Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
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AfterOlympia Chimney Chimney Cleaning & Sweep in Long Island: What to Know First
We clean and sweep Olympia Chimney systems across Long Island, usually within a few days of your call, and we quote the price before any tool comes off the truck. An Olympia Chimney built with their stainless steel liners and caps is a solid product, but it still collects creosote and soot the same as any other flue. The honest answer for most homes: an annual sweep, plus a camera check when something looks off, is what keeps an Olympia system running right.
This page is for Long Island homeowners with an Olympia Chimney fireplace, insert, or liner who want straight talk about what cleaning costs, what breaks, and when you can skip the work entirely. Call (516) 968-5380 and you’ll get a live person, often Wendell himself.
Key takeaways:
- Olympia Chimney products are well built, but creosote doesn’t care about the brand name on the cap.
- An annual sweep is cheap insurance; a glaze fire from third-degree creosote is not.
- We’re an independent Olympia Chimney service provider, not a factory rep, which means the camera footage and a plain-English verdict every time, no exceptions.
- Free estimates, no trip charge inside our service county, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job.
How Olympia Chimney Products Fail - and How We Fix Them
- Creosote glaze on smooth-wall stainless liners. Olympia’s rigid and flexible stainless liners shed soot better than clay tile, but a low-burning fire or unseasoned wood still produces first-degree creosote that hardens into a glaze. A brush alone won’t remove third-degree glaze. We use mechanical rotary tools to break it loose, then camera-check the liner before calling it done.
- Rain cap clogging on Olympia caps. Olympia’s stainless caps have a mesh screen that keeps birds out, but Long Island’s autumn leaves and maple seed helicopters plug that mesh fast. A plugged cap starves the draft and pushes smoke back into the living room. We remove the cap, clear the screen, and re-secure it as part of a sweep.
- Flex liner kinks at the offset. In older Long Island chimneys with an offset in the flue, we see Olympia flex liners kink where the angle changes. That kink catches soot and eventually restricts airflow. The camera shows it plainly. Some kinks we can pull straight; a badly deformed section needs replacing, and we’ll show you the footage before quoting that repair.
- Mortar joint deterioration above the chimney chase. This isn’t an Olympia part failing, but it’s the most common Long Island problem we find on homes with Olympia systems. Freeze-thaw cycles along the North Shore crack crown mortar, water gets in, and the damp liner then stains the chase. We seal crowns and repoint joints before water reaches the liner.
- Stainless cap warping from heat. Olympia’s stainless caps hold up well, but we have seen warping on homes where the fireplace runs hot and long, particularly in Levittown ranch houses with short flue runs. A warped cap doesn’t seat right and can whistle in a stiff wind. We’ll tell you if it needs straightening or replacement, and we won’t sell you a new one if the old one still works.
Our Olympia Chimney Chimney Cleaning & Sweep Process
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Call and talk to a person. You tell us what you have, an Olympia fireplace, insert, or liner, and we give you an upfront price range before booking. No call center, no “we’ll see when we get there.”
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The sweep shows up on time. Background-checked, uniformed, with a real arrival window. If the schedule slips, we call you.
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Lay drop cloths and protect the hearth. The sweep who shows up at your door treats your living room like his own. Drop cloths down, vacuum running, no soot on the furniture.
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Brush and vacuum the flue. We sweep the full length of the Olympia liner, remove creosote and soot from the smoke chamber and firebox, and clear the cap screen.
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Camera inspection, every time. The camera footage and a plain-English verdict. We’ll show you on the spot what the flue looks like inside, then tell you what actually needs doing, if anything.
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Written report and the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not done right, one call brings Wendell back at no additional cost. That’s in writing on every single job.
What Olympia Chimney Chimney Cleaning & Sweep Costs in Long Island
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Nassau and Suffolk counties for a standard Olympia Chimney sweep and inspection.
- Standard sweep (open fireplace, clean flue): $179 - $249
- Sweep with cap screen clearing: $209 - $279
- Sweep with camera inspection (Level 2): $249 - $329
- Heavy creosote or glaze removal: $299 - $449
- Insert or wood stove sweep: $199 - $299
What moves the price: roof pitch and access, how much creosote you have, and whether the cap needs real repair instead of just clearing. If your sweep turns up a liner problem or a cap replacement, we quote that separately and show you the camera footage first. You’ll never hear a number change at the door. Call (516) 968-5380 for an exact quote, estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside our service county.
Why Long Island Homeowners Call Top Hat Chimney for Olympia Chimney Work
Wendell Pike founded Top Hat Chimney in 1999, and he’s spent years working chimneys all across Long Island, from ranch houses in Levittown to older colonials out near the North Shore. He’ll tell you when the job doesn’t need doing before he tells you anything else. If it doesn’t need fixing, he’ll tell you that first. That’s why homeowners who’ve been burned by a national chain end up calling here: the number on the phone is the number on the invoice, and the name on the work is the same name you’ll run into at the hardware store on Saturday.
We work on more than Olympia too. If your chimney needs a liner repair, a cap that fits better, or a crown rebuild, we install and service DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco products as well. That means we’re not married to one brand when another fits your chimney better. And when the job’s finished, you get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, plus standing offers like $40 off any repair over $200 and a 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Ask anyone on your street.
FAQs
Once a year, burn or no burn. Chimneys break in the off-season too. For an Olympia fireplace you use every weekend through a Long Island winter, an annual sweep before the season starts is the right cadence. If you burn green wood or run the fireplace every night, you may need two visits. The cheap answer is a brush job now; the expensive answer is a glaze fire later.
Call (516) 968-5380 and we’ll put you on the schedule before the fall rush.
No. Olympia Chimney warranties cover manufacturing defects in their stainless steel liners, caps, and dampers. Routine cleaning and inspection by an independent service provider doesn’t void that coverage, and skipping maintenance is the fastest way to turn a warranty claim into a denial. We document every sweep with camera footage and a written report, which is exactly what you want if you ever file a claim on an Olympia part.
Call (516) 968-5380 if you’d like us to file a pre-season sweep and inspection report.
You’ll know the answer after the camera inspection. Olympia stainless liners last a long time, but a liner that’s warped, kinked, or burned through at a seam needs replacing, not brushing. First-degree creosote is a brush job. Third-degree is a glaze, catch it early. We won’t recommend a new liner unless the footage shows why, and you’ll see that footage with your own eyes before any quote is written.
If you already have a written estimate from someone else, bring it to us and we’ll give you a free second opinion. Call (516) 968-5380.
Yes, and we do it regularly in Long Island homes where fireplaces were upgraded to Olympia inserts. An insert still sends exhaust up a liner, and that liner still collects creosote. We sweep the liner, clean the insert’s baffle and air passages, and camera-check the run from the insert collar to the cap. It’s a bit more work than an open fireplace, which is why it costs a little more, roughly $199 to $299 for a standard sweep.
Call (516) 968-5380 and we’ll give you an exact quote before we book.
At best, your Olympia system drafts poorly and the smoke alarms go off when the wind shifts. At worst, third-degree creosote seals the liner walls, a hot fire ignites it, and you have a chimney fire inside a stainless liner that’s now warped and unsafe. The quiet risk is carbon monoxide: a partially blocked flue can push exhaust into the house instead of up and out. Your flue doesn’t care how the fire looks. It cares how it breathes. A sweep costs less than a liner replacement and a lot less than a house fire.
Call (516) 968-5380 and we’ll get it done before the burn season.
Written by Wendell Pike, Owner, Top Hat Chimney at Top Hat Chimney, serving Long Island and nearby areas.