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

As an independent Famco service provider, we install and repair Famco chimney caps and crowns across Paterson. Most Famco cap and crown jobs run $280-$780 depending on whether we’re sealing a hairline crack in a poured crown or replacing a multi-flue cap on a tall stack in the Hillcrest section. We stock common Famco hardware and can usually schedule within a few days during sweep season, though we never rush a crown pour.

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This page is for homeowners who already have a Famco cap or crown on their chimney and need to know whether it can be saved, what it’ll cost, and who in Paterson actually understands these parts. If you’re seeing rust streaks, mortar crumbs in the firebox, or water stains on the ceiling below your chimney, call us at (973) 604-2986. We’ll look at it, photograph what we find, and tell you straight.

How Famco Products Fail - and How We Fix Them

• Famco single-flue galvanized caps (Series 75 and 100) - The spot-welded seams on these older units open up after seven to ten Paterson winters. Freeze-thaw cycles in Passaic County accelerate the rust, especially on north-facing chimneys in the Eastside Historic District where sun never hits the stack. We pull the cap, assess the flue tile below, and install a stainless replacement with a lifetime warranty on the metal.
• Famco multi-flue stainless caps with mesh sides - The 304-grade mesh on these corrodes from the inside out when homeowners burn unseasoned oak or pine, which is common in Paterson where firewood sits in damp backyards through humid summers. The mesh looks fine from the ground but is paper-thin at the top. We replace with 316-grade mesh and upsize the lid if the flue projection is marginal.
• Famco draft-increasing caps (Vacu-Stack and WindBeater series) - The spinning turbine on Vacu-Stack caps seizes after a few years of creosote buildup, and the WindBeater’s directional hood gets bent by falling branches from Paterson’s mature oak canopy. We stock rebuild kits for the Vacu-Stack but often recommend a standard cap with proper flue sizing if the draft problem was actually caused by a blocked smoke chamber.
• Famco poured concrete crowns on pre-1990 Paterson homes - These were sloped wrong from day one or poured too thin over the corbelled brick in the Manor Section and Lakeview neighborhoods. Water sits, freezes, and spalls the surface. We grind to sound concrete, apply a bonding agent, and pour a new crown with proper drip edge and slope, or coat with HeatShield CrownCoat if the damage is superficial and the homeowner wants to defer full replacement.
• Famco chase covers on factory-built chimneys - The galvanized steel versions rust through at the corners where the pan meets the collar, particularly on homes near the Passaic River where morning fog lingers. We measure on-site and fabricate a replacement from a single sheet of 24-gauge stainless with cross-breaks to prevent oil-canning, then seal with high-temp silicone at the storm collar.

Our Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Process

1. 1
   Call and schedule. A live person answers, 24 hours a day. We ask for photos if you have them, then book a Level-2 camera inspection with Russell or one of our background-checked, uniformed technicians.
2. 2
   Inspect and document. We run a camera up the flue and photograph the cap or crown from the roof. You see what we see. We mark cracks, measure rust penetration, and check flue tile condition below the cap. No guesswork.
3. 3
   Decide parts. If your Famco cap is still in production, we’ll quote OEM. If it’s discontinued (some Series 75 sizes were dropped in 2019), we source quality aftermarket from Gelco or fabricate in our shop. Same for crowns: pour new, or coat with HeatShield CrownCoat if the structure is sound.
4. 4
   Repair with the right materials. We use professional-grade products - Famco where available, DuraFlex for liners if the flue is compromised, HeatShield for crown coating, Gelco for custom caps. No builder-grade substitutes.
5. 5
   Test and photograph. Water test on crowns. Smoke test on caps. We document the finished work and email you photos with your invoice.
6. 6
   Guarantee in writing. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we make it right. No paperwork, no arguing.

What Famco Chimney Cap & Crown Costs in Paterson

These are real Paterson numbers based on jobs we’ve done from South Paterson to the Eastside. The only way to know your exact price is to look at your specific chimney. Estimates are free, and the number we give you is the number on the invoice. Call (973) 604-2986 for an exact quote.

Why Paterson Homeowners Call Hearthstone Chimney Co. for Famco Work

We’ve been sweeping and repairing chimneys in Paterson since 1984. Russell Haines learned this trade at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and has spent the better part of two decades working Passaic County stacks, from the older brick homes around Garrett Mountain to the tight lots in the Lakeview neighborhood where a cap replacement means working around power lines and mature trees.

We don’t chase every brand, but we know Famco’s product lines well enough to tell you when a part is worth saving and when it’s throwing good money after bad. Our 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing with no arguing. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed. Most jobs finish in a single visit. And when Famco doesn’t make the part anymore, we have relationships with DuraFlex, HeatShield, and Gelco to build a solution that fits.

Find the problem, say what it is, fix it right. That’s how we’ve operated for over 42 years.

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