Expert: Steve Tavares - 9/16/2009

Question
my house was built in the 70's and had that ugly 70's style rock on it so i removed the rock and drywall.  I then put up durarock added a light texture and painted it.  I am in the process of selling the house and didn't want to add tile because I thought the new owners would like to make it there own style.  I had the house inspected and the inspector said I needed to tile it.  question....I thought the durarock was the fire protectant not the tile.  am I right or wrong

Answer
Well, if the inspector says it should be done, then it should be done.

If you want you can also call a WETT certified technician (IE:Chimney sweep etc, as long as they are WETT Certified) and they can come in to inspect the fireplace and make sure it is good. If it isn't then they will tell you what must be done.

Hope this helps.