Level 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.
Olympia Chimney Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Quakertown: What to Know First
If you own an Olympia Chimney system and you’ve been told the liner needs work, here’s the plain truth: most Olympia liners we see in Quakertown homes fail the same way, and we can usually tell you within one visit whether you need a repair or a full rebuild. A typical stainless liner swap runs one full day on-site, and we won’t quote you a number until we’ve put a camera up the flue. That’s the honest posture: no phone-price games, no invented problems, and a written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every Olympia job we complete.
This page is for homeowners around Quakertown who already own an Olympia Chimney product, or inherited one with the house, and want to know what’s actually wrong with it. Call (484) 603-6713 and you’ll get a live person, likely Wendell himself. We’ll talk it through before anyone climbs a ladder.
How Olympia Chimney Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
Olympia Chimney makes solid equipment, but like every liner brand, certain things go wrong in Bucks County’s climate. Freeze-thaw cycles, hot fires, and plain old time do the damage. Here’s what we actually see:
- Ventis flex liner seam separation at the lower joints. The Ventis line of flexible stainless liners gets pulled and slightly twisted during install, and years of heating-cooling cycles can work the seam lock loose near the appliance collar. We catch it with a camera before it becomes a carbon monoxide problem. Fix is usually a partial liner replacement, not a full rebuild.
- Terra Cotta flue tile spalling behind Olympia caps. Quakertown gets real freeze-thaw swings every winter. Water sits on top of the clay tile, soaks in, freezes, and pops the surface off. The Olympia cap may look fine from the ground while the tile beneath is shedding. We rebuild the crown and often drop a stainless liner down the existing flue rather than tear out masonry.
- Warped Olympia chimney adapter plates on pre-fab units. The metal adapter that connects the appliance to an Olympia chimney system runs hot on the front side and cold on the back. Over years, that uneven heat warps the plate just enough to break the seal. Symptom: you smell smoke faintly in the room on windy days. Most homeowners think it’s the damper. It’s usually the plate, and it’s a same-day fix for us.
- Heavy third-degree creosote glazing in older Olympia masonry systems. It forms faster when a liner is already degraded and the flue stays cooler than it should. A brush won’t touch that glazing. We remove it with a rotary chain whip and then assess whether the existing Olympia liner is salvageable. Sometimes it is. When it isn’t, we say so with camera footage in hand.
- Water intrusion through the chase top on Olympia factory-built units. If the chase pan wasn’t sealed properly, rain feeds down around the liner and rusts the galvanized components quietly for years. You see a drip in the firebox in March. We pull the cap, reseal or replace the chase top pan, and inspect the liner for corrosion at every joint.
None of these are mysteries once you look inside. That’s why every Olympia job we do starts with a camera inspection, and the footage comes with a plain-English verdict from Wendell Pike.
Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Liner & Rebuild Process
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Call and talk to a person. You reach us at (484) 603-6713. No call center. We ask about your fireplace, the age of the house, and what you’ve been seeing, smelling, or hearing. Then we book a time and give you a real arrival window.
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On-site inspection with camera documentation. Wendell or one of his crew runs a camera the full length of the flue. You watch the screen. No hidden damage talk. You see what we see.
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Straight verdict and written estimate. We tell you what’s actually wrong, what can wait, and what cannot. The price on the written estimate is the price on the invoice. If you have a competing written estimate, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it.
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Parts decision: OEM or proven aftermarket. If a liner needs replacing and Olympia OEM parts make sense for your system, we use them. If a DuraFlex or HeatShield liner does the same job with better corrosion resistance for less money, we tell you that too. You decide with full information.
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The repair or rebuild. Most partial rebuilds and liner replacements are done in one day. Full masonry rebuilds take longer, and we’ll give you a day-by-day schedule before we start.
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Testing and the promise. We test the draft, show you the after-photos next to the before, and hand you the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings us back.
What Olympia Chimney Chimney Liner & Rebuild Costs in Quakertown
Here’s what we see in the Quakertown market as of this year. These are real numbers from jobs we’ve done, not internet averages.
- Liner repair (minor seam work or adapter reseal): $275 - $550
- Flexible stainless liner replacement, single story: $1,400 - $2,200
- Full liner replacement with crown reseal: $1,800 - $2,800
- Partial masonry rebuild (top 15-20 courses): $2,500 - $4,800
- Full chimney rebuild from roofline up: $6,000 - $12,000, depending on stone or brick and access
What moves the price more than anything: roofline height, whether the existing flue tile is still structurally sound, and whether we’re working on a simple ranch or a three-story Victorian near downtown Quakertown. Estimates are free. Call (484) 603-6713 and Wendell will give you a number that doesn’t change when he shows up.
Why Quakertown Homeowners Call Top Hat Chimney for Olympia Chimney Work
Wendell Pike has been running Top Hat Chimney since 1999, and in that time he’s worked his way through more Quakertown flues than he can count, including plenty of those older stone homes near Tohickon Creek where the masonry is beautiful and the creosote buildup humbles you fast. We’re not a franchise that rotated in last spring. We publish Wendell’s name and company license number, and you will run into him again at the hardware store on Broad Street, quietly arguing with himself about which brush fits a clay liner better.
Every Olympia Chimney liner and rebuild job gets the same treatment: upfront pricing before a tool comes off the truck, a background-checked crew in uniform, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise stamped on the invoice. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back at no cost. We also service DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco liners, so if an aftermarket part genuinely serves you better than OEM, we’ll say so. If it doesn’t need doing, we’ll tell you that too.
Frequently Asked Questions About Olympia Chimney Liner & Rebuild
No. As an independent Olympia Chimney service provider, we’re not bound to OEM-only parts, and in many cases a DuraFlex or HeatShield stainless liner offers better corrosion resistance for less money than the Olympia original. If your system is still under manufacturer warranty, we’ll protect that by matching OEM specs where required. In every case we show you the options and let you decide. Call (484) 603-6713 and Wendell will walk you through it.
Yes, most of the time. We run a camera the full length of the flue, and that footage tells us almost everything: cracks, seam separation, corrosion, glazing, and water paths. It’s non-invasive and takes about 20 minutes. If we can’t see clearly, we’ll say so, and we won’t recommend a rebuild on a guess.
Most single-story liner replacements are done same-day once we have the parts on hand, which we usually do within a week of the estimate. Full masonry rebuilds take longer, and during October and November our schedule tightens up with everyone lighting their first fire of the season. If you’re noticing a problem, call (484) 603-6713 before burning season puts you in line.
A small liner crack grows. Hot gases and carbon monoxide move through that crack into places they don’t belong. A degraded liner also runs cooler, which builds creosote faster, which becomes the chimney fire you didn’t plan on. Some liner issues can wait a season. The ones that can’t are not a gamble worth making. We’ll tell you plainly which kind you have, with the camera footage to prove it. Estimates are free at (484) 603-6713.
Written by Wendell Pike, Owner, Top Hat Chimney at Top Hat Chimney, serving Quakertown and nearby areas.





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