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Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Greenwich: What to Know First

Famco chimney liner and rebuild work in Greenwich typically runs $2,800 to $7,400 depending on whether we’re relining an existing flue or rebuilding from the roofline up. Most Famco jobs are completed in one to two days, and every one starts with a camera inspection before we quote a dollar figure. We’re an independent Famco service provider, not a factory warranty station, which means we source what’s actually right for your chimney, not what a manufacturer’s program tells us to install. If you own a home in Greenwich with an aging Famco liner or a chimney that’s spalling, leaning, or leaking, this page gives you the numbers, the failure patterns we see, and what the repair actually involves. Call (516) 399-5497 and Corrine Halstead’s crew will put a written price in front of you before any work starts.

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How Famco Products Fail, and How We Fix Them

We’ve pulled Famco liners out of Greenwich chimneys since 2009, and while the brand makes a solid product, we see the same failure patterns repeat themselves across backcountry colonials, downtown condos, and the older stock near Cos Cob. Here’s what actually goes wrong:

• Famco Flex 304/316 liners: weld-seam corrosion at the lower third. The flexible Famco liners we remove from Greenwich homes most often show pitting and seam separation in the bottom 36 inches, where condensate from short, high-efficiency gas appliances pools before it can evaporate. The liner looks fine from the top, corrodes from the inside, and leaks flue gas into the chase. We cut out the bad section and sleeve with a correctly sized replacement rather than band-aiding it.
• Famco rigid stainless sections: ovalization during installation. Famco’s rigid liner sections are sturdy, but we regularly find them forced into flues that were never sized for them, especially in older Greenwich masonry chimneys with slightly offset clay tiles. The installer squeezed the liner to fit, and the metal fatigued at the bend. Our fix is a camera-measured resleeve with the right diameter, not another forced fit.
• Famco liner-to-appliance connectors: loose or missing locking bands. This is more an installation failure than a manufacturer defect, but it shows up on Famco jobs constantly: the connector joint at the appliance outlet was never mechanically fastened, or the band corroded and let go. The liner sags, flexes, and eventually separates. We replace the connector and secure every joint with the correct locking band, then photograph it.
• Famco rain caps and terminations: wind-driven rain entry on exposed chimney stacks. Greenwich chimneys on the water side of Route 1 take a beating from salt air and nor’easter winds. Famco termination caps that worked fine inland get driven with wind-blown rain, which drips down into the liner and accelerates corrosion from the top. We replace the termination with a properly sized, wind-rated cap and check the crown flashing while we’re up there.
• Famco masonry ties and anchor points on partial rebuilds: rusted to nothing in 12 to 15 years. On full rebuilds of Greenwich chimneys originally lined with Famco products, the steel anchor straps that tie the liner to the brickwork are often the first thing to fail, especially where moisture wicks through older mortar. We see straps that crumble when you touch them. On any Famco rebuild, we replace all exposed steel ties with stainless.

Our Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild Process

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   We camera the flue first. Before we quote, before we touch a bundle of Famco liner, we run the camera. Corrine’s crew has been documenting flues this way since 2009, and Clause 4 of the Haven Standard requires a photo record on every visit. You see the footage the same day.
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   We measure for a real fit. Greenwich chimneys are rarely straight. We measure the flue at top, middle, and bottom, and account for every offset. The Famco liner, whether flex or rigid, gets sized to the flue, not forced to it.
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   We decide on OEM vs. aftermarket with you. Famco parts covered under an active warranty get replaced with Famco parts, no argument. Outside warranty, we’ll give you the honest trade-off: OEM Famco costs more and matches exactly; DuraFlex, HeatShield, or Gelco components may match or beat the spec for less. The choice is yours, written down, with a price attached to each option.
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   We do the liner work or rebuild in one pass. Most Famco liner replacements are a one-day job. A partial rebuild add a second day. Full rebuilds from the roof line down run three to five days depending on weather and scaffold logistics on the steeper Greenwich lots.
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   We test and document. We run a smoke test or draft reading, depending on the appliance, and confirm the liner is holding. Then we photograph the finished work, top and bottom.
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   You get a written warranty before we leave the driveway. Not a voicemail promise, not a verbal “you’re covered.” A written warranty under the Haven Standard, stamped with the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right.

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What Famco Chimney Liner & Rebuild Costs in Greenwich

Here’s the honest math for an independent Famco service job in Greenwich, not a factory price list.

• Famco flexible liner replacement, single flue: $2,800 to $4,200, depending on access and flue length. Most Greenwich jobs fall in the middle of that range.
• Famco rigid liner resleeve with offsets: $3,500 to $5,500, because the flue is harder to work and the liner costs more per foot.
• Partial chimney rebuild (crown, top courses, flue tile replacement): $3,800 to $6,200, varying with how many brick courses collapsed and whether we need a crane or a hydraulic lift on the steeper lots near Round Hill Road.
• Full Famco chimney rebuild from the roof line up: $6,500 to $11,000 plus, especially if the chimney is tall, tied into an older rain cap, or needs custom flashing to match a historic Greenwich roofline.

What moves the number: access, flue height, corrosion severity, and whether the original install left us enough room to work without breaking more brick. The price we quote is the price you pay, written, before we start. Call (516) 399-5497 for a free estimate and we’ll send a tech to camera the flue and write you an exact number.

Why Greenwich Homeowners Call Level Two Chimney Greenwich for Famco Work

We didn’t buy a Famco franchise playbook. We learned the brand chaotically over years of pulling failed liners out of Fairfield County and Westchester County chimneys. Corrine Halstead studied building systems technology in New York City years before she started running her own crews, and her people have worked backcountry Greenwich estates and the older colonials near Cos Cob long enough to know a firebox’s condition before the camera even finishes its pass. The camera doesn’t guess. Neither do we. We keep a multi-brand parts supply on hand, DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco along with Famco, so if one liner section won’t work, the next best option is in the truck. We’re independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard, our techs are background-checked and uniformed, our license number is printed on every page, and we answer the phone live, 24/7. No voicemail. No web form. No “call for a quote.”

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