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 White Plains: What to Know First
We inspect, repair, and rebuild Olympia Chimney liners throughout White Plains, NY, and we’re the only local crew that hands you a written price before any tool comes off the truck. Most Olympia Chimney liner replacements take one full day from setup to cleanup, and you leave with a documented photo record of everything we found and fixed. If you’re seeing flaking liner metal, draft problems, or your Olympia liner is over 15 years old, call (914) 350-5204 for a free estimate and we’ll put a camera down the flue before we recommend a single dollar of work.
This page is for White Plains homeowners who own an Olympia Chimney product and need to know what’s actually wrong, what it costs to fix, and whether the liner can be repaired or needs a full replacement. We’re an independent Olympia Chimney service provider: we don’t work for the manufacturer, which means we tell you when a liner is in fine shape, when it needs a patch, and when it’s done.
How Olympia Chimney Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
- Flexible stainless steel liner kinking at the smoke chamber transition. Olympia Chimney’s flexible liners, including their aluminum and stainless offerings sold through supply houses across New York, tend to kink right where the liner bends from the smoke chamber into the flue. We see this on White Plains colonials built in the 1950s and 1960s, where the flue runs offset. A kinked Olympia liner cuts draft by half and traps creosote at the bend. We pull the old liner, inspect the smoke chamber with a camera, and set a new liner with a proper tee and smooth radius so it doesn’t bind again.
- Condensation corrosion on single-wall stainless liners used with high-efficiency furnaces. When a White Plains homeowner swaps in a 90%+ furnace, the old Olympia liner often isn’t rated for the acidic condensate those furnaces produce. The result is rust-through at the lower third of the liner, usually within three seasons. Our fix is a 316L stainless liner sized to the appliance, with a drip tee and drain installed so condensate exits the system instead of eating the metal.
- Liner-to-crown seal failure from freeze-thaw cycles. White Plains winters are hard on any liner crown connection, but Olympia Chimney’s poured crown collars tend to crack at the seam after repeated freezing and thawing. Water gets behind the collar, works down the outside of the liner, and spalls the masonry from the inside. We rebuild the crown with a proper concrete mix, set the Olympia liner in fresh refractory cement, and add a rain cap that actually sheds water instead of funneling it.
- OEM part mismatches after partial repairs by other contractors. We routinely find Olympia Chimney liners connected to non-Olympia flue tiles or adapter plates that don’t mate correctly. The tell is creosote weeping through the adapter seam or a visible gap on the camera at the connection. We match the liner to whatever remains of the original flue with a properly sized adapter, and we photograph the seam from both sides before we call it finished.
- Warped stainless collars on Olympia Chimney caps after chimney fires. If your Olympia cap collar looks like a melted candle, the flue got hot enough to warp steel. That’s a chimney fire, whether you saw flames or not. We don’t just swap the cap: we run a full NFPA 211 Level 2 camera scan to check for cracked flue tiles, damaged mortar joints, and heat damage to the surrounding brick. If the liner itself is compromised, we replace it and document every finding.
Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Liner & Rebuild Process

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We book the visit and tell you who’s coming. A named tech is assigned, and you get a text when we’re on the way. No call-center roulette.
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Camera first, talk second. We run a Level 2 camera scan down your Olympia liner and through the smoke chamber. You see the footage on the spot, and we hand you the photo record before we quote anything.
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Written quote with a parts decision. We price the OEM option and the better-aftermarket option when one makes sense. For most Olympia Chimney work, DuraFlex, HeatShield, or Gelco parts outperform the original at a lower price, and we show you why on paper.
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The repair or rebuild. Liner replacement, partial rebuild, crown work, cap replacement: we do it in one day, with all work quoted in writing before we start.
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Post-job camera verification. We run the camera again after installation and hand you the before-and-after record.
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Written warranty and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, we make it right. That’s stamped on every job. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard: a documented photo record on every visit. Every visit.
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You asked for the price, so here it is in dollars. For Olympia Chimney liner work in White Plains, expect roughly:
- Stainless flexible liner replacement (standard single-story flue): $1,850 – $2,400
- Stainless liner replacement with insulation wrap: $2,300 – $3,100
- Liner repair (patching, connection work, seam reseal): $400 – $900
- Partial chimney rebuild (top 3-5 courses plus new crown): $1,600 – $2,800
- Full chimney rebuild from roofline up, including new Olympia or aftermarket liner: $5,500 – $9,500
What moves the price: two-story access versus one, scaffold requirements on steep White Plains roofs, whether your flue needs insulation, and whether we find hidden masonry damage once we open the crown. Every quote is written before work starts, and it includes the photo record, the scope, and the warranty. Call (914) 350-5204 for an exact number. Estimates are free.
Why White Plains Homeowners Call Level Two Chimney White Plains for Olympia Chimney Work

Corrine Halstead ran her first camera through a White Plains flue in 2009, and she’s been inspecting chimneys in Westchester County ever since. She built her building technology training at Bronx Community College, came up through the trades in the Bronx, and she knows exactly what happens to a chimney near the Gedney neighborhood after twenty winters of freeze-thaw. She also knows the camera does not guess. Neither do we.
We’ve inspected more than 38,000 chimneys since 2009, every one of them with a written price before work started and a documented record when we finished. We stock and install liners from DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco alongside Olympia Chimney parts, which means we’re not handcuffed to one manufacturer when a better part exists. If you’ve got a written estimate from another company, bring it in: we offer a free second opinion on any written quote. And when you call, a live person answers, 24/7. Not a voicemail. Not a form.
FAQs
No. Olympia Chimney warranties cover manufacturing defects in the liner material itself, not the labor to diagnose, remove, and reinstall it. As an independent Olympia Chimney service provider, we handle the labor end: you get our written workmanship warranty on every repair and rebuild, and we document everything with camera footage in case the manufacturer asks for evidence.
Most Olympia Chimney liner replacements in White Plains are done in a single business day, from pulling the old liner to running the post-install camera verification. If we find masonry damage under the crown, that adds a day. Call (914) 350-5204 and we’ll give you a straight answer for your specific chimney.
Repairs are possible when the damage is localized: a cracked adapter, a seam that’s opened up, or a pin-hole rust spot near the bottom. But when the liner is corroded over more than a quarter of its length, kinked at the smoke chamber, or showing heat warping from a chimney fire, replacement is the honest call. We show you the camera footage either way.
We stock Olympia Chimney caps, collars, and adapters on our trucks, and we source liners through Haven’s buying network alongside DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco products. If your job needs an OEM part we don’t have, we can typically have it the same week, and we keep you informed the entire time.
Flaking liner metal falls into the smoke chamber and blocks draft, which pushes carbon monoxide back down the flue into the living space. In White Plains, where chimneys run cold and damp for half the year, a cracked liner also lets moisture into the brickwork. One more freeze-thaw cycle and a $400 repair becomes a $2,800 rebuild. Call (914) 350-5204 and we’ll tell you exactly where you fall on that curve.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner, Level Two Chimney White Plains at Level Two Chimney White Plains, serving White Plains and nearby areas.





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