Chimney repairs and repointing
Chimneys made safe and watertight.
A chimney takes more weather than any other part of the house. Crumbling mortar, cracked flaunching and tired flashing let water straight into the walls and ceilings below.
Most chimney leaks start small: mortar washing out of the joints, or a crack in the cement collar around the pots. Left alone, frost widens the gaps every winter until bricks loosen and the stack starts to lean.
We put up safe access, rake out and repoint the joints, renew the flaunching and check the lead at the base. If the stack is unsafe we take it down and rebuild it in matching brick. If the chimney is no longer used, we can cap and vent it so it stays dry.
What's included
- Safe access with a chimney scaffold or tower
- Raking out and repointing in a matching mortar
- New flaunching (the sloping cement around the pots)
- New lead flashing and soakers at the base where needed
- Cowls, caps or bird guards fitted
- Rebuild above the roof line in matching brick when required
- Photos before and after, and a written guarantee
Signs you need it
- Damp patches on the chimney breast inside
- Mortar or bits of brick in the gutters
- A stack that leans or has cracks running through it
- Pots that rock or cement around them that has cracked
- Plants growing out of the chimney
How the job runs, start to finish
Typical timings. Weather and material deliveries can move things, and we will always tell you if they do.
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01
Free survey
Close-up photos with a camera pole or from the roof
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02
Written quote
Including access costs
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03
The work
1 to 3 days for repointing, up to a week for a rebuild
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04
Guarantee issued
Emailed when the scaffold comes down
Other roofing work we do
Roof repairs
Most leaks come down to one small failure: a slipped tile, a cracked ridge, a gap in the flashing.
Typically £180 to £950
New roofs and re-roofing
When repairs stop being worth it, we strip the roof back to the rafters and rebuild it with modern breathable membrane, treated battens and your choice of tile or slate..
Typically £6,500 to £19,500
Flat roofs
Most flat roofs fail at the edges and joints, not in the middle.
Typically £1,200 to £6,500
Fascias, soffits and guttering
Fascias hold your gutters and the bottom row of tiles.
Typically £500 to £5,200
Get a price for your chimney repairs and repointing
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