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Our Standard Short Form for Chimney and Fireplace Inspections

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Our Standard Short Forms include eight categories. The categories for these forms are:
  • Masonry Fireplace
  • Masonry Fireplace with Hearth Appliance
  • Masonry Fireplace with an Insert
  • Masonry Thimble Chimney serving an Appliance - Liquid Fuel
  • Masonry Thimble Chimney serving an Appliance - Solid Fuel
  • Prefabricated Chimney Serving an Appliance - Liquid Fuel
  • Prefabricated Chimney Serving an Appliance - Solid Fuel
  • Prefabricated Chimney & Fireplace
​These extra categories make it easier to go through the forms without unnecessary questions. Example - on a solid fuel form, you wouldn't have a question about barometric dampers.
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Within these forms, the inspection items are broken down into subcategories called green boxes. These boxes contain areas and items to be inspected and also include a code to cross reference to our Urban Inspection Language. We have an example of a green box shown above right.
At the bottom of the page, we have some samples of our inspection forms to give you an idea of what they look like.

Sometimes, Summary Report Forms are used in conjunction with these Standard Short Forms (above) to summarize the condition of the chimney and/or fireplace. Then the technician files the Standard Short Form for future reference.

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  • How Will it Change My Business?
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  • About
    • Tom's Thoughts Blog
  • For the homeowner
  • Testimonials