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Famco Flue Liner Replacement: The Alpharetta Owner’s Guide

A Famco flue liner replacement in Alpharetta typically runs $900 to $2,400 installed, depending on the liner diameter, length, and whether your existing Famco liner connector or cap needs replacing at the same time. Most Alpharetta homes we service are back up and running within one visit because we carry common Famco liner components on the truck and can order the rare sizes quickly. Owners usually discover their Famco liner has failed during an annual sweep or after noticing rust flakes at the cleanout, a musty smell after rain, or visible gaps where the liner sections meet above the roofline.

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Which Famco Models This Applies To

Famco has made rigid and flexible stainless steel flue liners under several series names over the years, including the Famco Flex, Famco Rigid, and various 304 and 316 alloy grades. The part number you need is usually stamped near the liner’s male end or printed on the original install sticker still attached to the chimney chase. Some Famco liners are made for specific appliance classes, including natural gas, propane, oil, and wood-burning, and mixing those uses is a mistake we see from DIY installs in Alpharetta more often than we’d expect. Check the existing liner tag carefully: a 6-inch Famco liner is not interchangeable with a 5.5-inch, and wood-burning temps require 316L alloy rather than the standard 304 used for gas in most setups. We install Famco’s current lineup and, where an older Famco part is discontinued, we match it to HeatShield, Gelco, or DuraFlex components that meet the same spec rather than patching something that should be retired. Kindling Chimney Alpharetta is an independent service provider and not affiliated with Famco or its parent companies.

Signs Your Famco Flue Liner Replacement Is Failing

• Rust flakes or fine metal dust at the cleanout door. This means the liner’s inner wall is shedding, especially common on older Famco liners in Alpharetta where summer humidity sits heavy and winter fires push hot exhaust against a weakening wall.
• A sour, wet-smoke smell after rain. Moisture is getting into the flue path, which usually means a failed seam or a cracked joint near the top of the liner.
• Visible gaps, warping, or discoloration at any seam. Heat cycling from Alpharetta’s cold snaps to warm days expands and contracts the liner; after enough cycles, old seams open up and exhaust finds a new path.
• New stains on interior walls or ceiling near the chimney chase. That’s evidence of flue gases or condensation escaping the liner, and it’s a problem that never corrects itself.
• A draft that no longer pulls like it used to. A failing Famco liner changes the air pressure inside the flue, which is why a fireplace that always drew well suddenly pushes smoke into the room on cold Alpharetta evenings.

Replacement Cost & What’s Included

In Alpharetta, most Famco flue liner replacements we complete land between $900 and $2,400. The range moves with three things: the diameter of the liner (4-inch through 8-inch and beyond), the length from appliance to chimney cap, and whether we’re also replacing the Famco connector, rain cap, or top plate. Every quote is written down before any work starts, so the number you approve is the number you pay, not a starting point. The price includes removal of the old liner, inspection of the flue walls behind it, installation of the new Famco-compatible liner, and a photo of the finished work before we leave. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers every liner replacement we install, which means if something isn’t right, Danny Cortes and his crew come back and make it right. No fine print, no runaround.

DIY or Call Us?

We’ll be straight with you: replacing a Famco flue liner is not a safe DIY job for a homeowner climbing on an Alpharetta roof. The work is done at height, often on a pitch, and involves torquing, crimping, and locking liner sections in place while managing a chimney cap and connector. Done wrong, the liner can separate mid-flue or fail to seal at the appliance connection, and the system can pull carbon monoxide into the living space. What an owner can safely do is check the cleanout door for rust flakes, look for obvious water stains around the chase, and note the liner diameter stamped at the appliance connection. If that inspection leaves you with any doubt, call us at (762) 225-2593 and we’ll take it from there. We bring the gear, the parts, and the written price before the first tile comes off the roof.

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