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Chimney Inspection in Brisbane, CA
Level 1 and Level 2 inspections to CSIA standard, with camera footage and a written report you can hand to an agent or an insurer.
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Chimney Inspection for Brisbane homes
Brisbane is small, steep and unlike anywhere else on this stretch of the Peninsula. The old town is built into the side of San Bruno Mountain on narrow lots and narrow streets, with a great many houses from the 1920s through the 1940s sitting on hillside foundations. That geography is the main practical factor in the work: access for roof-level repairs takes planning, and equipment often has to come up a flight of steps rather than off the back of the truck. The exposure on the upper streets is severe, with wind coming over the ridge and hitting stacks that stand well clear of anything sheltering them. Downdraught complaints are more common here than in the flatter cities either side, and the answer is usually the cap.
Steep hillside lots and narrow streets in the old town make roof access a planned element of any repair. Housing largely 1920s-1940s on hillside foundations. Ridge-top wind exposure produces frequent downdraught and smoking complaints, usually resolved with a correctly specified cap rather than structural work.
Included in every job
- You see what we see
- Written and defensible
- Escrow deadlines met
- Repairs quoted, not guessed
Warning signs
When Brisbane homes need this service
- You are buying or selling a house with a fireplace
- The chimney has been through an earthquake or a heavy storm
- There has been a chimney fire, even a small one
- You are switching fuels or fitting a new stove or insert
- The fireplace has been unused for several years
- You can see cracks, missing mortar or a leaning stack from outside
- Water is getting in, or there are damp patches on the wall around the chimney
Chimney Inspection in Brisbane
Call (209) 447-0752 for same-week availability.
Process
How the visit works
Confirm the right level
Level 1 for an annual check on a system in continued service. Level 2 for a sale, a fuel change, or after an event that could have damaged the flue.
Inspect the readily accessible
Firebox, damper, smoke chamber, hearth, the visible exterior structure and the clearances to combustible material.
Camera the full flue
A camera run of the whole liner, which is what turns a Level 1 into a Level 2 and what finds cracked tiles and open joints.
Check the exterior and roof
Crown, cap, flashing, mortar joints and the condition of the stack above the roofline.
Deliver the report
Findings, photographs, the standard applied and a clear statement of what is safe to use and what is not.
Questions
FAQs
Access to my Brisbane house is difficult. Is that a problem?
It is normal here and we plan for it. Steep lots, stairs and narrow streets are the standard Brisbane condition, and we would rather look at access when we quote than discover it on the morning of the work.
My fire smokes when the wind is up. What fixes that?
On the exposed Brisbane streets that is nearly always downdraught rather than a blockage. A correctly specified anti-downdraught cap solves the majority of them, and it is a great deal cheaper than the structural work people often expect.
What is the difference between Level 1 and Level 2?
Level 1 covers the readily accessible parts of a system that is in continued service with no changes. Level 2 adds a camera scan of the full flue and is the standard required when a property is sold, when the fuel or appliance changes, or after an event such as an earthquake or a chimney fire.
I am selling my house and the buyer wants a chimney report.
That is a Level 2 inspection. We schedule around the escrow date, run the camera through the whole flue and send a written report with photographs, usually the same or next day.
Contact Alpine Chimney
Alpine Chimney Company
1080 Broadway
Millbrae, CA 94030
(209) 447-0752
info@alpinechimneycompany.com
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