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Famco Chimney Repair in Pasadena: What to Know First

Famco chimney repair in Pasadena typically runs $275 – $1,450 depending on what failed, and most jobs are finished the same day we start. We’re an independent Famco service provider, not a manufacturer-authorized shop, which means we recommend the repair the chimney actually needs, not the one that moves the most product. If you own a home in Pasadena with a Famco chimney cap, damper, or chase cover, this page covers how those parts fail, what we replace them with, and what it costs.

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Call (626) 657-5513 and a live person answers. We’ll get you a written price before any tool comes off the truck.

How Famco Products Fail – and How We Fix Them

• Famco chase covers on prefab chimneys rot at the welded corners. We see this on fireplace chases all over Pasadena, especially in the hills above Colorado Boulevard where sprinklers hit the chase cover every morning. Famco covers are solid steel, but water pools at the corner welds, rust starts, and then the water finds its way down into the chase. We measure the chase, order a replacement cover with a proper drip edge, and install it with a bead of high-temperature sealant at the seam. The fix runs $450 – $800 installed.
• Famco multi-flue caps crack at the mounting bolts after repeated heat cycling. This one is specific. The cast aluminum Famco caps hold up well, but the bolt holes where the cap fastens to the flue tile are the weak point. Years of heat expanding the metal and cold nights contracting it, especially in Pasadena winters when the temperature swings thirty degrees between afternoon and midnight, eventually crack the casting around the bolt. The cap itself is still fine but it won’t stay anchored. Sometimes we can drill and remount it with new hardware. Other times the cap goes in the truck and we install a new Famco cap. Budget $150 – $400.
• Famco dampers bind up when soot and creosote build up on the pivot arms. This isn’t a manufacturing flaw so much as a maintenance issue, but it happens on Famco top-sealing dampers more than most because the arm mechanism sits right in the exhaust path. The symptom homeowners report is a damper lever that moves fine at first and then goes stiff, or a cable that comes off the pulley. Fixing it is usually a cleaning job plus a re-seating of the cable. Sometimes we replace the cable assembly. That runs $125 – $275.
• Famco stainless liners fail at the tee connection when the connector was never watertight from day one. If a previous contractor installed a Famco flexible liner and used sheet metal screws instead of pop rivets, or skipped the sealant at the tee, the first sign is water staining on the basement floor after a heavy Pasadena rain. We pull the tee cap, inspect the connection with a camera, and reseal or replace the joint. A tee repair is usually $200 – $400. A full liner replacement with a Famco or DuraFlex liner starts around $1,800 for a one-story home.
• Famco spark arrestor screens clog with ember ash and restrict the draft. Homes near the Arroyo Seco get a lot of airborne leaf litter, and that stuff ends up on the spark arrestor. A clogged screen makes the flue draw poorly, so the fireplace smokes back into the room. Ten minutes with a wire brush clears most of them. If the screen mesh is rusted through (common on homes where the cap is original to a 1980s build), we replace the screen or the whole cap. Cleaning alone is part of a sweep; a new spark arrestor runs $60 – $150.

Our Famco Chimney Repair Process

A Famco repair with us runs on a straight line. No surprises, no scope creep at the door.

1. 1
   You call (626) 657-5513. A live person answers, asks what you’re seeing, and books a window that works. We show up inside it.
2. 2
   We inspect the Famco component. Camera goes down the flue, the cap or damper comes off if it needs to, and we find what actually failed. You see the photos on our screen before we recommend anything.
3. 3
   We write the price. Not a ballpark. A dollar figure for parts and labor, on paper. The number we quote is the number on the invoice.
4. 4
   We decide on parts together. If a Famco part is still the right call, we use the Famco part. If an aftermarket equivalent from DuraFlex or HeatShield does the same job for less and carries the same quality, we say so and let you pick. We never substitute without telling you.
5. 5
   We do the repair, test the draft, and photograph the finish. The flue either draws or it doesn’t. Let’s find out which. We test with a smoke pencil before we pack up.
6. 6
   You get the 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the repair fails within a year, we return at no charge. That’s the Garrison Standard, and we don’t print it unless we mean it.

What Famco Chimney Repair Costs in Pasadena

Here are the numbers we quote most often for Famco work in Pasadena. These are installed prices, written down before work begins.

• Famco cast damper re-seating or cable replacement: $125 – $275
• Famco cap remount with new hardware: $150 – $300
• Famco chase cover replacement: $450 – $800
• Famco tee connector reseal: $200 – $400
• Full flue relining (Famco or DuraFlex liner): $1,800 – $3,500 depending on flue height and access

What moves the price is mostly access. A two-story chase on a steep lot in the San Rafael Hills costs more to reach than a single-story in Bungalow Heaven. Roof pitch, chase height, and whether we need a lift all factor in. Call (626) 657-5513 and we’ll give you a flat written estimate. No charge for the estimate, no obligation from the call.

Why Pasadena Homeowners Call Flint Chimney Co Pasadena for Famco Work

We’ve been at this since 2002 as part of the Garrison Partners family, and Hank Delano grew up in Los Angeles before learning the trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. His crew has worked chimneys from Craftsman bungalows near the Arroyo Seco to ranches out past the 210. When you book a Famco repair with us, the technician who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on how Famco components fail, not just how to swap parts.

And because we carry multiple professional-grade brands, Famco, DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco, we fit the repair to the chimney rather than the invoice. Every job gets a written price before work starts and the 365-Day Done Right Promise on paper. If a covered repair fails within a year, we return free. No argument, no second invoice. That’s the Garrison Code, and it applies to every Famco repair we do in Pasadena.

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