Service illustration · not a completed customer projectTHE WORK, EXPLAINED
Start with the condition.
Understand the scope.
Ask the contractor to identify the complete proposed removal and reconstruction scope for the chimney and connected appliances. Clarify access, protection, materials, documentation and responsibility for applicable approvals before agreeing to the project.
What may be involved
- brick
- mortar
- flue components
Ask the provider to distinguish existing parts to inspect, proposed replacements, and tools, materials or reports included in the service. Confirm the work and exclusions after assessment; this list does not mean that every item will be supplied or replaced.
LOCAL RESEARCH / South San Francisco
Building history
South San Francisco was incorporated in 1908, placing much of its original civic development in the Peninsula's streetcar-era growth period.
Source ↗Local context
The Bay Area Air District's wood smoke pages set out rules that reach beyond air quality alerts into the equipment itself. The district states that no wood-burning devices of any kind may be installed in new homes or buildings being constructed in the Bay Area, and that a chimney or fireplace remodelling project costing over a stated threshold that requires a building permit may only install a gas-fuelled, electric or EPA-certified device. It also requires an EPA-certified device to be registered with the district for a sole-source-of-heat exemption from burn ban alerts. Check the current rule with the district before choosing a replacement appliance; this page does not decide what applies to your property.
Source ↗Planning your work
South San Francisco's Building Division states that any building or structure to be erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, repaired, moved, improved, removed, converted or demolished requires a building permit. It adds that while the codes may exempt certain work from permit requirements, electrical, plumbing or mechanical work must still be permitted, and asks readers to check with the Planning Division as well. Confirm the scope with the city before work is arranged; this reference does not establish what your property requires.
Source ↗Area-wide context does not establish the condition of your property or equipment.
Before the visit
If smoke is entering the room, stop using the fireplace and arrange an assessment.
