Chimney Repairs in Preston

Chimney Repairs for Preston homes

Chimney stacks are a defining feature of homes in Preston, where Victorian and Edwardian terraces fill the inner areas, with larger villas in Fulwood and Ashton and inter-war and modern estates around the city. Most of those houses were built with a fireplace in every room, so there are a lot of stacks to look after. Preston catches rain rolling off the Bowland fells and the westerlies funnelled up the Ribble estuary, which tests every ridge, valley and flashing. We repoint, rebuild, re-flash, cap and remove stacks, using materials that match the rest of the building.

Around Preston and the Ribble Valley, Victorian terrace stacks are often shared with neighbours, so we explain party wall requirements before any rebuilding or removal work.

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