Per-unit proof and a reserve-grade record — the board's defense, on file.
Per-unit fireplace-flue rotations under one master contract, shared-chase camera scan with a cross-contamination smoke test, per-unit red-tag/lock-out, and a reserve-study condition assessment that puts venting capital on the board's schedule years ahead.
Who this is for
Property manager, HOA board / community manager, multifamily asset manager, condo association.
The liability
In stacked housing, one unit's neglected flue is everyone's fire and CO exposure, and the owner/board is named when it spreads. The board also answers for capital surprises — a venting failure that wasn't in the reserve study is a special-assessment nobody forgives.
The documentation is the product.
A board's nightmare is a vendor who cleaned "the building" with no per-unit proof. our deliverable is the opposite: a numbered, per-unit, photo-documented record, a reserve-grade condition report the board can put in its capital plan, and a red-tag/lock-out trail that shows the association acted on every unsafe flue it found. That documentation is the association's defense — and it's the premium standard the cheapest bidder can't produce.
We run a scheduled, unit-by-unit cleaning of every fireplace flue across the complex under one master contract, with per-unit documentation the manager can hand a board or an owner. A camera up the shared vertical chase maps every unit's tie-in and finds blockages or unpermitted connections, and a smoke-cross test finds where one unit's flue gases spill into another's living space. Where a flue is unsafe, we red-tag and lock it out with documented tenant notice, so it can't be used while it waits for repair.
Scope on a multifamily / hoa venting engagement
- Per-unit chimney rotation — scheduled unit-by-unit cleaning under one master contract, with per-unit documentation the manager can hand a board or an owner
- Shared-chase camera scan & cross-contamination smoke test — map every unit's tie-in, find blockages or unpermitted connections, and find where one unit's flue gases spill into another's living space
- Per-unit safety lockout — inspect and, where unsafe, red-tag and lock out an individual unit's fireplace until repaired, with documented tenant notice
- HOA reserve-study condition assessment — a full-property venting/chimney condition report feeding the board's reserve study so capital repairs are budgeted years ahead, not discovered as an emergency
- Common gas-vent survey — rooftop common gas-vent manifold condensation/spillage survey for orphaned-load and backdraft after unit appliance upgrades
That documentation is the association's defense — and it's the premium standard the cheapest bidder can't produce. Getting venting onto the reserve schedule is exactly the kind of capital foresight a premium vendor brings to a board, instead of a special assessment discovered after a failure.
Multifamily / HOA Venting — commercial FAQ
We manage 200 units — how do we prove every flue was actually serviced?
Per-unit documentation. Every unit is numbered, photographed, and logged on its own line, and unsafe flues are red-tagged and locked out with tenant notice on file. You get a building-wide packet you can hand the board or an individual owner — not a single "building cleaned" receipt that proves nothing if there's an incident.
Our HOA reserve study doesn't account for the chimneys — can you help the board budget?
Yes. We produce a full-property venting condition assessment written to feed a reserve study, so the board can schedule and budget capital repairs years out instead of facing a special assessment after a failure. Getting venting onto the reserve schedule is exactly the kind of capital foresight a premium vendor brings to a board.
Can flue gases from one unit get into another?
They can, through a deteriorated shared chase or a cross-leaking gang flue — and it's a serious CO exposure. We run a camera scan to map the chase and a smoke-cross test to find any cross-contamination, then document the finding so the association can act before it becomes an incident.
One contract. One compliance standard. Every location.
Get it inspected. Get it in writing.
Flat fee confirmed when you book. Same-week scheduling. A pass/fail verdict within 48 hours.
24/7 Response
Chimney fire, storm hit, active leak, or a flue you're not sure about? We answer 7 AM to midnight and the assessment ends in a written safe-to-use verdict — including a do-not-use notice when the evidence supports one. After-hours dispatch runs subject to crew availability.
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