Sometimes I take great pictures, and sometimes I don't, I guess that's why I'm not a photographer.  Anyhow, let me describe the picture below a little bit before I get too far:

At the bottom right hand corner of the picture is a chimney on top of a garage conversion to living space.  The garage is about 9-ft. from the window at the top of the picture at the house.  And as it looks in the picture, the chimney is lower than the window.

 Okay, do you see any problems with that?

The chimney needs to be a minimum of 2-ft above any part of the building within 10-ft and at least 3-ft above any part of the roof within 10-ft.  Therefore the chimney will likely cause that nice smokey aroma in the room that has the window in the picture.  I guess that's nice if you like that cabin feeling during the ice-cold winter.  But then again, most people don't want to breathe smoke.  In other words, without being sarcastic, this is a health and safety concern.

I hope this gives you a little more information about a professional home inspection and its value.  Be safe out there.

Posted by Joseph Lang of Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection

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