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

We provide independent Famco chimney cap and crown service in Marietta, typically turning cap replacements around in one visit and crown repairs in one to two days once we have a written scope agreed. A Famco cap install runs $285-$495; crown repair or coating runs $650-$1,850 depending on accessibility and how much of the concrete wash has cracked or spalled. Every job starts with a camera scan down the flue and a written price before any work begins - no exceptions.

Call (470) 288-2763

This page is for homeowners who already know they’ve got Famco hardware on their chimney and need to know whether it can be repaired, what it should cost, and who in Marietta actually stocks the parts. If that sounds like you, call us at (470) 288-2763. Corrine Halstead runs the shop, and we answer live 24 hours a day.

How Famco Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Famco 13×13 and 17×17 galvanized single-flue caps: The spot-welded corner seams open after 6-10 years in Marietta’s humidity cycle, especially on south-facing exposures near Kennesaw Mountain where afternoon thermal shock is real. Water gets in, rusts the mesh, and the cap starts sounding like a loose tin can in wind. We replace with a Famco-spec stainless cap or a heavier-gauge aftermarket equivalent - your call, with both options priced in writing.
• Famco multi-flue caps (galvanized and black painted): The cross-break top design pools water if the chimney crown underneath has settled even 1/8 inch. We see this constantly in the ranch homes off Lower Roswell Road built ’85-’99. The cap itself is fine; the crown is the real problem. We pull the cap, repair or recast the crown with CrownCoat or a pourable concrete wash, then reinstall or upsize the cap with proper drip edges.
• Famco wind-directional caps (stainless and galvanized): The rotating hood seizes when the bushing corrodes, which happens faster in Marietta than up north because pollen and humidity pack the bearing race every spring. A seized directional cap is worse than no cap - it blocks draft. We disassemble, clean the spindle, and either rebuild with a stainless bushing kit or replace the whole hood if the housing is egged out.
• Famco outside-mount caps with leg kits: The expansion bolts pull out of soft brick common to ’70s and ’80s Marietta tract homes, especially around East Cobb and the Paper Mill Road corridor. We don’t just re-bolt. We sleeve the holes with lead anchors or switch to a surface-mount cap with a compression band that doesn’t rely on brick integrity.
• Famco chimney crown (the concrete wash itself, not the cap): Famco doesn’t manufacture crown mix, but many Marietta homes have crowns poured by builders who used Famco caps as the spec. Those crowns were often 1:4 cement mixes with no acrylic fortifier, no drip edge, and no overhang. They crack horizontally at the flue tile joint within 5-7 years. We cut back to sound concrete, apply a bonding agent, and pour CrownSeal or HeatShield CrownCoat with a formed drip edge - documented with before-and-after photos under Haven Standard Clause 4.

Our Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Process

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   Call and schedule. A live person answers. We ask whether you know the cap model or can text a photo from the ground. We book a Level 2 inspection with camera scan.
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   Camera first, quote second, work third - in that order, every time. Corrine or one of our techs runs the camera down the flue, inspects the crown with a hammer probe for hollow spots, and photographs the cap from the roof. We find the failure, name it, and show you.
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   Parts decision. We stock common Famco stainless caps and carry DuraFlex, Gelco, and HeatShield crown materials. If your cap is under warranty and you want OEM, we order it. If you want faster turnaround or a heavier gauge, we quote the aftermarket option with the same written warranty.
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   Written scope and price. Haven Standard Clause 1: you get a written price, written scope, and written 365-Day Done Right Promise before anyone touches a tool.
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   The work. Cap swaps take 45-90 minutes. Crown repairs take 2-4 hours plus cure time. We test draft and smoke spillage after, then run the camera again to confirm no debris dropped into the flue.
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   Documentation and close. You get photos, the camera footage, a written completion record, and our warranty. Payment is due only after you have all three.

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What Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Costs in Marietta

These are real Marietta prices for real Famco jobs we’ve completed - not a bait-and-switch range. The only way to know your exact number is a camera inspection, which we include free with any booked sweep or repair. Call (470) 288-2763 for a free estimate.

Why Marietta Homeowners Call Emberly Chimney Cleaners Marietta for Famco Work

We’ve inspected over 38,000 chimneys since 2009, and a healthy share of those have been Famco caps on the older brick homes that define Marietta’s neighborhoods. We know which Famco models were spec’d by which builders, which ones seize in Georgia humidity, and which ones can be saved with a bushing kit versus a full replacement.

Our techs are background-checked, uniformed, and named before they arrive - you’ll get a text when they’re on the way. We carry DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, and Famco-sourced parts, so we’re not waiting on a single supplier to get your job done. Every repair is backed by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not right, we make it right, no argument. And if another company already gave you a written estimate, we’ll review it and give you a free second opinion.

We’re independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard - not a franchise, not a call center. Corrine Halstead has been on Marietta roofs for the better part of two decades, including plenty of afternoons working the older homes along Whitlock Avenue where the masonry tells its own story.

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