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Famco Chimney Cap & Crown in Yonkers: What to Know First

We install, replace, and repair Famco chimney caps and crowns in Yonkers as an independent Famco service provider. Most jobs run $285 to $640 for a standard Famco cap replacement with crown sealing, and you’ll get a written price before we touch anything. If your Famco cap is rusting through or the crown under it is spalling, we can usually have it addressed within three to five business days of your call.

Call (551) 212-3526

This page is for homeowners in Yonkers who already own a Famco cap or crown and want to know what’s failing, what it costs, and whether it’s worth repairing. Corrine Halstead runs our Yonkers crew, and she’s been pulling Famco caps off Westchester chimneys long enough to know which models hold up and which ones don’t. Call (551) 212-3526 and we’ll schedule a camera inspection.

How Famco Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Famco’s galvanized cap base rusts at the collar weld. On older Famco standard caps, the base plate is spot-welded to the collar. Water pools at that seam, the zinc wears off, and the weld rusts through in five to seven years. We see this most on multi-flue runs in Yonkers row houses where caps sit directly on terra cotta flue tiles. Fix: we remove the old cap, grind the remaining rust off the flue tile crown surface, and install a stainless Famco cap with a measured-fit base, not a universal clamp.
• Famco crown coating failures follow the freeze-thaw cycle. Yonkers winters swing from 20 degrees at night to 45 in the afternoon. Water gets into hairline cracks on a Famco crown coating, freezes, expands, and pops the surface. What looks like a bad coating is usually moisture getting under it. We strip the failed coating, inspect the mortar crown underneath, and recoat with a flexible crown sealer only after the crown has been repaired and allowed to dry. Skipping the dry step is why recoat jobs fail twice.
• Famco custom caps on older colonials lose their mesh screens first. The mesh deters animals, but it’s also the first thing to clog with creosote and the first thing to tear. We replace mesh at the collar with 3/4-inch stainless mesh, not the wider stuff Famco shipped with some older custom caps. Wider mesh lets starlings and sparrows through. We’ve pulled enough nests out of Yonkers flues to know the difference matters.
• Famco’s single-flue caps with integral dampers stick in the open position. The Famco top-sealing damper line, particularly the models with a cable pull, corrodes at the pivot hinge over time. Repair is possible with a replacement hinge kit, but if the cap shell is rusted through, you’re better off replacing it. We always let the homeowner look at the removed part so they see exactly what failed.
• Crown cracking from cap clamping pressure. Some Famco caps use a pressure-fit clamp that draws down on the flue tile. When installed too aggressively, it cracks the mortar crown beneath. We see this on Yonkers chimneys where the crown was poured thin. We don’t torque Famco clamps beyond spec, and we always inspect crown integrity before sliding a cap on.

Our Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Process

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   Call and scheduling. A live person answers (551) 212-3526. We book a window, assign a named tech, and send a text when we’re on the way. Clause 5 of the Haven Standard requires we arrive when we say we will.
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   Camera down the flue first. Every Famco job starts with an NFPA 211 Level 2 camera inspection. We log the flue liner condition, the crown, the cap mounting surface, and any blockages. You see the footage, not a summary of it. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard requires this photo record on every visit.
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   Written diagnosis and written price. Before any work starts, we hand you a written scope, a written price for the parts options (OEM Famco versus quality aftermarket stainless), and a written warranty. You choose. We never pressure OEM-only.
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   The repair or replacement. We remove the old component, prep the mounting surface, install or repair, and seal every penetration. For crown work, we grind, patch, and coat with a flexible sealer rated for Northeast winters.
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   Before-and-after documentation. We run the camera again after the work, and you get the before-and-after file. That’s Clause 4, applied to every job since 2009.
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   365-Day Done Right Promise. If something we did isn’t holding up within a year, we come back and fix it. No arguing.

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What Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Costs in Yonkers

Here are the price ranges we typically write for Famco work in Yonkers:

• Standard Famco single-flue cap replacement (stainless): $285 to $410
• Famco multi-flue cap, custom measured: $480 to $780
• Crown repair with Famco crown coat (small cracks, one flue): $350 to $520
• Full crown removal and recast: $900 to $1,400 depending on flue count and access
• Famco top-sealing damper cap replacement: $390 to $590 for single flue

What moves the price: flue tile condition, roof pitch, chimney height, and whether we need a lift or can work from a ladder. Yonkers row houses with shared party walls sometimes require coordination with the neighbor if the flue is shared. Every quote includes the written price, written scope, and written warranty before work starts. Call (551) 212-3526 for an exact quote, and if you have a written estimate from another Yonkers chimney company, bring it. We’ll give you a free second opinion on it under the Haven Standard.

Why Yonkers Homeowners Call Level Two Chimney Yonkers for Famco Work

We’ve inspected and cleaned more than 38,000 chimneys since 2009, and a meaningful number of those had Famco components on top. Our techs know which Famco cap lines have been discontinued (so we don’t write quotes for parts that can’t be sourced) and which aftermarket stainless alternatives actually fit better. We keep DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, and Copperfield parts in our supplier network, so if your Famco job turns up a liner problem, we’re not stopping the truck to order from a catalog. Corrine’s rule is simple: show the customer the camera, hand them the written price, and let the evidence decide. The camera doesn’t lie, and neither does the quote.

Every Yonkers Famco job gets a documented photo record, a written warranty, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise. We’re independently owned and operated under the Haven Standard, our techs are background-checked and uniformed, and license information is printed on every page we hand you. You’ll know exactly who’s on your roof and exactly what they found.

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