Rutland
Chimney repairs and rebuilds in Oakham
Repointing, releading and rebuilds across Rutland, with lime mortar where the building needs it.
Chimneys take more weather than anything else on a house, and on exposed Rutland ground they take a good deal of it. We repair, relead and rebuild chimneys across Oakham and the LE15 villages.
Three different jobs
Repointing suits a stack whose masonry is sound but whose joints have washed out. Releading suits a stack that is fine in itself but whose flashing has cracked, lifted or was never dressed in properly. A rebuild is for a stack that has moved or whose stone is spalling, and means taking it down to a sound course and building it back. Working out which of the three, and showing you why in photographs, is most of the value of the visit.
Lime mortar on ironstone and limestone
Much of Rutland is built of soft ironstone and limestone laid in lime mortar, and repointing that in modern cement does real damage. Cement is harder than the stone around it, so the stone wears instead of the joint, and it traps moisture that used to escape through the mortar. On those buildings lime is the correct material, not a preference, and we will say when a stack needs it rather than using whatever is in the van.
Lead as a complete set
A chimney is flashed with parts that each do a job: soakers between the tiles, step flashing up the sides, an apron at the front, a back gutter behind. Leave one out, or run mastic where lead belongs, and water gets in. We fit the whole set in lead, dressed to the covering actually on your roof.
Consent, and knowing our limits
On a listed building, altering or removing a stack normally needs consent and a rebuild is expected to match what was there. We will tell you what we think applies, and where the work wants a heritage mason or stone slater rather than a roofer we will say so plainly. Five or ten year guarantee, insured throughout.
- Every job insured, public and employer's liability
- Five or ten years' guarantee
- Your quote comes free and in writing
- The written price never moves
- A 5.0 customer rating across four review sites
Our work
Jobs near Oakham
Every photograph here is EverCrest's own, taken on the job.
What people say
In their words, not ours
One of the problems of finding a roofer when you are an older person is the thought of being scammed, especially given the increasing numbers of rogue traders together with the high costs at stake especially if the work is poor or non existent. We trawled a lot of roofers and found varying prices and limited experience and ‘one man bands’ offering little or no guarantees for their work. We came across Fred’s newly formed EverCrest Property Care Ltd Company and were initially concerned at the limited 3 months or so that they had been trading for, albeit that Fred had been a Sole Trader for some 6 years. So we undertook a ‘due diligence’ on the company and found they had worked on a limited number of roofing projects in the start up time. However having had a number of positive conversations with Fred we decided to give his company a chance having had a very good response and price to our required specification that formed the basis of our Building Control Application through Boston Borough Council. They say you can only make a first impression once and EverCrest Property Care Ltd certainly made an excellent impression indeed, in fact the work they undertook was first class and our Building Control Inspector was equally impressed with the standard of works they carried out. Our project involved replacing a main roof on a detached property and likewise on a kitchen extension. Work commenced on a Friday with the scaffolding being erected along with the delivery of two skips. On the Monday morning around 8:30am a team of 7 arrived on site and by 10am both roofs had been stripped and the Building Inspector was called early to check out the structure prior to the roofers installing the new insulation, membrane and battening in readiness for the new soffits, guttering and tiles being installed from Tuesday onwards. By Thursday the project had been completed and the Building Inspector returned first thing Friday morning and signed off the work having been impressed with the finished work. On the basis of the above experience we would have no hesitation in recommending EverCrest Property Care Ltd as a suitable and very experienced roofing contractor and would be happy to give any references to their standard of works.
Brilliant work! Reasonable price a friendly. Recommend to anyone. Sorted out my roof after 3 companies turned me down.
Amazing roof repair everything finished to a high standard,good communication and reasonable priced would definetly recommend.
Before you ring
Chimney Repairs & Rebuilds in Oakham: common questions
Lime or cement for repointing my chimney?
On soft ironstone or limestone with lime mortar, lime. Cement is harder than the stone, so the stone takes the wear and moisture gets trapped behind it. We will tell you what your building wants.
The stonework looks fine but it leaks. How?
Usually the lead rather than the masonry. Cracked flashing, a missing back gutter or mastic used where lead belongs will let water down beside a stack that looks perfectly sound.
Can a redundant stack be removed?
On an unlisted building often yes: down to a sound level, opening closed, roof tiled through. On a listed building expect to need consent and expect the answer to sometimes be no.
Does chimney work need scaffolding?
For anything beyond a small repair, normally yes, because working safely at a stack means proper access. It is in the quote rather than added later.
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