When the home inspection flags the chimney
Send us the property
Give us the address and your client's contact details.
What to do first
Read the chimney note in the home inspection and ask one question. Did the inspector see inside the flue?
The Level 2 is the step that looks inside, and it gives your client facts in place of a worry.
The rule behind the request
NFPA 211 lists a sale or transfer as a moment for a Level 2. So asking for one follows the standard, and it does not signal that something is wrong.
Its list goes on to include a flue fire, a quake and a fuel switch. A Level 1 stays with the accessible parts, so it does not answer any of those.
What your buyer receives
A written report and photos, sent on inspection day. A condition that sits under NFPA 211 or the building code is marked as needing repair before use.
Copies can reach you, your buyer, the seller or everyone together. Your client decides.
Speed, and where we stop
We inspect quickly for buyers inside a contingency. What the buyer asks for after the report is for the parties and you. Contract advice is not ours to give.
Our territory runs from Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes down through Redondo Beach and Torrance to Long Beach.
Inspection rates to cite
Plan on $410 for a Level 2, or $57 for a Level 1.
- Level 1 chimney check
- $57
- Level 2 with video scan
- $410
The camera comes with the Level 2, not the Level 1.
Agent questions
Does the report help with the seller's response?
If your client sends it to both sides, each reads the same documented facts.
Can a cap or leak repair be priced?
Yes. Those two have ranges on our page about NFPA 211, as do crickets (with or without full flashing) and gas inserts. The rest is quoted after the inspection.
Do you advise on the contract?
No. We report on the chimney.