Leaning, cracked or weathered stacks taken down and rebuilt, repointed and re-flaunched, with the leadwork and flashings tidied up so the whole thing is watertight again. Up on the valley rooftops the weather gives chimneys a hard time, and a sound stack keeps the rain out of the rooms below.
A stack that has gone past repointing taken down to a sound course and rebuilt in matching brick, plumb and square, with the pots reset.
Sound stacks raked out and repointed and the flaunching, the mortar bed the pots sit in, cut off and renewed so water stops getting in around the pots.
Lead soakers, step and apron flashings checked, dressed back in or renewed so the join between stack and roof is sealed properly.
Cracked pots swapped, cowls fitted to stop downdraught or birds, and redundant flues capped and vented to keep them dry.
Tell-tale signs are a lean, cracked or crumbling mortar, loose pots, or damp staining on the chimney breast inside. We will have a look and tell you honestly whether it needs a full rebuild or just repointing and re-flaunching.
Yes. The flashings are usually where the leaks start. We dress the existing lead back in or renew it as part of the job so the stack-to-roof join is watertight.
We source a brick or reclaim to match the existing stack as closely as we can, so a rebuilt chimney looks like it belongs on the house.
For most stack work, yes, it is the safe way to work at that height. We will factor access and scaffold into the quote so there are no surprises.
That is the whole point. Done right, repointed, re-flaunched and the lead dressed in, a stack should shrug off the worst of the weather up here for many years.
Send a few photos or tell us about the job and we'll give you a straight price, no messing.
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