CREIA II:  Standards of Practice

SECTION 9 - Fireplaces and Chimneys

A. Items to be identified and reported:

1. Chimneys, flues, dampers and associated components.  
2. Fireboxes, hearth extensions and permanently installed accessory components.  
3. Manufactured solid-fuel or gas-burning appliances.

B. The inspector is not required to:

1. Determine adequacy of draft, perform a smoke test, or dismantle or remove any component.  
2. Examine the structural integrity of fireplaces and chimneys.  
3. Examine or operate ancillary or non-permanently installed components.

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