About the Inventor
Bob Hart, past owner of Chimtech, a full service chimney building, restoration, and maintenance company located in Houston, TX. With 23 years in the chimney industry, he has worked on over 20,000 chimneys, stacks, fireplaces, stoves, and vents. Building, repairs, maintenance, restoration, inspection and documentation are his areas of specialization.
Inventor of the Hart-Rumford Fireplace Forms - with which any mason can build a properly performing fireplace every time.
Has worked on and maintained fireplaces and chimneys at the Texas Governors Mansion and the nations White House.
Authored CSIA’s Certified Dryer Exhaust Technician (C-DET) Certification Manual.
Bob and his wife Mary live in beautiful Pagosa Springs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and have 3 children and 1 grandchild.
Professional Organizations:
1983 - Present - Certified # 968 by the Chimney Safety Institute of America
1986 - 1989 - President - Texas Chimney Sweep Guild
1989 - Present - Member- National Chimney Sweep Guild
1991 - 2000 - Region 6 Director - National Chimney Sweep Guild
1992 - 1995 - Treasurer- National Chimney Sweep Guild
1996 - 1997 - Vice President - National Chimney Sweep Guild
1996 - 1997 - Vice President - Chimney Safety Institute of America
1997 - 1999 - President - National Chimney Sweep Guild
1997 - 1999 - President - Chimney Safety Institute of America
1996 - 1997 - Chairman; CSIA Certification Committee
1999 - Present - Chairman; CSIA Certification Committee
1992 - Present - Instructor - CSIA Certification Program
1994 - Present - Instructor - National Chimney Sweep Training School
Education:
1974-1976 - A.S. Degree in Business Administration Columbia Greene Community College
, Hudson, NY1980 - Present - Numerous Chimney and Fireplace related seminars through the Continuing Education Program of the Chimney Safety Institute of America.