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Thursday, June 12, 2014

What Happens During Chimney Inspections?



We here at Guardian Chimney are a chimney inspections company serving Essex County, and we are often asked this question. What happens during level II chimney inspections?

Level II chimney inspections start with a visual examination of all of the easily and readily accessible parts of the chimney and venting systems. We then visually inspect the exterior of the chimney. 

After that, every single accessible area surrounding the chimney is inspected. This includes attics, basements and crawl spaces. We will also inspect any parts of the chimney itself that are accessible and any parts that connect to it.

Then the real fun begins! We insert a camera into the chimney to inspect the interior to see if there is any damage that is not visible from the outside or naked eye. The “Chim-Scan” camera is inserted into the chimney through a damper. The camera is controlled on the outside by one of our workers.  The camera will be moved throughout the entire chimney: all of the bends and turns, if any, and from the top to the bottom. We can keep an eye on the interior of the chimney by looking at the camera’s feed on a TV screen, and this also helps us to see hard-to-reach areas. 

When we finish with the camera part of the chimney inspections, we head up to your roof (if it is safely accessible) to see if there is any damage that is not visible from the ground.

Thanks to these kinds of chimney inspections, we are able to see any needed repairs almost immediately. If you get chimney inspections done at least once a year, you can usually get any damage repaired before it becomes a bigger hassle.

So for more information on chimney inspections in Essex County, call Guardian Chimney at 1-888-688-1388 or Contact Us.

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