Chimney Repairs and Weatherproofing
The most exposed masonry on the building, and the most neglected.
Covering Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire
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A chimney stack takes weather from every direction and has no roof over it. Eroded pointing, cracked flaunching, a missing cap on a disused flue or perished lead at the abutment all funnel water straight down into the breast below.
We repair or weatherproof the stack, renew the flashings and, where a flue is redundant, cap and ventilate it so it does not sit as a damp reservoir inside the house.
From first reading to registered guarantee
The same five stages on every job, whether it is one wall or a whole property.
- 01
Stack inspection
Pointing, flaunching, pots, capping, flashings and internal flue condition assessed.
- 02
Establish the route
Whether water is entering via the flue, the masonry face or the abutment detail.
- 03
Rebuild and repoint
Defective masonry rebuilt, joints raked out and repointed in a matched mortar.
- 04
Weatherproof the top
New flaunching, pot repair, capping with ventilation for redundant flues.
- 05
Renew flashings
Code-appropriate lead stepped flashings and back gutters replacing mortar fillets.
Everything this specification can cover
Your quotation lists only what your property needs. Anything not required is simply not on it.
- Chimney stack condition survey
- Repointing and localised rebuilding
- Flaunching renewal and pot repair
- Capping and ventilated closure of redundant flues
- Lead flashing and back gutter renewal
- Stack removal and roof make-good
Chimney Repairs — answered
It removes a maintenance liability, but the stack may be doing useful structural and ventilation work. We assess before recommending removal over capping.
Hygroscopic salts left by soot and condensation draw moisture from humid air. It is a salt problem as much as a water problem, and needs a salt-retardant replaster.
Not fully. A sealed flue with no airflow becomes a damp reservoir. It needs capping at the top with a vent and a low-level vent inside.
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Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire