Chimney Inspection in Crestline, CA
A written, photographed report on what the chimney is actually doing — not a glance up the flue with a torch.
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Why Chimney Inspection Matters
A chimney fails from the inside, where nobody looks. Clay tile cracks, mortar joints wash out, the crown splits, the smoke chamber loses parging, and the liner separates from the flue — all of it invisible from the room and most of it invisible from the roof. The consequence is not a bad draft; it is combustion gas, including carbon monoxide, finding a path into the framing or the living space. An inspection is the only part of chimney work that tells you what condition you are in. Everything else — sweeping, relining, repointing — is a response to what the inspection found. Doing the work without it is guessing at your own expense.
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Benefits of Chimney Inspection
Level 1 — annual and routine
The readily accessible check: flue interior, firebox, damper, crown, cap and clearances, appropriate when nothing has changed and the appliance is the same.
Level 2 — sales, changes and events
Adds full interior camera scanning of every flue, plus accessible attic, crawlspace and basement runs. Required on a property transfer, after any appliance change, and after a chimney fire or earthquake.
Level 3 — when something is hidden
Where a Level 2 finds a hazard that cannot be evaluated without opening up concealed areas, we scope the demolition needed and quote it before touching anything.
Camera scanning of the full flue
A chimney camera run end to end shows tile condition, joint separation, blockages and previous fire damage, and it is recorded so you can see it too.
Written report with photographs
Findings, photographs and a plain ranking of what is a safety issue, what is maintenance, and what can wait — delivered the same day, not verbally at the door.
No pressure to buy the repair
An inspection report you can take to any contractor is worth more than one that only makes sense if we do the work.
Signs You Need This Service
If you notice any of these, it's time to call Baker Chimneys.
- You are buying or selling a home with any fireplace or wood appliance
- You have changed the appliance, fuel type or flue liner
- There has been a chimney fire, however small it seemed
- An earthquake, lightning strike or severe storm since the last check
- Water stains on the ceiling or wall next to the chimney chase
- Carbon monoxide alarm activity when the fireplace or furnace runs
- Visible cracks in the crown, or brick faces flaking off outside
- The chimney has never been inspected and you do not know its history
Don't Wait Until It's an Emergency
Protect your home and family with professional chimney inspection. Available across the San Bernardino Mountains and the valley below.
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How We Do It
Scope the level
We establish what triggered the inspection — annual service, a sale, an appliance change, an event — because that determines the level required, not preference.
Exterior and structural check
Crown, cap, flashing, brick and mortar condition, height above the roofline and clearance to combustibles.
Interior and appliance check
Firebox, damper, smoke chamber, hearth extension, connector and clearances at the appliance.
Camera scan
On Level 2 and above, the full flue is scanned end to end and recorded, including any concealed runs that are accessible.
Written report
Photographs, findings and a ranked list of what needs doing, sent the same day in a form you can hand to anyone.
Chimney Inspection Questions
Level 1 for routine annual service where nothing has changed. Level 2 whenever the property is being sold, the appliance or fuel has changed, or the chimney has been through a fire, earthquake or major storm — it adds camera scanning of every flue. Level 3 only when a Level 2 finds something that cannot be assessed without opening concealed structure.
No, and most home inspectors say so themselves in their own reports. A general home inspection is visual, from the ground and the firebox, and explicitly excludes the flue interior. A property transfer is precisely the case NFPA 211 defines as needing a Level 2 with camera scanning.
You get it in writing with photographs, ranked by urgency, along with what it will take to correct. If the chimney is unsafe to use we will tell you to stop using it immediately and why. The report is yours to take to whoever you like.
A Level 1 runs about 45 minutes. A Level 2 with camera scanning of a single flue is usually 60 to 90 minutes; multiple flues or difficult access take longer.
Yes. Those flues fail more often than fireplace flues and get looked at far less. Gas and oil exhaust is acidic and wet, and it eats mortar joints and unlined masonry from the inside — an unlined furnace flue in an older house is one of the more common serious findings.
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Crestline, CA 92325
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