Local chimney contractor for Arlington, Duval County

Permits come up in Arlington for some chimney and fireplace jobs and not for others, and the local building department decides which. As a general pattern, work that changes the structure or adds an appliance is the kind that goes through a permit. That covers rebuilding a chimney, adding a new fireplace or factory-built chimney, and installing a new gas appliance with its venting and gas connection.

Work that replaces a part like for like, such as a new cap on an existing flue or repointing a few joints, is the kind that may not. Rules change and vary between jurisdictions, so we check before the work is scheduled rather than guessing from memory. When a permit applies, the estimate says so, names who applies for it, and shows the permit time in the schedule.

The work is then built to the code and the listing, and the building department's final inspection closes the permit. If a gas supply line or a new electrical circuit is part of the job, that trade handles its own permit and inspection, and the paperwork shows who does which part.

Unpermitted work from a past owner sometimes turns up during our visits, such as a gas appliance added to an old flue, and when we see it, we tell you what we saw and what it would take to put right. We do not quote code sections we have not checked against the current edition, and when a question is really for the building department, we say so.

Keep the permit card and the final inspection record with your house papers, since a buyer may ask to see them later. Work done under a permit also leaves an inspection record, which is useful the day the house is sold and a buyer's inspector asks how the chimney was repaired. For permitted jobs such as rebuilds and new fireplaces, the estimate names who applies for the permit.

Give us a call at (904) 920-5495; the inspection in Arlington is free and the estimate comes in writing.