Repointing
Restores weather resistance to sound brickwork.
Chiddingly · BN8 6
Chimney Repairs in Chiddingly
Chimneys are the most exposed part of most roofs and the easiest to forget. Water entering around a stack can show up as damp on a chimney breast, in a bedroom ceiling or in the loft. We recommend having a chimney looked at every five years or so.
Signs you may need chimney repairs
- Crumbling or missing mortar joints
- Lead flashing lifted, cracked or missing
- Damp patches on chimney breasts or nearby ceilings
- Cracked flaunching around chimney pots
- A stack that appears to lean
How we approach it
What chimney repairs involves
Inspect the stack
Pointing, brickwork, pots, flaunching and flashings, from scaffold or by drone where appropriate.
Repoint or rebuild
Mortar raked out and repointed, damaged bricks replaced, or the stack rebuilt if needed.
Lead and capping
New lead flashing dressed to the roof, and capping or cowls for unused flues.
Remove if redundant
Unused stacks can be taken down and the roof made good, subject to any consent required.
Options
Choices worth understanding
Lead flashing
Seals the joint between stack and roof, the usual source of chimney leaks.
Capping
Keeps rain out of unused flues while keeping ventilation.
Fire break leadwork
Detailing on party walls and stacks where required.
Your Chiddingly property
Check before work starts
- If your property is listed or in a conservation area, removing or altering a chimney may need consent.
- If the stack is shared with a neighbour, both owners will usually need to agree the work.
- Check whether any flue is still in use before capping.
FAQs
Chimney Repairs questions
- Over 30 years
- Mike Bishop founded the business around 30 years ago and still runs it from Hove.
- 99% priced by Mike
- Mike personally prices almost every job, so the person quoting understands roofs.
- Four vans
- A settled team with four vans working across East and West Sussex.
- GRP and leadwork
- GRP fibreglass trained, with traditional leadwork and Velux installation in-house.
- Drone inspections
- Drone inspection and certification for roofs that are hard or unsafe to reach.
- FMB, TrustMark, Trading Standards
- Member of the Federation of Master Builders, TrustMark registered and Trading Standards approved.
- Insured
- Public liability £5m including heat work; employer’s liability £10m.
Why is my chimney breast damp?
Commonly failed flashing, porous brickwork or an uncapped flue. Inspection tells us which.
Can I remove my chimney?
Often yes, but structural and planning considerations apply. We will talk them through.
Do you need scaffolding?
Usually for chimney work, as it must be done safely. It is included in your written quote.
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Talk to us about chimney repairs in Chiddingly
Free site visit and written quote. Call 01273 819808, mobile 07956 998 965, or email mbroofing@hotmail.co.uk.