Chimney Repairs in Cockerham

Chimney Repairs for Cockerham homes

Chimney stacks are a defining feature of homes in Cockerham, where traditional farmhouses and cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer family homes. Most of those houses were built with a fireplace in every room, so there are a lot of stacks to look after. Cockerham sits close to Morecambe Bay, so roofs take wind-driven rain and salt air off the Irish Sea, which loosens ridges and verges and corrodes old nails, clips and flashings. We repoint, rebuild, re-flash, cap and remove stacks, using materials that match the rest of the building.

Near the coast, chimney stacks take salt-laden wind on every side, which erodes mortar, cracks flaunching and loosens pots. Repointing, re-flaunching and new lead flashing are the most common chimney jobs around the bay.

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