Documented Chimney Inspections in Holladay

Which level you actually need

A Level 1 covers the readily accessible parts: firebox, damper, the visible exterior, the accessible portions of the flue. It is the right call for a fireplace you have used and maintained without incident. A Level 2 adds a camera run down the full flue and a look wherever the chimney passes through concealed space. Any sale, any change of fuel, and anything after a chimney fire or a structural event calls for Level 2. We will tell you which one your situation needs before you book, not after we arrive.

Renovated houses hide the interesting faults

Few places in Salt Lake County have seen as much down-to-the-studs work as Holladay, and a chimney that was correct as built can quietly stop being correct. A gas line gets routed through the chase. A decorative stone surround goes up hard against a firebox that needed clearance to combustibles. An addition changes the roofline so the flue no longer terminates high enough above it. None of those show themselves from the driveway. They show in the attic, in the crawl space, and on the camera.

Buying or selling here

General home inspectors are generalists, and most reports say plainly that the chimney was outside their scope. That sentence is what sends people to us mid-transaction. What you get back is a written record of what was there on the day, with images attached, and no pressure attached to it. If a 1958 flue is sound and only wants sweeping, the report says that.

What an inspection cannot promise

A crown can look perfect while the first clay tile under it is split. Hairline separations can close up when the masonry is cold and open when it is hot. We are honest about that: an inspection is a careful, documented snapshot of a specific day, not a warranty on the next twenty years. Where something is genuinely ambiguous we say it is ambiguous and tell you what would resolve it.