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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AfterTrusted Chimney Liner & Rebuild for Ashburn Homeowners
Chimney liner replacement in Ashburn, VA typically costs $2,800-$6,500 for a standard stainless steel liner install, and full chimney rebuilds start around $7,500 when the masonry above the roofline has failed. If your flue liner is cracked, spalling, or missing entirely, you’re not just losing efficiency - you’re venting combustion gases into places they were never meant to go. Level Two Chimney Ashburn has inspected and documented over 38,000 chimneys since 2009, and we’ve built our reputation on showing you the camera footage before asking for a nickel. Call (240) 220-9412 and we’ll get a Level 2 camera inspection scheduled around your calendar, not ours.
Led by Corrine Halstead, our Ashburn crew handles liner replacement, partial rebuilds, and full teardown-and-rebuild projects with a written price in your hand before the first brick moves. That’s not a sales pitch. It’s Clause 1 of the Haven Standard, and it’s been non-negotiable since day one.
What Our Chimney Liner & Rebuild Service Includes
Stainless Steel Liner
A stainless steel liner is a continuous metal flue installed inside your existing chimney, and it’s the right call when your original clay tile liner has cracked, separated, or isn’t sized correctly for the appliance venting through it. We install 316L alloy for wood-burning fireplaces and 316Ti for gas appliances, sized and gauged to NFPA 211 requirements. After installation, we document the full run with a camera scan so you see the finished product from top to bottom, not just a receipt that says it’s done. The written warranty comes before the install, and the photo record comes after - both are required, neither is an optional add-on.
Flexible Liner
Flexible liners are exactly what the name implies - a continuous stainless steel tube that bends around offsets in the flue without cutting through the existing masonry. They’re the standard choice for Ashburn homes where the chimney has a smoke shelf offset, an older fireplace insert, or limited clearance for a rigid liner. We source our flex liners from DuraFlex and Olympia Chimney through the Haven buying network, which keeps the unit cost reasonable without trading away material quality. A flexible liner install usually takes one day, and you’ll have camera footage of the full run in your project folder before we leave the driveway.
Liner Replacement
Liner replacement means pulling out the old clay tile or damaged metal liner and dropping in a new system that actually matches what you’re burning and the appliance you’re burning it in. The most common reason Ashburn homeowners need this is simple: the original liners were built for open wood fireplaces in the 1970s and 1980s, and they were never re-evaluated when a high-efficiency insert or gas log set went in. We’ve replaced liners in every neighborhood you can name - Broadlands, Ashburn Farm, Belmont Greene - and the story is usually the same. The work gets quoted in writing, the scope gets confirmed before work starts, and the old liner is hauled off and the work area covered regardless of the project size.
Partial Rebuild
A partial rebuild addresses the section of your chimney that’s failed while leaving structurally sound masonry in place. It usually means the crown, the top two or three courses of brick, and the flue tile up top - the areas that take the most water and freeze-thaw abuse in a Loudoun County winter. We’ll only recommend a partial when our camera scan and visual inspection confirm the lower runs of masonry are intact; if the lower structure is spalling too, we’ll tell you plainly and show you the photos to back it up. You should never be asked to trust a recommendation you can’t look at. We won’t hide the evidence.
Full Chimney Rebuild
Full rebuild is a teardown-to-roofline job, and it’s the prescribed fix when multiple sections have failed: crown, shoulders, mid-flue masonry, and often the footing alignment. We rebuild from the firebox up, match the mortar and brick profile as closely as the existing facade allows, and install a new liner as part of the same scope - because a new chimney with an old liner makes no sense. This is the biggest job we do, and it’s the one where our documentation habit matters most: you get a written scope, a start date, a completion date, and a photo record of every phase from demo to final cap. Corrine Halstead signs off on the rebuild plan before the crew even rolls up.
Liner Repair
Liner repair covers targeted fixes when the liner isn’t a full replacement candidate: small cracks in a clay tile run, a gap at a joint, or a damaged section near the top of the flue. Options include HeatShield, a cerfractory sealant product we’ve used for years, or a partial stainless steel sleeve when only the upper section has failed. We’ll only recommend repair when the camera footage shows the rest of the liner is sound - if we see systemic cracking, we’ll show you the footage and recommend replacement instead. An honest repair recommendation is one that doesn’t set you up for a second failure next season.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Brands We Service for Chimney Liner & Rebuild
We install and service liners from Olympia Chimney and Famco, two of the most common stainless steel systems in Virginia homes. Olympia’s 316L flex liners are consistently straight-walled and weld-clean, which matters when the camera goes down after install and you’re looking for gaps. Famco rigid liners handle high-efficiency gas appliances well, and we stock the common couplers and top plate kits for their system so we don’t have to order mid-job and extend your timeline. We’ve installed hundreds of Olympia and Famco liners in Ashburn, Sterling, and Herndon homes over the years, and we’ve got the photo archive to prove every one of them.
For rebuilds that include a new cap and crown assembly, we source from Copperfield - their multi-flue caps hold up well to the wind and rain we get in Loudoun County, and their stainless crown forms give us a clean pour without guesswork. Whether you have an Olympia, Famco, or Copperfield system, or something else entirely, the process is the same: we inspect, document, and quote in writing before work starts.
BeforeAfterSigns You Need Chimney Liner & Rebuild Right Now
- Flakes of tile or metal in the firebox. When your clay tile liner starts to break down, the pieces fall down the flue and land where you light your fires. If you’re finding thumbnail-sized clay chips or rust-colored metal fragments in the ash, the liner is actively deteriorating - and it won’t stop on its own.
- Visible cracks or gaps in the masonry above the roofline. Stand in your yard and look at the chimney. Horizontal cracks, missing mortar joints, or bricks that look pushed out of line are spalling - water has gotten in, frozen, and expanded. In Ashburn’s freeze-thaw pattern, that damage compounds every winter, and the structure behind the brick is taking on water too.
- Efflorescence - white staining on the brick. White chalky deposits on your chimney face aren’t cosmetic. They mean water is moving through the masonry and carrying salts to the surface. That same water is attacking your liner, the mortar joints, and eventually the framing where the chimney passes through your attic.
- You can smell the last fire in the room, not just the chimney. When a liner fails, combustion gases and residual creosote odor find their way into the living space instead of up and out. If the house smells like smoke on days you haven’t burned anything, the venting path is compromised. That’s a carbon monoxide conversation, not just a comfort issue.
- Your chimney is 20+ years old and has never had a camera inspection. Age isn’t the problem by itself, but it’s a variable. A 2003-era chimney in Ashburn has been through two decades of Virginia humidity, winter freezes, and rough summer storms. If no one has ever put a camera up it, you’re making decisions without the one piece of evidence that actually tells you the truth.
None of these signs mean you absolutely need a rebuild today. Some mean a liner replacement. Some mean a repair. The only way to know the difference is a camera scan, and that’s what we deliver on every visit under Clause 4 of the Haven Standard - the same clause we’ve been keeping since 2009, well before it was something anyone asked for.
Our Chimney Liner & Rebuild Process - Step by Step
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Camera inspection and measurement. We run a Level 2 camera scan up the full flue, document every section with photos, and take exact measurements of the liner diameter, flue height, and offset points. You see the footage with us, on the spot. If there’s damage, you see it in the same minute we do, and we explain what it means in plain terms. No phone call later, no mystery report.
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Written scope and written price. Before anything is ordered or scheduled, you get a written document that states exactly what we’re replacing, what materials we’re using (down to the alloy grade and brand), what the crew will do at each step, and the total price. This is Haven Standard Clause 1 and it has never been optional. If the number works for you, we book the date. If it doesn’t, you still have the scope document for comparison against anyone else.
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Prep and demolition. For rebuilds, we protect the work area, the roof access path, and the interior around the firebox before removing any masonry. Old liner sections come out in one piece where possible. For liner-only replacements, prep is usually minimal - drop cloths, attic protection if applicable, and a clean path from the truck to the roofline.
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Install or rebuild. New liner goes down the flue and is locked to the appliance or fireplace throat with the correct connector. Rebuilds get new brick courses, a proper crown pour with a drip edge, and a cap sized for the flue. Every phase gets photographed before we close it up, because you should never have to trust that something behind brick was done correctly.
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Final camera pass and handoff. We run a final scan of the new liner or rebuilt flue and add it to your project file, along with the written warranty. You walk away with the complete record: before photos, during photos, final footage, scope, and warranty - all in writing. And if anything isn’t right, the 365-Day Done Right Promise says we make it right. No fine print, no re-quote.
How Much Does Chimney Liner & Rebuild Cost in Ashburn?
A stainless steel liner replacement in Ashburn typically runs our Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Ashburn at $2,800-$4,800 depending on flue height, liner diameter, and whether you’re venting a fireplace or a gas appliance. Add $300-$700 if the crown needs repair or replacement at the same time, which it often does. A partial rebuild - crown, top courses, and upper flue section - runs $3,500-$7,000. A full chimney rebuild from the roofline up runs $7,500-$15,000 depending on height, access, and brick matching requirements. These are the numbers we see every week in Loudoun County, not a national average from a blog.
What actually moves the price: chimney height (a three-story Ashburn Farm home costs more to stage than a rambler in Chimney Liner & Rebuild - Sterling), liner diameter and type (rigid vs. flexible, 316L vs. 316Ti), access difficulty (steep pitch, power lines, slate roofs), and the condition of the surrounding masonry. The way to avoid overpaying is simple - get the camera footage first, get the written scope second, and compare the scope, not just the bottom-line number. We’ll give you a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. Bring it in and we’ll show you line by line where the numbers differ and why.
Your free estimate includes the Level 2 camera inspection, the full written scope, and the written price - all before you commit to anything. Call (240) 220-9412 and you’ll have a real number on paper, not a “we’ll see when we get there.”
Chimney Liner & Rebuild Near Ashburn - Our Service Area
We serve Ashburn and the surrounding communities including Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Sterling and Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Herndon. We also work regularly in Leesburg, Reston, Fairfax, McLean, Vienna, Tysons Corner, Rockville, Gaithersburg, and Germantown. Most Ashburn inspections are scheduled the same week you call, and rebuild projects get on the calendar with a written start date - not a window that keeps sliding. If you’re in a neighboring town, check our home page for the full service list.
Serving Ashburn, VA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Ashburn area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
Frequently Asked Questions - Chimney Liner & Rebuild in Ashburn
Chimney liner and rebuild is the combined service of replacing or repairing your flue liner (the inner channel that vents smoke and combustion gases) and rebuilding any failed masonry in the chimney structure itself - the crown, shoulders, or full brick stack above the roof. In Leesburg Chimney Liner & Rebuild and Ashburn, we see both issues together more often than not, because water damage that cracks a crown also finds its way into the liner, and vice versa. We inspect both with a camera and give you one written scope for everything that needs to be done.
A standard stainless steel liner replacement is a one-day job in most Ashburn homes, assuming the existing crown and masonry are sound. A partial rebuild typically takes two to three days, and a full rebuild runs three to five days depending on weather and height. You’ll have a specific date range in writing before we book, and we text you when the crew is on the way. For an exact timeline on your chimney, call (240) 220-9412 - the estimate sets the schedule before you commit.
A stainless steel liner install in Ashburn runs $2,800-$4,800 for most homes, with full rebuilds starting around $7,500. The variables are flue height, liner diameter, appliance type, and the condition of your crown and masonry. We put the number in writing before work starts, so you’ll know your exact price after the inspection - call (240) 220-9412 for a free estimate with a written scope.
Yes, we install and service Olympia Chimney and Famco liner systems, along with DuraFlex and Copperfield products. If you have an existing liner from one of these brands that needs repair or replacement, we can match components and quote the work accurately. Bring us your paperwork or let us inspect the system, and we’ll tell you what needs to happen with the same camera documentation we use on every job.
If you have an active chimney fire or suspect a carbon monoxide issue, call 911 first - that’s not a repair call, it’s an emergency. For urgent situations like a liner failure detected during a home inspection or a damaged chimney after a storm, call (240) 220-9412 any time - our live phone support runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We’ll get you on the schedule and assess the scope with a camera scan, not a guess.
Every job carries a written warranty delivered before work starts, plus the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right. That promise is stamped on every job under the Haven Standard, and it applies to both materials and workmanship for the term stated in your scope document. You’ll have the warranty text in writing before you agree to anything - never a verbal promise.
For the inspection, just clear the area around your fireplace so the tech has room to work, and make sure we can access the roof - if you’ve got a gate code or a pet, let us know when you book. You don’t need to move furniture or cover anything; we bring our own protection for the work area. For rebuilds involving roof access, we’ll confirm parking, access points, and any HOA restrictions when we write the scope. That’s all part of the written plan you get before anything starts.
Schedule Your Chimney Liner & Rebuild Service in Ashburn Today
You’ll get a camera inspection, a written price, and a written scope - all before you commit to a single brick. Call (240) 220-9412 today for a free estimate, or bring us a written quote from any competitor for a no-charge second opinion. We answer the phone 24/7 with a live person, and there’s no obligation on any inspection.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Level Two Chimney Ashburn, serving Ashburn since 2009.