Report and photos in hand for your client call

A written report. A set of photos from the flue scan and the accessible attic, crawlspace and roof sections. Both come the same day as the inspection.

Open the photos before you call your client. Each finding is tied to an image, so you can point to the exact spot instead of repeating a vague note.

Copies go to you, the buyer, the seller or every one of you, whichever the client picks. If your buyer wants first read, we send it there.

We keep the words plain. A listed condition is something that misses NFPA 211 or the local code and needs repair before anyone relies on the fireplace. We do not say whether a deal should move.

Before any checks, we work out what kind of chimney the house has and about when it went in. That tells us which parts wear out first, so the Level 2 scan spends its time where the risk sits.

Notes then split into now items and later ones. You can tell a buyer which are which without guessing.

When a house changes hands, NFPA 211 steers toward a Level 2. Call early, while your buyer can still ask for the work, a credit or another look.

Those talks stay with you and the parties, and we give no legal or contract advice. You will find us in El Segundo, Inglewood, Redondo Beach and nearby parts of Los Angeles.