Chimney repairs and rebuilds in Peterborough

Chimneys take more weather than any other part of a roof. They stand proud of it, they are built of mortar that was old when the boiler was new, and they are the single most common source of a leak that nobody can find. We repair and rebuild chimneys across Peterborough.

Repoint, relead or rebuild

Three different jobs and they are not interchangeable. Repointing suits a stack whose brickwork 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 properly in the first place. A rebuild is for a stack that has moved, where the brickwork is spalling or the whole thing is leaning, and it means taking it down to a sound course and building it back up. We tell you which of the three you need and why, with photographs.

Lead, done as lead should be

A chimney is flashed with a set of parts that each do a job: soakers between the tiles, step flashing up the sides, an apron at the front and a back gutter behind. Where one of those is missing, or where somebody has run a bead of mastic instead, water gets in. We fit the full set in lead, dressed to the profile of the tiles that are actually on your roof.

Shared stacks on the terraces

Peterborough has streets of Victorian terraces where one stack serves two houses, and that changes the job. Work on half a chimney is rarely sensible, so it is worth a conversation with the neighbour before anything starts. We are happy to explain the work to both households and quote it so each of you can see what you are paying for.

Redundant stacks

If the fireplace has been gone for thirty years the stack may be doing nothing but collecting weather and cost. Taking it down and roofing over the opening removes the problem permanently. We have done exactly that on a re-roof, dismantling one of two stacks and tiling through so cleanly you would not know it had been there. Every chimney job carries a five or ten year guarantee.