Why Is Smoke Coming Into Your House?

Answer 4 questions for a likely cause. Guidance only — a Level 1 inspection (starts at $99 in Brooklyn, $199 in Manhattan) gives a definitive answer.

1. When does smoke come in?

2. Is the damper fully open?

Yes No Don’t know

3. When was the chimney last cleaned?

4. Has the CO alarm gone off, or has anyone felt ill?

Yes No

Guidance only, not a diagnosis. Chimney draft problems have many causes — a Level 2 endoscopy camera inspection finds the real one.