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- ABANDONED CHIMNEYS
- ANGLED CHIMNEYS
- ASBESTOS in BRICKS or MORTAR
- BACKDRAFTING HEATING EQUIPMENT
- BANGING BOOMING NOISE DIAGNOSIS & CURE - home
- BAROMETRIC DAMPERS
- BLOCKED CHIMNEY FLUES
- BRACKET CHIMNEYS & GALLOWS BRACKETS
- BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME
- BUILDING SETTLEMENT
- BUILDING CODE DOWNLOADS
- BUILDING CODES re DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
- BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENT to FOLLOW MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS
- B-VENT CHIMNEYS
- CARBON MONOXIDE - CO
- CARBON MONOXIDE WARNINGS: HOME HEATERS
- CHIMNEY & FIREPLACE CONSTRUCTION
- CHIMNEY CHASE CONSTRUCTION
- CHIMNEY CHASE CONSTRUCTION FAQs
- CHIMNEY CHASE FIRE
- CHIMNEY CLEANING PROCEDURE - home
- CHIMNEY CLEARANCE & CONDITION SAFETY
- CHIMNEY CLEARANCE to NEIGHBORS
- CHIMNEY CLEARANCE to WINDOWS
- CHIMNEY CODES & STANDARDS
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE
- CHIMNEY CODES & STANDARDS
- CHIMNEY COLLAPSE RISKS, REPAIRS
- CHIMNEY CRACK DETECTION & DIAGNOSIS
- BRACING for MASONRY CHIMNEYS
- BRICK CHIMNEY CRACKS & COLLAPSE
- CHIMNEY COLLAPSE RISKS, REPAIRS
- CHIMNEY DAMAGE by LEAKS & FROST
- CHIMNEY FLUE INSPECTION CAMERA
- CHIMNEY FOOTING DEFECTIVE / MISSING
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS REPAIR - home
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION INDOORS
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION OUTDOORS
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION from GROUND
- CONCRETE BLOCK CHIMNEY CRACKS
- CURVED BRICK CHIMNEYS, SULPHATION
- EARTHQUAKE CHIMNEY COLLAPSE DANGERS
- SPLIT OPENINGS in BRICKS, CHIMNEY COLLAPSE
- CHIMNEY CRACK DETECTION & DIAGNOSIS FAQs
- CHIMNEY DAMAGE by LEAKS & FROST
- CHIMNEY DEFINITIONS
- CHIMNEY CAP / CROWN CONSTRUCTION
- CHIMNEY CAP & CROWN DEFINITIONS
- CHIMNEY CAP & CROWN DEFINITIONS FAQs
- CHIMNEY COMPONENT DEFINITIONS
- CHIMNEY POTS & DECORATIVE TOPS
- CHIMNEY SHROUDS
- CHIMNEY TYPES
- CHIMNEY DRAFT & PERFORMANCE
- CHIMNEY & FIREPLACE CONSTRUCTION
- CHIMNEY FIRE ACTION / PREVENTION
- CHIMNEY FLASHING MISTAKES & LEAKS
- STONE CHIMNEY FLASHING LEAKS
- CHIMNEY FLUE SEPARATION
- CHIMNEY FLUE SIZE SPECIFICATIONS
- CHIMNEY CODES & STANDARDS
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE
- CHIMNEY CLEARANCE to NEIGHBORS
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT for Types L & Type B Vents
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT EXTENSIONS
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE FAQs
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE FAQS-2
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE FAQS-3
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE FAQS-4
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE FAQS-5
- WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE ROOF CLEARANCE
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS REPAIR - home
- ANGLED CHIMNEYS
- ATTIC CHIMNEY INSPECTION
- CHIMNEY "CAP" CROWN / TOP SEAL INSPECTION
- CHIMNEY CLEANOUT DOOR INSPECTION
- CHIMNEY CLEANOUT DOOR FAQs
- CHIMNEY FLUE DAMAGE: cracks, holes, spalling
- CHIMNEY FLUE INSPECTION CAMERA
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION CHECKLIST
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION, FLUE INTERIOR
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION from GROUND
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION INDOORS
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION OUTDOORS
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION PROCEDURE SUMMARY
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION at ROOFTOP
- CHIMNEY RAIN CAP / RAIN COVER INSPECTION
- CHIMNEY TOP MASONRY DAMAGE
- CHIMNEY LEANING, SEPARATION, MOVEMENT
- CHIMNEY FOOTING DEFECTIVE / MISSING
- CHIMNEY MOVEMENT CAUSES
- CHIMNEY MOVEMENT CLUES, INDOORS
- CHIMNEY MOVEMENT, ONGOING vs STATIC
- FOUNDATION SUPPORT for CHIMNEYS
- CHIMNEY NOISE DIAGNOSIS
- CHIMNEY NOISE FAQs
- CHIMNEY POTS & DECORATIVE TOPS
- CHIMNEY RAIN CAP / RAIN COVER INSPECTION
- CHIMNEY RESERVE DRAFT MEASUREMENT
- CHIMNEY REPAIR METHODS
- BRACING for MASONRY CHIMNEYS
- BRACING for METAL CHIMNEYS
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT EXTENSIONS
- CHIMNEY LEANING, REPAIR OPTIONS
- CHIMNEY RE-LINING CHOICES
- CHIMNEY REPAIR: ABANDON & USE DIRECT VENT
- CHIMNEY REPAIR FRAUD WARNING
- CHIMNEY REPAIRS, TOP & CLAY FLUE TILE
- CHIMNEY REPAIR: CEMENT PermaFlu / SupaFlu
- CHIMNEY REPAIR: REPLACE CLAY FLUE TILES
- CHIMNEY REPAIR: REPLACE ENTIRE CHIMNEY
- CHIMNEY REPAIR: STAINLESS LINER INSERTION
- METAL CHIMNEY CONNECTIONS
- REPLACEMENT PARTS for METAL CHIMNEYS
- CHIMNEY SAFETY, WOOD BURNING - CPSC
- CHIMNEY SAFETY ALERT, METAL CHIMNEYS - CPSC
- CHIMNEY SHOULDER LEAKS
- CHIMNEY SHROUDS
- CHIMNEY SHROUD FIRE
- CHIMNEY SPALLING
- CHIMNEY STAINS & LEAKS
- CHIMNEY STAINS & LEAKS FAQs
- CHIMNEY STAINS, INDOORS
- CHIMNEY STAINS, INDOORS FAQs
- CHIMNEY SWEEPS
- CHIMNEY SWEEP ASSOCIATIONS
- CHIMNEY TOP MASONRY DAMAGE
- CHIMNEY TYPES & MATERIALS
- CHIMNEY WET TIME & CORROSION
- CLASS A CHIMNEYS, MetalBestos™
- CLAY HOLLOW TILE CONSTRUCTION
- COAL STOVE OPERATION & SAFETY
- COMBUSTION AIR DEFECTS
- COMBUSTION AIR for TIGHT BUILDINGS
- COMBUSTION GASES & PARTICLE HAZARDS
- COMBUSTION PRODUCTS & IAQ
- COMMON EXHAUST VENT INSTALLATION MANUAL (Navien)
- COMPLETE COMBUSTION, STOICHIOMETRIC
- CONCEALED SPACE FIRE CODES
- CONDENSING BOILERS/FURNACES
- CONSTRUCTION DICTIONARY
- CREOSOTE HAZARDS
- CREOSOTE ODOR CURE / REMOVAL
- CREOSOTE HAZARD FAQs
- CREOSOTE FIRE HAZARDS
- CHIMNEY CREOSOTE FAQs
- CURVED BRICK CHIMNEYS, SULPHATION
- DAMPERS & DRAFT REGULATOR TYPES
- DEAD END CHIMNEY FLUE HAZARDS
- DIRECT VENTS / SIDE WALL VENTS
- CONDENSING BOILERS/FURNACES
- DIRECT VENT / SIDE WALL VENT FAQs
- DIRECT VENT / SIDE WALL VENT FAQs-2
- DIRECT VENT / SIDE WALL VENT FAQs-3
- DIRECT VENT GAS APPLIANCE CLEARANCES
- DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION, SNAFUS & SPECS
- DIRECT VENT WIND PROBLEMS
- DIRECT VENT WIND PROBLEM FAQs
- GAS FIREPLACE VENT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
- GAS FIREPLACE VENT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT FAQs
- DRAFT INDUCER FANS
- DRAFT INDUCER FAN FAQs
- DRAFT MEASUREMENT, CHIMNEYS & FLUES
- DRAFT MEASUREMENT & ADJUSTMENT FAQs
- DRAFT REGULATOR, DAMPER, BOOSTER
- DRAFT REGULATORS / HOODS GAS HEATERS
- EARTHQUAKE DAMAGED CHIMNEYS
- EFFLORESCENCE SALTS & WHITE DEPOSITS
- ENERGY SAVINGS in BUILDINGS
- FIRE CLEARANCES INDOORS
- CHIMNEY CODES & STANDARDS
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT & CLEARANCE CODE
- FIRE CLEARANCE for MASONRY Chimneys
- FIRE CLEARANCES, METAL CHIMNEYS
- FIRE CLEARANCES, SINGLE WALL METAL FLUES & VENTS
- FIRE CLEARANCES, SINGLE WALL METAL FLUES & VENTS FAQs
- FIRE CLEARANCE REDUCTION by HEAT SHIELD
- FIRE CLEARANCES WOOD & COAL STOVES
- FLUE VENT CONNECTOR FIRE CLEARANCE: OIL FIRED EQUIPMENT
- FLUE VENT CONNECTOR FIRE CLEARANCE: GAS FIRED EQUIPMENT
- FIRE DAMAGED BUILDINGS - home
- FIRE RATINGS for ROOF SURFACES
- FIRE SAFETY CHECKLIST CPSC [PDF]
- FIRE & SMOKE DAMPERS, AUTOMATIC
- FIRE STOPPING in BUILDINGS
- FIREPLACES & HEARTHS - home
- ASBESTOS in BRICKS or MORTAR
- CREOSOTE DEPOSITS, FIRE HAZARD
- FIREPLACE CHIMNEY ROOF CLEARANCE
- FIREPLACE & WOODSTOVE CONTAMINANTS
- FIREPLACE DAMPER DEFECTS, REPAIRS
- FIREPLACE FLUE SIZE SPECIFICATIONS
- FIREPLACE HEARTH DIMENSIONS & SUPPORT
- FIREPLACE INSERTS INSTALL, INSPECT, REPAIR
- FIREPLACE INSPECTION PRE-FAB
- FIREPLACE INSPECTIONS
- FIREPLACE DAMAGE & UNSAFE HEARTHS
- FIREPLACE DAMAGE & USAFE HEARTH FAQs
- GAS FIREPLACES & GAS LOGS - home
- GAS FIREPLACE VENT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
- GAS FIREPLACE VENT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT FAQs
- GAS FIREPLACE CERAMIC STAINS
- INACCESSIBLE CONNECTIONS FIREPLACE, WOODSTOVE
- RUMFORD FIREPLACE DESIGN RULES
- WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE ROOF CLEARANCE
- FLAME COLOR, BLUE vs YELLOW COMBUSTION
- FLASHING, CHIMNEY Mistakes & Leaks
- FLUE SIZE SPECIFICATIONS
- FLUE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS
- FLUE TILE DAMAGE in CHIMNEY
- FLUE VENT CONNECTORS, HEATING EQUIPMENT
- FUEL CHANGES for HEATING APPLIANCES
- GAS APPLIANCE / HEATER DIRECT VENT CLEARANCES
- GAS APPLIANCE DIRECT VENT CLEARANCE FAQs
- GAS DETECTION INSTRUMENTS
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER CHIMNEY & VENTING DEFECTS
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER VENTING CODES
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER VENT UNSAFE
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER VENTING FAQs
- GAS FIREPLACES & GAS LOGS
- ASBESTOS in UNUSUAL PLACES (gas fireplace logs)
- COMBUSTION AIR REQUIREMENTS
- DEFECTS LIST - HEAT SPACE & FIREPLACE, GAS
- FIREPLACE INSPECTION PRE-FAB
- GAS FIREPLACE VENT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
- GAS FIREPLACE VENT CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT FAQs
- GAS FIREPLACE / LOG MANUALS
- GAZCO STOVAX Gas Fires,
- THERMOCOUPLE REPAIR / REPLACEMENT
- TYPE B-VENT CHIMNEYS
- GLOSSARY of BUILDING TERMS
- HEATING COST SAVINGS METHODS
- HEATING FUEL COSTS COMPARED
- INDOOR AIR HAZARDS TABLE
- INDOOR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS & IAQ
- MASONRY CHIMNEY GUIDE - home
- ABANDONED CHIMNEYS
- ANGLED CHIMNEYS
- BRACING for MASONRY CHIMNEYS
- BRACKET CHIMNEY COLLAPSE & FIRE RISKS
- BRICK CHIMNEY CRACKS & COLLAPSE
- CHIMNEY COLLAPSE RISKS, REPAIRS
- CHIMNEY CRACK DETECTION & DIAGNOSIS
- CHIMNEY CRACK DETECTION & DIAGNOSIS FAQs
- CHIMNEY FLUE SIZE SPECIFICATIONS
- CHIMNEY HEIGHT EXTENSIONS
- CHIMNEY INSPECTION from GROUND
- CHIMNEY LEANING, SEPARATION, MOVEMENT
- CHIMNEY RE-LINING CHOICES
- CHIMNEY REPAIR METHODS
- CHIMNEY STAINS & LEAKS
- CHIMNEY STAINS & LEAKS FAQs
- CRACKED CHIMNEYS, MASONRY BLOCK
- CURVED BRICK CHIMNEYS, SULPHATION
- EARTHQUAKE CHIMNEY COLLAPSE DANGERS
- FLUE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS
- FLUE TILE DAMAGE in CHIMNEY
- MASONRY CHIMNEY TOP DAMAGE
- SPLIT OPENINGS in BRICKS, CHIMNEY COLLAPSE
- THREE-SIDED CHIMNEYS
- T-CHIMNEYS & CHIMNEY TOPS
- UNLINED FLUES
- METAL CHIMNEYS & FLUES - home
- ADJACENT METAL CHIMNEY SEPARATION
- BRACING for METAL CHIMNEYS
- CHIMNEY CHASE CONSTRUCTION
- CHIMNEY RE-LINING CHOICES
- CHIMNEY REPAIR METHODS
- CHIMNEY WET TIME & CORROSION
- CLASS A CHIMNEYS, MetalBestos™
- FIRE CLEARANCES, METAL CHIMNEYS
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER CHIMNEY & VENTING DEFECTS
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER VENTING CODES
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER VENT UNSAFE
- GAS FIRED WATER HEATER VENTING FAQs
- HEIGHT REQUIRED for L VENTS & B VENTS
- MANUFACTURED CHIMNEYS
- METAL CHIMNEY & VENT INDOOR HAZARDS
- METAL CHIMNEY CONNECTIONS
- METAL CHIMNEYS, CONTINUOUS
- METAL CHIMNEY FLASHING & STORM COLLARS
- METAL CHIMNEY FLUE SEPARATION CODES
- METAL CHIMNEY SLOPE LIMITS
- REPLACEMENT PARTS for METAL CHIMNEYS
- SINGLE WALL METAL VENTS & CHIMNEYS
- SUPER CHIMNEYS, 629 CHIMNEYS
- TRIPLE-WALL METAL FIREPLACE CHIMNEYS
- TYPE B-VENT CHIMNEYS
- TYPE B-VENT IDENTIFICATION LABELS
- TYPE B VENT vs L VENT DIFFERENCES
- TYPE B-VENT ERRORS
- TYPE B-VENT CEILING FLOOR WALL CLEARANCES
- TYPE B-VENT ROOFTOP CLEARANCE
- TYPE L VENT CHIMNEYS
- NATURAL GAS & PROPANE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
- NITROGEN DIOXIDE NOx HAZARDS
- ODORS FROM HEATING SYSTEMS
- PLASTIC PLEXVENT ULTRAVENT RECALL
- PYROLYSIS EXPLAINED
- ROOF SEALANTS & MASTICS
- RUMFORD FIREPLACE DESIGN RULES
- SAFETY RECALLS CHIMNEYS VENTS HEATERS
- SHARED CHIMNEY & FLUE HAZARDS
- SHARED CHIMNEY FLUES OK
- SHARED CHIMNEY FLUES OK FAQs
- STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING EXTERIORS
- SMOKE DETECTOR TEST MSDS [PDF]
- SOIL PROPERTIES & BUILDING FAILURES
- SOOT at CHIMNEY TOP
- STONE CHIMNEYS, FLASHING, LEAK REPAIR
- T-CHIMNEYS & CHIMNEY TOPS
- THERMOPHORESIS
- THREE-SIDED CHIMNEYS
- T-CHIMNEYS & CHIMNEY TOPS
- TRANSITE PIPE CHIMNEYS & FLUES
- UNLINED FLUE INSPECTIONS
- UN-VENTED GAS HEATER SAFETY
- VINES & SHRUBS on BUILDING WALLS, CHIMNEYS
- WALL-MOUNTED FURNACE CLEARANCES
- WOOD-OIL COMBINATION HEATERS - home
- WOOD STOVE OPERATION & SAFETY - home
- COMBUSTION AIR for WOODSTOVES
- DEFECTS LIST - HEAT, WOOD APPLIANCE
- FIRE CLEARANCES, WOOD COAL & PELLET STOVES
- FIREPLACE INSERTS INSTALL, INSPECT, REPAIR
- HEAT SHIELD SPECIFICATIONS for WOOD STOVES & PELLET STOVES
- PELLET STOVE CLEARANCE DISTANCES
- PELLET STOVE DRAFT CONTROL
- PELLET STOVE MANUALS
- WOOD FURNACE FAN LIMIT CONTROL
- WOOD FURNACE INSTALLATION MANUALS
- WOODSTOVE DRAFT CONTROL
- WOOD STOVE DRAFT TEST
- WOOD STOVE, CATALYTIC PUFF-BACKS
- WOOD STOVE INSTALL CONVERT
- WOOD STOVE INSPECTION CHECKLIST [PDF]
- WOOD STOVE MANUALS
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Citations & References
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- Ceramic Roofware, Hans Van Lemmen, Shire Library, 2008, ISBN-13: 978-0747805694 - Brick chimneys, chimney-pots and roof and ridge tiles have been a feature of the roofs of a wide range of buildings since the late Middle Ages. In the first instance this ceramic roofware was functional - to make the roof weatherproof and to provide an outlet for smoke - but it could also be very decorative. The practical and ornamental aspects of ceramic roofware can still be seen throughout Britain, particularly on buildings of the Victorian and Edwardian periods. Not only do these often have ornate chimneys and roof tiles but they may also feature ornamental sculptures or highly decorative gable ends. This book charts the history of ceramic roofware from the Middle Ages to the present day, highlighting both practical and decorative applications, and giving information about manufacturers and on the styles and techniques of production and decoration. Hans van Lemmen is an established author on the history of tiles and has lectured on the subject in Britain and elsewhere. He is founder member and presently publications editor of the British Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society.
- NFPA 211 - 3-1.10 - Relining guide for chimneys
- NFPA 211 - 3-2 - Construction of Masonry Chimneys
- NFPA 211 - 3-3 - Termination Height for chimneys
- NFPA 211 - 3-4 - Clearance from Combustible Material
- NFPA 54 - 7-1 - Venting of Equipment into chimneysBrick Institute of America
- - Flashing Chimneys Brick Institute of America
- - Proper Chimney Crowns Brick Institute of America
- - Moisture Resistance of BrickAmerican Gas Association - New Vent Sizing Tables
- Chimney Safety Institute of America - Chimney Fires: Causes, Effects, Evaluation
- National Chimney Sweep Guild [Website] 1255 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy Ankeny, Iowa 50023 USA, Tel: +1 (317) 837-1500 Email: office@ncsg.org NCSG certifies chimney sweep (cleaning) professionals.
- Our recommended books about building & mechanical systems design, inspection, problem diagnosis, and repair, and about indoor environment and IAQ testing, diagnosis, and cleanup are at the InspectAPedia Bookstore. Also see our Book Reviews - InspectAPedia.
- In addition to citations & references found in this article, see the research citations given at the end of the related articles found at our suggested
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- Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd., 120 Carlton Street Suite 407, Toronto ON M5A 4K2. Tel: (416) 964-9415 1-800-268-7070 Email: info@carsondunlop.com. Alan Carson is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors.
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