using rods and a properly sized brush, then vacuum out the firebox, smoke shelf, and ash drawer with a HEPA-filter vacuum.
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   If we find a problem that needs a repair, we show you the footage and give you a written price for materials and labor before any repair work begins. Famco units often take standard industry parts; when OEM Famco parts are backordered, we tell you what quality aftermarket options exist and what each costs.
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   We test the draft with the firebox door closed, confirm no smoke spills into the room, write out the guarantee, and leave the fireplace cleaner than we found it. If a covered repair fails inside the guarantee period, we return at no charge.

What Famco Chimney Sweep Costs in Marietta

A standard Famco fireplace sweep in Marietta runs $189 to $289. A wood stove insert sweep runs $229 to $329 because the baffle and firebox take longer to clean properly. A Level 2 camera inspection on a Famco unit, which we recommend after any chimney fire or before buying a home with a Famco fireplace, runs $349 to $449.

What moves the price: the amount of creosote present, whether the flue has an offset that needs extra rod work, and whether the ash drawer and chase require cleaning beyond the standard scope. If your Famco needs a new gasket or baffle plate, we’ll quote that separately and in writing before we order anything. Call (478) 796-8742 for a free estimate on your Famco sweep in Marietta.

Why Marietta Homeowners Call Ashby Chimney Marietta for Famco Work

Because we show our work before we start. Every Famco sweep in Marietta gets a written price before any work begins, and every repair gets a written guarantee when it’s done. If a covered repair fails within the guarantee period, we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s not an add-on. It’s how we’ve worked since 2002.

Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, so you know who’s walking into your home. When a Famco part is discontinued or on backorder, we source from chimney-trade suppliers we trust – DuraFlex liners, HeatShield resurfacing compound, and Gelco. Tell you the price first, show you the work, put it in writing – that’s the whole job.

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Call Ashby Chimney Marietta for Famco Sweep Service

If your Famco fireplace or stove needs a sweep, an inspection, or a repair you can actually verify with your own eyes, call (478) 796-8742. We’ll give you a written price before we start, show you the camera footage, and put the guarantee in writing before we leave. Serving Marietta and nearby areas since 2002.

Written by Nathan Corliss, Owner, Ashby Chimney Marietta at Ashby Chimney Marietta, serving Marietta and nearby areas.