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Famco Chimney Cap & Crown in Hempstead: What to Know First

Famco chimney cap and crown work in Hempstead typically runs $220 to $650 depending on whether you need a standard cap replacement, a custom multi-flue cap, or full crown repair with coating. Most jobs are done in a single visit, and we give you the price before a single tool comes off the truck. We’re an independent Famco service provider, not a manufacturer branch, which means we can tell you honestly when a part is worth saving and when it isn’t.

Call (516) 963-1068

This page is for Hempstead homeowners who own a Famco chimney cap and need real answers about installation, replacement, crown repair, or coating. If you’re near the older homes by Hofstra University or out toward the Baldwin line, call (516) 963-1068 and you’ll get a live person, likely Wendell himself.

How Famco Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

Famco makes a solid cap. But every brand has its weak points, and we’ve seen enough of them in Hempstead to know where Famco caps and crowns tend to let go first.

• Famco Standard Single-Flue Caps (the SC Series): The galvanized mesh screens on these are the first thing to go, usually within five to seven years of coastal Nassau County air. Rain and salt corrosion eat the mesh welds before the cap body itself fails. We replace with stainless mesh and check the mounting brackets the same visit.
• Famco Multi-Flue Caps (Custom MC Line): These get spec’d wrong more often than they wear out. A multi-flue cap that doesn’t extend far enough past the crown edge lets wind-driven rain sneak under the lid and soak the crown. In Hempstead, where nor’easters push rain sideways, undersized lids are a recurring problem. We measure, reorder, and mount them right.
• Famco Crowns on Older Brick Chimneys: The crown is concrete, not Famco metal, but Famco caps sit on top of it. When the crown cracks and shifts, the cap loosens. We see this on 1960s and 70s brickwork around Hempstead where the original crown was poured too thin. The fix is crown repair or coating before a new cap goes on. A new cap on a cracked crown is a two-year patch, not a repair.
• Famco Draft-Increasing Caps (Rotary/Turbine Models): The bearing assemblies on rotating caps seize up after a few seasons of creosote and soot. We pull them, clean the race, and re-lubricate with high-temp grease. If the bearing is scored, we replace the head assembly rather than the whole unit. That saves you about sixty percent of the cost.
• Famco Top-Mount Dampers Paired with Caps: The cable mechanisms on top-mount dampers stretch and bind, especially on longer flues in two-story Hempstead colonials. A bound cable means the damper won’t seal, which means heat escapes all winter. We replace cables and adjust the linkage so the damper seats flush.

Our Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Process

Here’s what actually happens when you call us about a Famco cap or crown in Hempstead.

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   You call, a person answers. Wendell or one of the crew picks up. You describe the issue. We set a real arrival window, not a four-hour guess.
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   We inspect from the roof and from inside. We look at the cap, the crown, the flue, and the flashing. We run a camera up the flue when there’s any question about what’s happening below the cap line.
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   We show you the photos. You see exactly what we see before you spend a dollar. If the cap is fine and the problem is elsewhere, we tell you. If it doesn’t need doing, Wendell will tell you.
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   We price the job straight. The number you hear is the number on the invoice. No surprises at the door.
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   We do the work. OEM Famco parts when they’re the right call, quality aftermarket when they’re better. We mount, seal, and test.
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   You get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings us back at no charge.

What Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Costs in Hempstead

Most Famco cap replacements in Hempstead fall between $220 and $420 for standard single-flue models. Multi-flue custom caps run $450 to $850 depending on flue spread and material. Crown repair with a quality coating goes $350 to $650, and full crown rebuilds start around $800 when the concrete has crumbled past the point of coating.

What moves the price: roof pitch (a steep colonial costs more in labor time), flue count, whether the crown needs work before the cap goes on, and whether you need stainless versus galvanized. Stainless costs more upfront but outlasts galvanized by a decade in Nassau County air. We’ll quote you both and let you decide.

Call (516) 963-1068 for a free estimate. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off, and any repair over $200 takes $40 off. No trip charge inside our service county.

Why Hempstead Homeowners Call Top Hat Chimney for Famco Work

Wendell Pike has been on roofs in and around Hempstead since 1999. He grew up in San Diego, learned the trade at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, and has spent the better part of two decades driving out to Nassau County, including plenty of calls near Hofstra University where older homes and older chimneys go hand in hand.

We install and service Famco products alongside DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco, which matters when your Famco cap sits on a chimney that also needs liner work. One crew, one visit, one straight answer. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on every job in writing. The phone gets answered by a live person around the clock. And every technician who shows up at your door is background-checked and in uniform.

The camera footage and a plain-English verdict, every time, no exceptions.

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