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First Time Home Buyers place accompany me, to take a look at the area of this home's Two Chimney!

Heres a pair of binoculars for you to use, while I go up on the roof to look around.

Can you see every thing okay?

Our subjects for this part of the Inspection is going to be the two chimneys of the home.

The Styles and Materials of our subject.

Viewed the roof covering from: Walking the roof

Roof Type: Gable

Roof Age Reported By: Sellers disclosure statement. to be 5 years old

Roof Covering: Asphalt/Fiberglass or Felt Architectural

Number of Roofing Layers: Unable to determine

Dripedge Installed: Yes, Metal Snow Slide

Sky Lights: None

Roof Drainage (Gutters/Downspoutes) Installed: None installed

Roof Frame: Rafters, Rough sawn full dimension

Roof Sheathing: Boards

Chimneys (exterior) Two

Main Chimney: Rock

Second Chimney: Red Birck

Exterior chimneys and roof penetrations

The main chimney of this home is leaning or has pulled away from the side of the home. A leaning chimney sure is considered unsafe until inspected by a structural engineet and anyone else that may be needed such as a chimney sweep. My recommendation here, would be to have a qualified structural engineer evaluate and determine needed repairs.

Lets take a look at the second chimney now

Neither one of the chimneys flues have a rain cover and/or a screened cover installed. Rain and screen covers prevent the following:

• Fire hazard from wood fire sparks and embers exiting the flues
• Wildlife (birds, rodents, raccoons, etc.) from entering the flues
• Rainwater entering the flues and mixing with combustion deposits, creating caustic chemicals which can corrode flues
• Rainwater entering flues and causing damage to terracotta flue tiles from freeze-thaw cycles

My recommendetion here, would be to have a qualified chimney service contractor install screened covers where missing. The screens should have holes 1/4 inch or larger.

Hope you have learned and enjoyed, this part of the Inspection of the home!

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