The buyer asked for repairs. Start with the photos.

The report comes with photos. A cracked liner tile or a gap at the top shows the same in the report as it did on the screen. Start there.

If something in the list surprises you, ask. We will walk through the photo with you and say what it means in ordinary words.

Any of these might come out of a Level 2.

Five repairs have a range.

The rest are quoted after the inspection. That group holds crown work, liner work, a chase cover and the damper, then mortar, masonry, the smoke chamber and the firebox.

As for the deal, a buyer may ask the seller to do the work, take money off, or allow another visit. The parties and their agents decide that. Our role stops at the report.

Ask us which items to take first. Afterward, a re-inspection can give the buyer a new look at the finished work. Keep the invoices with the report, so the file tells the whole story from the first scan to the last repair.