| If you live in an older home that was built before | | | | gases out of the building, not have any damage |
| the 1940's, your chimney was probably built | | | | that could allow your chimney to leak. If an |
| without a clay tile liner. Starting in the 1940's clay | | | | inspection by a qualified chimney professional |
| tile liners were built into the chimney during | | | | shows any problems, you may need to have a |
| construction, and in more recent times many | | | | new chimney liner installed or your old liner |
| homes are built with prefabricated metal chimneys | | | | repaired or replaced. The inspector might make a |
| rather than with traditional brick and mortar ones. | | | | visual inspection of your chimney system, or he |
| Whatever type of chimney you have, it is critical | | | | might have the equipment to make a video |
| that the flue, the opening running up the inside of | | | | recording of the inside of your flue. |
| the chimney that carries smoke and combustion | | | | |