For Chicago Condo Boards & HOAs
Board-Ready Dryer Vent Audits for Chicago Condo Buildings
One dryer fire in a stack endangers every unit above and below. We deliver building-wide forensic audits your board can put in the meeting minutes — with per-unit airflow, borescope photos, and a building risk score your insurer recognizes.
Per-Stack
Risk Heatmap
Board PDF
Meeting-Ready
CO ppm
On Every Gas Dryer
M1502
Code Verdict Per Unit
Why generic vent companies fail you
Stacks share risk
In a high-rise, vent stacks tie multiple units to the same termination. One blocked riser raises pressure — and lint accumulation — for every unit on the line.
Boards get verbal answers
When asked 'are our vents safe?' the board needs a document, not a contractor's word. We give you the document.
Insurance renewals get harder
Carriers increasingly request documented vent maintenance for multifamily buildings. Without it, premiums climb or coverage tightens.
What you receive
Every visit produces a defensible paper trail — not a verbal "looks good."
- Per-unit PDF audit report with unit number and stack ID on every page
- Pre/post anemometer readings (FPM) and manometer back-pressure (in. w.c.)
- Borescope photo set of every unit's duct interior
- Carbon monoxide readings at every gas dryer termination
- Building-wide risk heatmap by stack and floor — board-meeting ready
- IRC M1502 + Chicago 18-28-504 compliance verdict per unit
- Annual recertification report formatted for insurance carrier submission
- Cover letter to the board summarizing findings and prioritized remediation
Built on Chicago 18-28-504 and IRC M1502.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you present findings to our board meeting?+
Yes. We include a written executive summary with every building audit and can attend a board meeting on request to walk through the risk heatmap.
How do you coordinate access across 40+ units?+
We work in floor-by-floor blocks with 48-hour tenant notices delivered through your management company. Most mid-rise buildings complete in 2–3 days.
Will the report satisfy our insurance carrier?+
The format mirrors what carriers like State Farm, Travelers, and Liberty Mutual request: per-unit documentation, code reference, and dated photos. Most boards send it with their renewal application.
Do you handle shared rooftop terminations?+
Yes. We document hood condition, screen presence, damper function, and any cross-contamination between adjacent vent caps.
What if our building has unknown vent routing?+
We map it. The borescope, manometer, and external thermal scan let us trace runs through chases without opening drywall.