Olympia Chimney Chimney Cap & Crown in Los Angeles, CA

Olympia Chimney Chimney Cap & Crown in Los Angeles: What to Know First

We install, repair, and replace chimney caps and crowns on Olympia Chimney systems across Los Angeles as an independent Olympia Chimney service provider - most jobs take a single visit, and we quote the full price before we start. A standard Olympia Chimney cap replacement runs $280-$520; crown repair or coating runs $340-$780 depending on access and how far the cracking has spread. We don’t upsell what you don’t need, and we don’t leave until the job is documented with photos you can see and a plain-English verdict.

Call (844) 418-0954

This page is for Los Angeles homeowners who already have an Olympia Chimney liner, cap, or crown and need someone who knows the product line without learning it on your dime. Call (844) 418-0954 - a live person answers, 24 hours a day.

How Olympia Chimney Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Olympia 316Ti flexible liner caps: The mesh on these caps is finer than most, which catches more Santa Ana wind-blown debris but also corrodes faster within five to seven years in Los Angeles coastal air. We see this in Venice and San Pedro regularly. We replace with either an OEM Olympia cap or a Gelco equivalent with comparable mesh density, depending on what’s in stock and your preference.
• Olympia stainless single-flue caps (OSFC series): The screw-tension mounting brackets fatigue if they’ve been removed and reinstalled more than twice, which happens when homeowners or less careful sweeps clean without proper support. The cap tilts, gaps open, and rain funnels straight onto the crown. We replace the bracket hardware with marine-grade stainless and reset the cap square, or move to a wider cap with a deeper skirt if the flue tile edge is chipped.
• Olympia multi-flue caps on pre-1990 Los Angeles chimneys: These are often overhung too far on chimneys built before modern earthquake bracing requirements. The cap frame works loose in seismic settling, which is common in the Basin. We see this in older homes from Highland Park to Leimert Park. We add custom-fabricated lateral supports or recommend a smaller-footprint cap with independent flue sealing, depending on the chimney’s structural condition.
• Olympia crown wash failures: Olympia’s crown coating products bond well to clean concrete but delaminate if applied over previous patch jobs that trapped moisture. Los Angeles homeowners often get two or three years out of a cheap crown coating before it flakes. We grind to sound concrete, let the crown dry through a full Santa Ana cycle if possible, then apply either HeatShield CrownCoat or a poured concrete rebuild, depending on crack depth and whether the crown has positive slope.
• Olympia chimney pots and decorative caps: The terracotta and cast-concrete pots sold through Olympia distributors look sharp on Spanish Revival homes in Los Feliz and Hancock Park, but the base flange is rarely sealed correctly at installation. Water tracks down the pot, pools at the flange, and rots the top course of brick. We remove the pot, inspect the flue wall behind it, reflash with copper or lead depending on the home’s period detail, and reinstall with a proper storm collar.

Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Cap & Crown Process

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   Call and schedule. A live person answers, asks what you’re seeing, and books a window. We don’t use apps or callback queues.
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   Level-2 camera inspection. Our technician arrives uniformed and background-checked, sets up the camera, and documents the flue, crown, and cap condition with photos you can see on the spot. We give you a plain-English verdict - what’s wrong, what’ll happen if you wait, and what we’d do if it were our house.
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   Parts decision. If your Olympia part is available from our distributor this week, we’ll quote OEM. If lead time stretches past two weeks or the part is discontinued, we quote a quality aftermarket equivalent from Gelco or Famco that matches the spec. You choose. No pressure either way.
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   The repair. Most cap replacements and crown coatings we complete in one visit. Crown rebuilds that need formwork and cure time may need a second day. We protect your roof, your landscaping, and your patience.
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   Testing and documentation. We run a final camera pass, verify draft and cap clearance, and leave you with photos, the written 90-Day Done Right Promise, and an invoice that matches the estimate.
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   Cleanup and close. We haul away the old material, sweep the work area, and you’re back to normal. If something isn’t right, call us - in writing, no arguing.

What Olympia Chimney Chimney Cap & Crown Costs in Los Angeles

These are Los Angeles market ranges for 2024-2025. Your exact price depends on what we find when we look. Estimates are free, upfront, and fixed - the number we quote is the number on the invoice. Call (844) 418-0954 to schedule.

Why Los Angeles Homeowners Call Hearthstone Chimney Co. of Los Angeles for Olympia Chimney Work

We’ve been working chimneys across Los Angeles for over 42 years. Gil Mercer, our owner, learned this trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and spent two decades in the field before that - from Boyle Heights row houses to mid-century ranches in the Foothills. He knows Olympia Chimney products because he’s removed, repaired, and replaced them in real Los Angeles conditions, not from a catalog.

Our technicians carry DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, and Famco materials on the truck, so we’re not waiting on a single-source part while your chimney leaks. The 90-Day Done Right Promise covers every job in writing - if it’s not right, we make it right, no paperwork and no arguing. A square deal: no surprises on the bill. We’ll be there when we say. The chimney doesn’t lie. Neither do I.

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