Why chimney inspection gets documented this closely in West Hollywood
Winters are mild, so a West Hollywood fireplace can sit unused for a year and then get lit for one cold week in January. Older apartment chimneys have also been through the 1971 and 1994 earthquakes. Our report says which parts are the unit's, like the firebox or the gas valve, and which are the building's, like the crown and the shared flue. Visits here usually cover level 1: visual inspection for annual maintenance, level 2: camera inspection for real estate or damage assessment, and level 3: invasive inspection for suspected hidden damage, and each item goes into the report so the scope matches the chimney's actual condition instead of a flat-rate guess.