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AfterOlympia Chimney Chimney Repair in Hempstead: What to Know First
We repair Olympia Chimney systems throughout Hempstead, and most jobs are completed in a single visit. You’ll get an honest price before any work starts, and we’ll tell you plainly if a repair can wait. If your Olympia Chimney flue liner, cap, or chase cover is acting up, call (516) 963-1068 and the phone gets answered by a real person, not a voicemail tree.
This page is written for Hempstead homeowners who own an Olympia Chimney product and want to know what’s wrong, what it’ll cost, and whether it’s urgent. Wendell Pike and his crew have been inside enough Olympia Chimney flues across Nassau County to know exactly where these systems fail, and we don’t recommend work you don’t need.
Key takeaways:
- Olympia Chimney repairs in Hempstead typically run $180 to $1,400 depending on the component.
- We’re an independent Olympia Chimney service provider, not a manufacturer authorized shop, so we fix what’s actually broken without warranty games.
- Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back.
- Free estimates. No trip charge inside the county. Call (516) 963-1068.
How Olympia Chimney Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
Olympia Chimney makes a broad line of chimney components, and Hempstead weather is hard on every one of them. Here’s what we actually see on rooftops around town.
- Galvanized chase covers on Olympia’s pre-fab termination kits corrode at the seams. In Hempstead we see it constantly: snow and rain sit on the flat steel, the factory caulk joint fails, and water drips down inside the chase. The liner underneath is often still fine. We replace the cover with a stainless one, recaulk with a sealant that survives Nassau County winters, and you’re done.
- Olympia’s standard stainless liners develop pinholes near the furnace connection. Condensation gets acidic where the flue gases cool, and the metal eats through from the inside. Homeowners almost never see this coming because the visible parts look fine. Our camera inspection finds it in ten minutes. We reline with Olympia-compatible or superior liner stock, and the fix lasts decades.
- Flashings around Olympia Chimney terminations separate from the roofline. Nassau County gets a lot of freeze-thaw cycles, and the caulk Olympia ships with its kits hardens and pulls away. Water follows the gap into the attic. We remove the old flashing, inspect the adjacent roofing and sheathing, and install new flashing with proper underlayment. It’s a morning’s work.
- Chimney caps on older Olympia models develop rusted mounting hardware. The cap itself usually holds up, but the screws and brackets don’t. A rusty cap won’t hurt the flue immediately, but if it loosens and blows off in a nor’easter, water pours straight down the liner. We replace the hardware, seal the cap solid, and move on.
- Olympia’s masonry chimney tie-in plates crack around the anchor bolts. This shows up more on older homes near Hofstra University, where brick chimneys aren’t always maintained. We remove the plate, drill new anchors, and remount. It’s a small part, but if it fails the whole top of the chimney shifts.
Your flue doesn’t care how the fire looks. It cares how it breathes. These failures start small, and by the time you smell smoke or see water, the repair costs more. If it doesn’t need doing, we’ll tell you.
Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Repair Process
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You call (516) 963-1068. A live person answers. You describe the issue, we book a time that works, and if we’re running late, we call you. No silent windows, no missed appointments.
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Wendell or one of his crew arrives and puts eyes on the chimney. We inspect every part of the system, not just the spot you pointed to. A failed cap can hide a cracked flue tile right below it.
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The camera goes down the flue. Before any repair recommendation, we run the camera and show you the footage. The camera footage and a plain-English verdict, every time, no exceptions. If the liner is fine, we tell you and charge you nothing beyond the visit.
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We lay out the fix and the honest price. Upfront pricing before a single tool comes off the truck. That means if we recommend an Olympia Chimney OEM part, or if a quality aftermarket part from DuraFlex or HeatShield does the job just as well for less, you’ll hear the price difference and choose.
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We do the work, test it, and clean up. Every repair gets tested for draft, seal, or water intrusion before we leave. The area around the chimney gets swept. We call it done only after we’d be happy to have it on our own house.
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You get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the repair fails within 90 days, one call brings us back at no additional cost. That’s not a sales pitch; it’s printed on the invoice.
What Olympia Chimney Chimney Repair Costs in Hempstead
No two chimneys need the same work, but Hempstead homeowners can expect these ranges for common Olympia Chimney repairs:
| Repair Job | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Chase cover replacement (stainless steel) | $300 - $800 |
| Chimney cap replacement with new hardware | $180 - $420 |
| Flashing repair or replacement around Olympia termination | $400 - $950 |
| Flue liner pinhole repair or reline | $600 - $1,400 |
| Tie-in plate re-anchoring | $250 - $600 |
| Full inspection with camera report | $149 - $275 (waived with most repairs) |
What moves the price: roof height and pitch, chimney accessibility, whether scaffolding is required, and whether the damaged part is still manufactured by Olympia Chimney or we need to match a discontinued piece. We’ll always tell you if a less expensive aftermarket part from DuraFlex, HeatShield, or Gelco will do the job just as well. Standing offer: $40 off any repair over $200, and 10% off always for seniors and veterans. Call (516) 963-1068 for a free estimate.
Why Hempstead Homeowners Call Top Hat Chimney for Olympia Chimney Work
Wendell Pike started Top Hat Chimney in 1999 and has been driving out to Hempstead long enough to know which blocks have chimneys from the 1940s and which ones have builder-grade tracks from the 1990s. He grew up in San Diego, but he’s spent the better part of two decades serving Hempstead and the surrounding area, including plenty of calls near Hofstra University, where older homes and older chimneys tend to go hand in hand. Ask anyone on your street; around here, somebody’s already got his number.
We work with Olympia Chimney components every season, and we also service DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco products when a mixed system needs attention. When a national chain sends a stranger who’s never installed an Olympia Chimney cap at 20 degrees in a Nassau County winter, you can tell. Wendell and his crew show up in uniform, background-checked, and with tools that have actually touched Olympia Chimney parts before. The number you hear on the phone is the number on the invoice. No surprises, no second visit with a higher price.
FAQs
We’re an independent Olympia Chimney service provider, not an authorized warranty shop, so manufacturer warranty claims go through Olympia Chimney directly. What we offer is our own 90-Day Done Right Promise: if the repair we made isn’t right, we fix it at no additional cost, no questions, no runaround. Call (516) 963-1068 and we’ll walk you through your options.
Some older Olympia Chimney pieces are discontinued, but that rarely stops a repair. We stock common Olympia-compatible caps, cover kits, and hardware on the truck, and when an OEM part isn’t available we match it with a quality part from a brand like DuraFlex or HeatShield. You’ll see the part before we install it, and the price difference before you pay.
If the liner has a small, localized pinhole, we can sometimes repair it with a targeted patch. But if the camera shows rust-through in multiple areas or cracks from top to bottom, patching is wasted money and a new liner is the honest call. We’ll show you the footage and let you decide based on what you can see, not what we say.
For most Olympia Chimney repairs, we can be at your house within one to three business days. Emergency situations, like a cap that’s blown off during a storm, get pulled forward. The phone is answered by a live person around the clock, so call (516) 963-1068 and we’ll give you a real arrival window, not a vague “sometime this week.”
Summer chimney smells usually mean creosote buildup or a missing cap letting humidity into the flue. Once a year, burn or no burn. Chimneys break in the off-season too. If you’ve got an Olympia Chimney system, we’ll check the cap, the liner surface, and the cleanout all in one visit. It’s a $149 camera inspection, and we’ll tell you if all it needs is a sweep.
Call Top Hat Chimney for Olympia Chimney Repair in Hempstead
If your Olympia Chimney system is showing cracks, leaks, rust, or smells, don’t wait through another season. Call (516) 963-1068, talk to a live person, and get an honest price for a repair done right the first time. We’re locally owned and owner-operated. Wendell puts his name on the work and runs into you again on Saturday. That’s why people around here trust us with their chimneys.
Written by Wendell Pike, Owner, Top Hat Chimney at Top Hat Chimney, serving Hempstead and nearby areas.