Chimney Repairs in Ambleside

Chimney Repairs for Ambleside homes

Chimney stacks are a defining feature of homes in Ambleside, where stone and slate houses, cottages and guest houses are packed around the town centre, with Victorian villas on the hillsides. Most of those houses were built with a fireplace in every room, so there are a lot of stacks to look after. Ambleside catches the weather rolling in off the Lakeland fells and Morecambe Bay, so heavy rain and strong winds find any weak point in a slate roof quickly. We repoint, rebuild, re-flash, cap and remove stacks, using materials that match the rest of the building.

Around Kendal and the South Lakes, stone and rendered chimney stacks are part of the character of the area. We repoint in suitable lime mortars and renew leadwork so stacks stay watertight through wet Lakeland winters.

We put up safe access, repoint or rebuild the stack as needed, re-flaunch the pots, and renew the lead flashing so the junction with the roof is watertight. If the chimney is no longer used, we can cap it with a ventilated cap to stop rain and birds getting in, or take the stack down below the roofline and slate over it.

What’s included

• Scaffold access to the stack
• Raking out and repointing in matching mortar
• Partial or full rebuilding of damaged or leaning stacks
• New flaunching and re-setting or replacing chimney pots
• New lead flashing, apron, soakers and back gutter
• Chimney cowls, bird guards and ventilated caps
• Removal of redundant stacks and slating over
• Photo report of all work completed