For chimney sweeps working alone or in a crew of up to three: fill the inspection report by level — Level 1, 2 or 3 — on your phone, attach photos of what you found, add the repair estimate, and send a clean PDF to the homeowner while you are still on site.
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Two-story house, masonry chimney, wood stove insert. Level 2 inspection at a home sale: crown cracks and missing mortar joints photographed, flue liner checked with camera — gap at one joint. Estimate for crown repair and relining added, PDF sent to the homeowner and the buyer's agent at 2:15 pm.
Choose your planA chimney inspection ends with a report. The homeowner wants to know what was checked, what was found and what it will cost to fix; at a home sale the agent and the buyer want the same in writing. NFPA 211 describes three levels of inspection, from a visual check of accessible parts to a full examination of concealed areas, and a good report says which level was done and why.
Many sweeps working alone write reports in the evening from notes and photos on the phone, or hand over a paper form. Inspection software exists, but much of it is priced for larger companies. Chimney Report Desk is built for a sweep working alone or with a crew of up to three.
At the house you choose the inspection level and the appliance: fireplace, insert, stove or furnace flue. The checklist follows the system from the firebox, smoke chamber and damper to the flue liner, the chimney exterior, the crown and the cap. You tick each item, mark findings and attach photos or camera stills with a short note.
Findings become a repair estimate in one step. Your price list is set once: cleaning, cap installation, crown repair, relining, tuckpointing. The estimate appears below the findings, so the homeowner sees both together and can approve the work on the spot.
When the report is complete, the homeowner receives a clean PDF by email or text, with your company details, the inspection level, findings, photos and the estimate. For home sales, the agent and the buyer can receive the same PDF. A copy stays in the history of the address.
Next year the address is already in the system. You open last year's report, see what was recommended and what was done, and the homeowner gets a reminder when the annual inspection is due.
Setting up takes an evening. You add your company details, logo and price list, and choose which checklist items you use for each type of appliance. Existing customers can be imported from a spreadsheet with addresses. If you work with a helper, each person gets a login on their phone, and the office sees all reports in one list.
Homeowners like a report with photos because they see the problem with their own eyes. Agents and buyers like it because it is clear and arrives the same day. For the sweep, the evening spent on paperwork becomes a few minutes on site.
The inspection and the report content remain the responsibility of the sweep who performs it. We are not affiliated with NFPA or any certification body.
Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3, with checklists for fireplaces, inserts, stoves and furnace flues.
Yes, photos and camera stills can be attached to each finding.
Yes, findings turn into an estimate from your price list.
It is built for sweeps working alone or with a crew of up to three.
Not yet. The service is in preparation, and we are checking whether chimney sweeps need it.