Home Inspection of a Fireplace

[flowerfreakdrummer]

is it easy enough to unbrick an old chimney/fireplace?

[4inches4u]

Nice melons

[Intercity1251]

Do you want to hear a dirty joke....? Yes..Jock the Coal man

[pjfitzinc]

The real problem with a improper chimney is that it can cause safety hazard. Calling in the experts quickly is the best option.

[fetisov02]

stop making videos, you're a typical home inspector( a dumbass).

[ru3456]

As a NC licensed home inspector, we are not required to walk a roof. Roofs are not ment to be walked on. If you want the roof walked on, hire a roofer. I recommend on my reports (with fireplaces) to have a professioinal chimney sweep. Fireplaces are inspected at the opening and to the damper. Chimneys are inspected from the ground using binos. Only way to properly inspect the chimney for safety and structural is to have it inspected by a chimney sweep.

[lovejoyb1983]

sweep here, i'd say that more like 99 percent of chimney's need repairs and about 99.9 percent of homeowners neglect to have there chimney systems cleaned no matter what they are venting, be it wood burning, propane, or oil.....i always get the i burn oil i dont have to have my chimney swept, that's a farse, espcially with masonry chimney, run a stainless liner and maintain it with a fundamental chimney, could last forever

[gDisk12]

wow, hey, mr. dunsing. im glad i know u!

that's totally awesome!

BTW...

when will mark and i have a another rock band practice?

we need to get this next performance well under way.......

[edrn2002m]

dad has fungis

[Extra44Files]

I'm surprised that the inspection didn't make an effort to look up the chimney and go on the roof and look down the flue. Even though he is correct about the firebox problems, he could of been more thorough.

[megadeth52]

...So obviously it was not sealed to fireplace. I'm a law abiding person, we all make our mistakes in the field, but dam, we we realy get hell from people sometimes. How isit these con men are getting away with it!

[megadeth52]

I'm a Plumbing and Gas enginere. I went to job once that i had done 2 years ago and installed a gas fire, just the engine to fit in old solid fuel sort of opening. anyway, i go back to a problem they had, but, it was a different fire this time, whitch was odd. I had not installed this 1. These people were o.a.p's, and looks like someone had cond them into fitting this other fire, but they fitted a full fire with the box into the opening. To my horror, there was a 6inch gap above the fire......

[ExpertRealEstateTips]

Hi John:

I agree with you that many chimneys likely need major work -- too few people understand the dangers of not cleaning their chimneys regularly and not having them inspected. The problem with this chimney at its basic element was the loose brick in the back. It literally moved when touched. The Inspector said he'd recommend a specialist. Thanks for your comments. Ilyce

[chimneycheck]

Hi again

Rarely can the true condition of the fireplace system be determined without a Level 2 inspection.

This inspection will usually utilize a camera, chase and attic access, roof access, a stress test and more. A general cannot and should not perform the chimney inspection and should always defer it to an unbiased professional.

Over 90% of the systems I look at need significant repairs, prefabs - new and old.

I do not perform repairs I only tell it like it is.

John LeBaron

[chimneycheck]

Hi Ilyce Glink

I am a private chimney inspector in the LA area and I only inspect. If you would like to get the perspective of the only real chimney inspector I am open to creating videos that help educate agents, buyers or sellers of homes.

Unfortunately, if every fireplace was truly inspected you might find that 90% or more need significant work (new or old) to bring them up to original requirements. There seem to be few actual chimney inspectors that perform their job.

John LeBaron

[samjohnson1989]

a camera up the chimney lol whats up with a smoke check? if it fails it gets lined, no the mortar is deteareating only needs pointing, You need to run a spillage check and go from there maybe new cowell, airvent, chimney sweep etc