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Olympia Chimney Chimney Inspection in Marietta: What to Know First

We inspect Olympia Chimney systems in Marietta homes every week, and most inspections run between $189 and $349 depending on the level and whether camera work is involved. Turnaround is usually same-week, not same-day, because a real inspection takes time and we don’t rush a flue. You’ll get a written price before we touch anything, and a written report with photos when we’re done.

Call (478) 796-8742

This page is for Marietta homeowners who own an Olympia Chimney fireplace, stove, or venting system and need to know what’s actually going on inside it. If you’ve been told you need work you can’t see, or you just bought a house and the inspector flagged the chimney, call us at (478) 796-8742. We’ll tell you what we think before we ever book the job.

How Olympia Chimney Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

• Olympia Chimney stainless steel liners (Vortex and Excel lines): The most common failure we see in Marietta is not rust but seam separation at the joints. Olympia’s twist-lock connections are solid when installed correctly, but fifteen or twenty years of heating and cooling cycles in a Georgia attic can work them loose. The symptom is often a faint metallic rattle when the wind hits the cap, or water staining on the ceiling below the chase. We inspect every joint with a camera and reseat or replace as needed.
• Chase covers on Olympia factory-built systems: The galvanized chase tops Olympia used on older installations corrode from the top down. In Marietta’s humidity, we regularly see covers that look fine from the ground but have pinholes once you’re standing on the roof. Water drips onto the insulation, then into the firebox, and the homeowner smells musty air in summer but can’t find the source. We replace these with stainless steel covers that outlast the original.
• Olympia Chimney anchor plates and flashing: The anchor plate is the steel plate at the top of the chimney that the liner hangs from. When the flashing around it fails or the plate itself rusts through, water follows the liner down the chase. A Level 2 camera inspection catches this early, often before the homeowner notices a ceiling stain. We see this frequently enough in older East Cobb and Kennesaw-area homes that we check the anchor plate on every Olympia inspection, regardless of what the customer called about.
• Olympia Chimney wood stove adapters and thimbles: These are the through-wall fittings that connect the stovepipe to the chimney. When they’re installed without proper clearance or gasketing, you get scorched framing and creosote buildup at the breach. The problem is usually an aftermarket adapter that doesn’t match the Olympia spec. We fix the fitment, not just the symptom.
• Creosote glaze in Olympia Chimney insulated liners: Marietta winters are mild, and a lot of people run their stoves low and slow, which produces the worst kind of creosote: hard, baked-on glaze that a standard brush won’t remove. This isn’t unique to Olympia, but their insulated liners can make it harder to see without a camera. We use rotary tools with hardwood rods when glaze is present, and we always camera-verify afterward.

Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Inspection Process

1. 1
   You call, a person answers. 24/7, no voicemail tree. We ask what you’re seeing or smelling, or what the home inspector flagged. We book a window, not a vague “sometime Tuesday.”
2. 2
   We show up and look first. Nathan Corliss or one of our technicians walks the exterior, checks the chase, the cap, the flashing, and the firebox before any tools come out. We tell you what level inspection you actually need, not the most expensive one we can justify.
3. 3
   We run the camera. On Level 2 inspections, a camera goes up the flue, and you watch the screen with us. You’ll see the joints, the liner walls, the connector, everything. Nothing gets recommended that you haven’t seen with your own eyes.
4. 4
   Parts decision, explained plainly. If a component needs replacing, we tell you whether we’re using Olympia Chimney OEM parts or a quality aftermarket equivalent from DuraFlex, HeatShield, or Gelco. We’ll explain the price difference and the warranty difference. You decide, and the price is in writing before work starts.
5. 5
   Repair or sweep, then verify. After the work, we run the camera again or do a smoke test to confirm the flue drafts correctly. You get photos, a written report, and a written guarantee covering the repair.
6. 6
   We leave the firebox cleaner than we found it. Ash is in our name. It’s not in yours. Drop cloths, shoe covers, and a Shop-Vac on every job.

What Olympia Chimney Chimney Inspection Costs in Marietta

A standard Level 1 inspection in Marietta runs $189 when it’s part of a sweep, or $249 standalone. A Level 2 camera inspection, which is what most real estate transactions and post-sale checkups require, runs $299 to $349 depending on the height of the flue and whether we’re pulling caps or chase covers to get the camera in. Level 3 inspections, where we’re opening up a wall or removing masonry to reach hidden sections, start around $500 and go up from there based on what we find and how much has to be opened.

What moves the price: accessibility. A steep roof or a chase that requires a ladder over a sunroom changes the labor. A liner that’s already failing and needs a camera plus a closer look at the anchor plate adds time. You’ll always hear the number before we start, and the number on the invoice matches the number we quoted. Call (478) 796-8742 for a free estimate on your specific Olympia Chimney system.

Why Marietta Homeowners Call Ashby Chimney Marietta for Olympia Chimney Work

We’ve been climbing onto Cobb County roofs since 2002, so we know what Marietta’s humidity and summer thunderstorms do to a chimney over two decades. A lot of the Olympia Chimney systems we inspect were installed during the early-2000s building boom, which means they’re hitting the age where seams loosen and chase covers give out. We see it before it becomes a ceiling stain.

Every job gets a written price before work begins and a written guarantee when it’s done. If a repair we make fails inside the guarantee period, we come back and fix it free. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise. The tech at your door is background-checked and in uniform, the phone gets answered by a human at 3 a.m. if that’s when you call, and the materials we use come from brands you can look up: DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, and Olympia Chimney itself.

Tell you the price first, show you the work, put it in writing – that’s the whole job.

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