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The 1912 brick house on Elm Street in Dayton had 3 fireplaces and every one was capped
I walked a job in Dayton last month at a 1912 brick house and all 3 fireplaces had caps on the flues with no screens, so nothing had been swept in probably 20 years. The homeowner said a guy quoted her $1,800 for a full reline before even looking up the chimney, which felt off once I got a light in there and saw the tile was mostly fine. How do you all price out a house like that when the previous owner just sealed everything up and walked away?
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fionaf1910d ago
Man that situation is rough for the homeowner and for you trying to give a fair number. Sealed up flues for 20 years with no sweep means you honestly can't know what the tile looks like until you stick a light and camera up there. The guy quoting $1800 sight unseen is exactly why people don't trust this trade. Feels like the right move is to price the inspection and sweep first, then quote the reline only if the tile actually fails. Sucks that the last owner just capped everything and left the next person to deal with the mess.
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