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Olympia Chimney Flue Liner Replacement: The Fort Worth Owner’s Guide

If you have an Olympia Chimney stainless steel flue liner that’s rusted through, warped, or pulling apart at the seams, we stock and install replacement liners sized to match what you already have. Installed replacement typically runs $1,900 to $4,200 in Fort Worth depending on liner length, diameter, and whether we’re dealing with a straight vertical run or an offset through the masonry. Most Olympia Chimney owners discover the failure two ways: water streaks on the ceiling near the chimney chase, or a Level 2 camera inspection that shows pinholes and seam separation. The liner is the only thing standing between fire byproducts and the wood framing around your chimney.

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Which Olympia Chimney Models This Applies To

Olympia Chimney has manufactured stainless and galvanized chimney components for decades, and the flue liner replacement conversation usually starts with the Ventis line and the older Olympia solid-pack chimney systems. The key detail that trips up a lot of Fort Worth homeowners is diameter. Olympia rigid liners in common residential use run 6-inch, 7-inch, and 8-inch inner diameters, and the outer casing size jumps about 2 inches beyond that. If you replace a 6-inch liner with a 7-inch because it’s what the supply house had in stock, you have a gap at the appliance collar and a draft problem from the first burn. We confirm the interior diameter from the rating plate on the fireplace or stove before we ever spec a replacement.

A note on OEM versus aftermarket. Olympia Chimney stopped supporting some of its older proprietary locking systems, and the aftermarket has stepped in with decent stainless liners that match the diameter and lock geometry. We are an independent chimney service company, not affiliated with Olympia Chimney, so we specify what fits and what lasts. We keep Olympia-compatible liners on hand along with parts for DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco systems. The liner wall thickness matters in Texas. Fort Worth humidity and the temperature swings from a cold February morning to a 140-degree attic in August cycle the metal hard, and a .005-inch liner has a shorter working life than the .006 or heavier we usually recommend.

Signs Your Olympia Chimney Flue Liner Replacement Is Failing

• Rust streaks or brown staining on the ceiling near the chimney chase. Condensation inside the liner is eating through the stainless, and the water has nowhere to go but down and out through the drywall.
• Loose or separated seams visible on the liner in a camera inspection. Seam separation means flue gases can escape into the chase cavity rather than drafting up and out, and this is a carbon monoxide pathway into the house.
• You smell a campfire or a damp, ashy odor in the room when the fireplace is not in use. A compromised liner lets flue gases and creosote odor back down into the living space instead of out the top.
• White or gray flakes falling into the firebox. This is delaminating metal. The liner inner wall is shedding. It’s a visual confirmation that the liner has reached the end of its service life.
• The chimney draft has gone weak, or the damper makes the room smoky when the fireplace is running. Holes and gaps in the liner break the draft, so the chimney stops pulling. When the pull fails, smoke spills into the room.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Fort Worth, a complete flue liner replacement for an Olympia Chimney system runs $1,900 to $4,200 installed. The spread comes down to three things. Liner length, which in a two-story home can mean 25 to 35 feet of material. Liner diameter, with 8-inch running notably more per foot than 6-inch. And access, because a chase on a steep 12/12 roof in the Ryan Place or Fairmount areas costs more in setup and safety rigging than a low-pitch ranch roof in Haltom City. The price we give you is the price you approve, in writing, before anything gets trucked onto your property. That price includes the liner, the replacement components, the labor to pull the old liner and drop the new one, and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise that covers the repair for a full year. If it fails inside that window, we return at no charge. No argument, no trip fee.

DIY or Call Us?

You can safely inspect a few things on your own. Check for water stains on the ceiling and around the chimney chase, look into the firebox with a bright light for flaking metal or rust flakes, and check the exterior spark arrestor from the ground. You should not attempt a flue liner replacement yourself. The liner runs the full height of the chimney, which means roof work, often on a steep Fort Worth roof, pulling the old liner without dropping debris into the living space, and reconnecting the appliance collar so the system does not leak flue gases. Hank Delano will tell you plainly, if the liner is gone, the fix is not a patch. It is a full replacement of the liner, because a patched liner is still a failed liner. If it is not clean and it is not safe, we are not done. Call (682) 255-2144 and we’ll get you a written price.

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