Principles of Home Inspection: Chimneys & Wood Heating

Almost every home heating system requires vents or a chimney, which makes chimneys and wood heating a critical topic for home inspectors and homeowners. Principles Of Home Inspection: Chimneys & Wood Heating explores the life expectancy and efficiency of various types of wood heating and chimney methods. The text provides potential problems and components of wood furnaces as well as particular issues for different regions of the country where this heating method is common. Wood fireplaces and wood stoves are popular throughout North America, making this a viable text for any homeowner with these systems. Readers are provided with an overview of chimneys, metal chimneys and vents. Readers are also provided with an overview of wood heating, boilers, wood furnaces, wood stoves and wood burning fireplaces. The text gives inspection checklists, inspection procedures and a list of inspection tools. Readers will also find review questions and answers at the end of this 224 page book.

Principles of Home Inspection: Chimneys & Wood Heating - Table of Contents:

• Overview of Chimneys
• Masonry Chimneys
• Metal Chimneys or Vents
• Overview of Wood Heating
• Wood Furnaces and Boiler
• Wood Stoves
• Wood-Burning Fireplaces
• Inspection Tools
• Inspection Checklists
• Inspection Procedure
• Answers to Review Questions