Roofing service
Chimney repair across Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester & London
Repointing, rebuilding, flashing, and cowl services. Restores chimney safety, prevents damp, and improves structure.
A chimney stack is the most exposed masonry on the building. It catches wind and rain from every direction with no roof over it, and Britain's Victorian stacks have been doing that for well over a century. Mortar erodes, brickwork spalls, flaunching cracks and the flashing at the base works loose.
The usual first sign is damp on the chimney breast in an upstairs room, and the usual mistake is to treat it as a plastering problem. It is almost always water getting in at the top or at the flashing — and that is fixable.
What the job covers
- Repointing eroded mortar joints
- Partial or full rebuilding of unsound stacks
- Flaunching renewed around the pots
- Lead flashings, soakers and back gutters renewed at the base
- Cowls and caps fitted to disused or damp-prone flues
- Removal of redundant stacks and making good the roof
Signs you need it
- Damp patches on a chimney breast in an upstairs room or loft
- Crumbling mortar or missing pointing visible on the stack
- Cracked or missing flaunching around the pots
- A stack that looks out of plumb from the street
- Debris or mortar falling into the fireplace
Why homeowners call us
We are a family-run firm with more than ten years' roofing experience across Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester and London. We are fully insured, we quote clear fixed pricing with no hidden fees, and all repairs carry a five-year workmanship guarantee. Every survey is free, carries no obligation, and includes a drone inspection so you can see the state of your own roof.
Questions about chimney repair
There is damp on my chimney breast. Is that the chimney?
Usually, yes. Damp on a chimney breast is most often water entering through eroded pointing, cracked flaunching or failed flashing at the base of the stack, then tracking down inside. Replastering treats the stain rather than the cause.
My chimney is not used any more. Should I remove it?
Not necessarily. A disused stack can be capped with a cowl that keeps rain out while still letting the flue breathe, which is often cheaper than removal and keeps the roofline as the street expects it. Removal is an option where the stack is genuinely unsound.
Do you repoint or rebuild?
Whichever the stack actually needs. If the bricks are sound and only the mortar has gone, repointing is the right job. Where frost has spalled the brick faces or the stack has moved, rebuilding the affected courses is the honest answer.
Book a free, no-obligation roof survey.
A detailed written quote, a drone inspection of your roof, and a plain-English explanation of exactly what needs doing.