Chimney Repairs in Morecambe

Chimney Repairs for Morecambe homes

Chimney stacks are a defining feature of homes in Morecambe, where Victorian and Edwardian terraces and former guest houses fill the streets behind the promenade, with 1930s semis and bungalows through Bare, Torrisholme and Westgate. Most of those houses were built with a fireplace in every room, so there are a lot of stacks to look after. Being right on the bay, Morecambe homes get salt-laden westerlies straight off the water. That corrodes old nails and clips, loosens ridge and verge mortar, and lifts any lead that was not properly dressed and fixed. 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