Chimney Repairs in Askam-in-Furness

Chimney Repairs for Askam-in-Furness homes

Chimney stacks are a defining feature of homes in Askam-in-Furness, where terraces from the ironworks era sit alongside older cottages in Ireleth and later family homes. Most of those houses were built with a fireplace in every room, so there are a lot of stacks to look after. Out on the Furness and Cartmel peninsulas, Askam-in-Furness is exposed to weather coming straight in off the Irish Sea, with salt air and driving rain that are hard on ridges, verges and leadwork. We repoint, rebuild, re-flash, cap and remove stacks, using materials that match the rest of the building.

Across Furness and Cartmel, exposed stacks on terraces and cottages often need repointing, new flaunching or rebuilding after years of Irish Sea weather.

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