Chimney sweep
Service description
The owners of properties and rooms (condominiums) are obliged to arrange for the cleaning and inspection of their installations subject to sweeping and inspection as well as other prescribed chimney sweeping work. Proof of the work carried out is provided by means of prescribed forms, which must be handed over by the owner to the authorized district chimney sweep, unless the owner has carried out the work himself.
What fees apply?
The fees incurred for this work are currently charged by the chimney sweep on the basis of the federal sweeping and inspection regulations by means of a specified invoice and are to be borne by the property owner or the community of apartment owners.
From January 2013, the Fees Ordinance will be limited exclusively to "sovereign tasks", i.e. the inspection of combustion systems, the fireplace inspection (which takes place every 3.5 years) and the keeping of the sweep book. The costs for all other activities are then no longer regulated and can be negotiated.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
"Sovereign tasks" such as inspecting fireplaces, inspecting your system and keeping a sweep book are reserved exclusively for the authorized district chimney sweep.
Before assigning non-sovereign tasks, you should check that the chimney sweep in question is registered in the chimney sweep register of the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control.
You can find out which work is due on your combustion system and when it is due on the fireplace notice, which your authorized district chimney sweep will provide you with as part of the fireplace inspection.