Chimney Repairs in Lancaster

Chimney Repairs for Lancaster homes

Chimney stacks are a defining feature of homes in Lancaster, where the housing runs from Georgian sandstone townhouses in the city centre to long Victorian and Edwardian stone terraces in Bowerham, Greaves, Scotforth and Skerton, with post-war semis and newer estates further out. Most of those houses were built with a fireplace in every room, so there are a lot of stacks to look after. Lancaster sits just inland from Morecambe Bay, so roofs take a steady diet of wind-driven rain off the Irish Sea, which is exactly the kind of weather that finds its way under a tired ridge or a perished flashing. 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