Chimney inspection/sweep questions?

[k3c4forlife]

Hey All,

Just bought my house in Northwest NJ. The basic home inspection came back good on the chimney. In good condition, no cracks and clean (the seller had it cleaned and didnt use it the last 2 years she was there). Can I do a second inspection/back up clean myself? What should I be looking for?

If not, I need to be looking for a reliable chimney inspector/sweep. Anyone from around here know of anyone that's good and reliable or anyone know of a good site to start at when going out for pricing? How much does an inspection/sweep generally cost?

Anything would be great.

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[Shane]

By them saying no cracks I assume it's a masonry fireplace. Look up a copy of NFPA 211 all the masonry fireplace specs are in there you can be sure it's constructed properly etc. Might want to have a sweep out just to be sure, probably cost 100+ depending on whether they do a video scan.