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By Erin Attardi | Agent in Sacramento, CAChimney Inspections - a must for older Sacramento homes! Posted under: Home Buying in Sacramento County | April 6, 2009 11:42 PM | 204 views | 1 comment Email Alerts Send to a Friend Post to Facebook Post to Twitter RSS View RSS feed
close [x] I spent about an hour today at a property in Carmichael with a Chimney inspector. You probably can't tell in any great detail unless you click on the photo, but this Chimney has sustained damage to the firewall. You might notice some broken bricks, and severe deterioration in the mortar. Just outside the field of view in this photo, is literally a gaping hole where a brick had broken out.
Most buyers would never think to inspect a chimney. I often suggest this inspection, especially when a home is older...highly unlikely that a seller would even be aware these conditions exist to disclose them. This particular property was built in 1952. The bid for corrective work (rebuilding the firewall, repairing the inner hearth brickwork, sealing the crown, and installing a weather cap spark arrestor) was over $1,000. The inspector deemed the fireplace "unsafe for use." Would you want to burn a fire in this fireplace?
The likely cause of this damage? According to the inspector, much of this sort of damage is caused by water intrusion into the chimney during periods of rain. The installation of a weather cap spark arrestor may have prevented much of this damage. previousnext Email Alerts Send to a Friend Post to Facebook Post to Twitter RSS View RSS feed
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By Emmanuel Scanlan, Tue Apr 7 2009, 02:56 Hello Erin,Excellent advice for any home buyer. The National Fire Protection Agency http://(www.nfpa.org) recommends under NFPA 211 that a Level II inspection be performed on all chimneys by a professional chimney sweep/Inspector prior to the transfer of a home to a new owner. This includes any chimney whether used, unused, full masonry or manufactured. The descriptions of the different inspection levels can be found at http://www.csia.org/PressRoom/PressReleases/003Levels/tabid/76/Default.aspx.
Fireplaces are beautiful additions to a home but are inherently dangerous and if improperly built/installed and/or maintained. Additionally many chimney installations are at risk of improper operation due to the nature or design of the home. Many people, Inspectors included, do not understand the large volume of air, and correct conditions, required for proper combustion, draft and make-up air in a chimney operation. Additionally many people do not realize the Carbon Monoxide hazards present with any fuel burning appliance (not just fireplaces but stoves and heaters as well) and as such never think to make sure they have CO detectors installed.
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