The chimney is the most exposed brickwork on the house, and on this coast it takes salt air and driving rain from every direction. Failed pointing and cracked flaunching let water track down into bedrooms and chimney breasts long before anything looks wrong from the ground. We repoint, re-cap, re-flaunch and repair stacks across Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.
Weathered mortar joints raked out and repointed in a matching mix, so the stack sheds water instead of soaking it up.
Unused flues capped and vented, working flues fitted with the right cowl, and cracked pots replaced before they end up in the garden.
The mortar bed the pots sit in cracks with age and lets water straight into the stack. We cut out failed flaunching and re-do it properly.
The lead where the stack meets the roof is a classic leak point. We dress, repair or renew it so the junction stays dry.
It is usually one of three things: failed pointing, cracked flaunching, or tired lead flashings where the stack meets the roof. Sometimes it is all three. We inspect the whole stack and fix the actual cause.
Yes, but with ventilation. An open flue lets rain straight in; a sealed one traps damp. A vented cap keeps the water out and lets the flue breathe, and it is a quick, inexpensive job.
Often, yes, and we arrange it as part of the job. Working on a stack safely usually means a scaffold or tower around it, and that is priced into the quote from the start.
We can. Where the brickwork has gone too far for repointing, we take the stack down to sound brick and rebuild it, matching the original as closely as possible.
Based in Hythe on the Waterside and covering Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.
Free quotes and free roof inspections across Hampshire, Wiltshire & Dorset. All roofing work undertaken.
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