Roofing
Re-pointing, re-leading, rebuilds and safe removals.
Chimneys take more weather than any other part of the house. They stand proud of the roof on all four sides, and when the pointing goes or the lead lifts, water gets in and shows up as a damp patch on a bedroom wall.
Old mortar raked out and replaced with a mix suited to the brick. On older soft brickwork that means lime, not cement, which is harder than the brick and does more damage than it prevents.
Failed flashings, soakers and back gutters stripped out and formed in new lead to code. Sealant over old lead is a temporary fix at best.
Where a stack has moved, cracked or lost its bond, we take it down to a sound course and rebuild, reusing the original brick where it is in good enough condition.
New pots, bird guards and cowls fitted, and redundant stacks properly capped so they stay ventilated instead of trapping damp inside.
Stacks that are no longer used and no longer worth maintaining can be taken down to roof level and the roof made good over the top.
Nearly always the flashing or the pointing on the stack. Water gets into the brickwork or runs down behind failed lead and tracks inside. It very rarely fixes itself and it gets worse each winter.
If it is redundant and in poor condition, removal can be cheaper than repair and it removes the maintenance for good. If it is in use, or the house looks wrong without it, repair is the answer. We will price both.
For anything beyond a very minor repair, yes. Working on a stack safely needs a proper platform. The cost is in the quote from the start, not added later.
It stops birds nesting in the flue, which blocks it and is a real fire and fume risk on a working chimney. It is a small part fitted while we are already up there.
Straight answers to the questions that usually come before a chimney repairs job.
A damp patch on a chimney breast is water coming down the stack from the roof, not rising from the ground. It gets in through split or lifted lead flashing, open mortar joints in the brickwork, a cracked flaunching at the top, or an open pot on a disused flue. The pattern of the stain, and whether it follows heavy rain, tells us which.
Read the full answer →Checkatrade's 2026 chimney repair guide puts repointing a chimney stack between £300 and £1,000 plus VAT, averaging £750, with the low end for a small stack on a low roof and the top end for a stack mid-ridge on a two-storey house that needs scaffolding. Access is most of that spread. If the brickwork itself is soft or the top courses have blown, repointing is not enough and a partial rebuild is the honest quote.
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