Chimney Repairs in Wray

Chimney Repairs for Wray homes

Chimney stacks are a defining feature of homes in Wray, where traditional stone cottages and farmhouses make up most of the village, with a small number of later homes. Most of those houses were built with a fireplace in every room, so there are a lot of stacks to look after. Wray sits among the fells of the Lune Valley and the western Dales, where heavy rainfall and cold, damp winters mean valleys, gutters and flashings have to cope with a lot of water. We repoint, rebuild, re-flash, cap and remove stacks, using materials that match the rest of the building.

In the Lune Valley and the Dales, many stacks are built of local stone bedded in lime mortar. Repairs should use lime rather than hard cement mortar, which traps moisture and damages the stone.

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