Per-unit proof and a reserve-grade record — the board's defense, on file.
Per-unit fireplace and dryer-vent rotations under one master contract, shared-chase camera scan with a cross-contamination smoke test, common dryer-riser cleaning, per-unit red-tag/lock-out, and a reserve-study condition assessment that puts venting capital on the board's schedule years ahead.
Who this is for
Property manager, HOA board / community manager, multifamily asset manager, condo association.
The liability
In stacked housing, one unit's neglected flue is everyone's fire and CO exposure, and the owner/board is named when it spreads. The board also answers for capital surprises — a venting failure that wasn't in the reserve study is a special-assessment nobody forgives.
The documentation is the product.
A board's nightmare is a vendor who cleaned "the building" with no per-unit proof. PCE's deliverable is the opposite: a numbered, per-unit, photo-documented record, a reserve-grade condition report the board can put in its capital plan, and a red-tag/lock-out trail that shows the association acted on every unsafe flue it found. That documentation is the association's defense — and it's the premium standard the cheapest bidder can't produce.
We run a scheduled, unit-by-unit cleaning of every fireplace flue or dryer vent across the complex under one master contract, with per-unit documentation the manager can hand a board or an owner. A camera up the shared vertical chase maps every unit's tie-in and finds blockages or unpermitted connections, and a smoke-cross test finds where one unit's flue gases spill into another's living space. Where a flue is unsafe, we red-tag and lock it out with documented tenant notice, so it can't be used while it waits for repair.
Scope on a multifamily / hoa venting engagement
- Per-unit chimney / dryer-vent rotation — scheduled unit-by-unit cleaning under one master contract, with per-unit documentation the manager can hand a board or an owner
- Shared-chase camera scan & cross-contamination smoke test — map every unit's tie-in, find blockages or unpermitted connections, and find where one unit's flue gases spill into another's living space
- Common dryer-exhaust trunk / riser cleaning — clean the shared vertical lint riser and verify the in-line lint interceptor and any fire damper on the trunk
- Per-unit safety lockout — inspect and, where unsafe, red-tag and lock out an individual unit's fireplace until repaired, with documented tenant notice
- HOA reserve-study condition assessment — a full-property venting/chimney condition report feeding the board's reserve study so capital repairs are budgeted years ahead, not discovered as an emergency
- Common gas-vent survey — rooftop common gas-vent manifold condensation/spillage survey for orphaned-load and backdraft after unit appliance upgrades
That documentation is the association's defense — and it's the premium standard the cheapest bidder can't produce. Getting venting onto the reserve schedule is exactly the kind of capital foresight a premium vendor brings to a board, instead of a special assessment discovered after a failure.
Multifamily / HOA Venting — commercial FAQ
We manage 200 units — how do we prove every flue was actually serviced?
Per-unit documentation. Every unit is numbered, photographed, and logged on its own line, and unsafe flues are red-tagged and locked out with tenant notice on file. You get a building-wide packet you can hand the board or an individual owner — not a single "building cleaned" receipt that proves nothing if there's an incident.
Our HOA reserve study doesn't account for the chimneys — can you help the board budget?
Yes. We produce a full-property venting condition assessment written to feed a reserve study, so the board can schedule and budget capital repairs years out instead of facing a special assessment after a failure. Getting venting onto the reserve schedule is exactly the kind of capital foresight a premium vendor brings to a board.
Can flue gases from one unit get into another?
They can, through a deteriorated shared chase or a cross-leaking gang flue — and it's a serious CO exposure. We run a camera scan to map the chase and a smoke-cross test to find any cross-contamination, then document the finding so the association can act before it becomes an incident.
One contract. One compliance standard. Every location.
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