Famco Crown Repair Nationwide

Famco Crown Repair: The Marietta Owner’s Guide

Famco crown repair in Marietta typically runs $340-$620 installed, depending on crown size and whether the flue collar needs replacement. We stock Famco-compatible crown assemblies and sealants on our trucks, and most jobs are completed in a single visit. Most Marietta homeowners discover the problem during a routine sweep or when water starts showing up on the fireplace face after heavy rain.

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Which Famco Models This Applies To

Famco crowns are found most often on their 8-inch and 13-inch round top-mount dampers and on select chimney cap assemblies sold through specialty suppliers. The critical identifier is the stamped model number on the damper frame, usually visible from the firebox with a flashlight, or on a tag under the cap skirt if you’re on the roof. The 300-series dampers use a 24-gauge galvanized crown with a welded flue collar; the 500-series switched to a heavier 22-gauge and a bolt-on collar that’s prone to backing out after thermal cycling.

We source Famco-spec crowns through Haven’s buying network, alongside DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco equivalents. Aftermarket crowns from Olympia Chimney match Famco dimensions exactly and carry the same 10-year warranty, though we always verify collar diameter and bolt pattern before quoting. The gotcha: early 300-series units used a 1.75-inch collar where later production went to 2 inches. Measure twice, or better, send us a photo and we’ll confirm fit before we dispatch.

Signs Your Famco Crown Repair Is Failing

• Water staining on the firebox walls. The crown’s seal to the flue tile has cracked, letting runoff follow the flue liner down. In Marietta’s clay-heavy soils, that moisture wicks into the smoke chamber and shows as efflorescence, the white powdery bloom you see on brick.
• Rust flakes in the firebox or on the damper blade. Famco crowns are galvanized steel, not stainless. Once the factory coating fails at the weld seams, Georgia humidity accelerates rust-through from the inside out. We find this most often on north-facing chimneys in East Cobb where the crown never fully dries.
• The damper won’t open fully or hangs crooked. A sagging crown has pulled the flue collar out of square, binding the damper linkage. The crown itself may look intact from the ground while the hidden collar has rotted through at the weld.
• Visible crown deformation or low spots. Standing water on the crown surface after rain means the pan has dimpled or the perimeter has dropped. That water freezes in Marietta’s occasional hard winters, prying the crown away from the flue tile with each cycle.
• Bird or squirrel entry at the cap perimeter. A failed crown lets the cap skirt lift, creating a gap. We’ve pulled nests from Famco assemblies in Kennesaw Mountain view homes where the gap was less than an inch, enough for a determined starling.

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Replacement Cost & What’s Included

What drives the range: crown size, whether we can reuse the existing cap, and what the camera reveals about the flue tile top. Every quote is written before work starts, with the scope, price, and warranty on one page. Clause 1 of the Haven Standard requires it. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the installation and materials. We document the before condition with photos and the completed work with camera footage down the flue, archived under Haven Standard Clause 4.

DIY or Call Us?

A homeowner can safely check the crown from the ground with binoculars for obvious deformation, or from the firebox for rust flakes and operation. Do not climb the roof to measure or attempt removal. The crown is secured with tensioned bolts at the flue collar, and the assembly is heavy enough to unbalance you on a pitch. More critically, a dropped crown damages the flue tile, turning a $400 repair into a $2,400 liner job.

We run the camera first, quote second, work third - in that order, every time. If you’re seeing symptoms, call (470) 288-2763. We’ll confirm the model, check stock, and schedule a camera inspection. Written price before anyone touches a tool.

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