Pinegrove Chimney Experts | For the sale file

What the camera finds past the firebox

A walk-through covers rooms and stops at the firebox. The camera we send up the flue sees surfaces nobody can check from the living room, and what it finds goes into a record filed under your address the day we visit.

Dated record, filed by address

Photos from inside the flue

Report ready on inspection day

Open a record

Put the address and a contact name into the form and we will set up the inspection.

Where a walk-through stops

A walk-through takes in the hearth and the mantel. The flue, the roof and the attic stay out of view, and nobody writes that down.

What goes in the record

The record carries the address and the date, then written findings and photos: the flue from the camera, and the attic, crawlspace and roof sections where we can reach them.

The result is one document a seller can hand to a buyer, and a buyer can keep.

Filed under the address, with the date
Photos along with the findings
Accessible attic, crawlspace and roof

Why a sale calls for the deeper level

The standard that covers this is NFPA 211. Its Level 1 stays with what the eye can reach. Its Level 2 brings the flue camera in, then goes on to the attic, crawlspace and roof where access allows. The second level belongs at a sale or transfer, and also after a burn inside the chimney, after a quake, or on a change of fuel.

Copies

The report and photos reach you the same day. The client names the recipients, and the file is sent to each name on that list.

A finding that sits below NFPA 211 or local building code turns into a topic for the two sides. Requests can follow for work, a credit or a second inspection. We record the finding. We do not advise on the contract.

Fees for the record

$400 covers a Level 2. $56 covers a Level 1.

Level 1 inspection: $56
Level 2 flue scan: $400

Repair work is quoted separately after the inspection.

Seller and buyer questions

Who keeps the record?

Whoever the client sends it to. Anyone on the deal who needs it, as the client directs.

What if part of the chimney cannot be reached?

A Level 2 covers the accessible sections. Tell us about access when you book.

Do you cover Beverly Hills and West Hollywood?

Yes. We cover Culver City, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Brentwood.

Level 2 inspection page When the inspection flags the chimney Records for managers Repairs the buyer asked for

Start a file for the address

Send the address and who needs the record. We will confirm the inspection.

Call (747) 216-0325