Chimney repairs, repointing, rebuilds, flashing and lead work across Derby and Nottingham. The chimney is one of the most common sources of leaks — we'll make yours watertight again.
The chimney takes more weather than any other part of the roof, so it's no surprise it's behind so many leaks. Failed flashing, eroded pointing, cracked flaunching at the top or a leaning stack all let water in — often showing up as damp in an upstairs room or a stain on the chimney breast.
We deal with the lot: repointing, re-flashing in lead, re-bedding pots, rebuilds and full removals. If your chimney is letting water in, we'll find out exactly where and put it right.
The usual culprits are the lead flashing where the stack meets the roof (it lifts, splits or was never dressed in properly), the mortar pointing between the bricks (which erodes over decades of rain and frost), and the flaunching — the mortar bed the pots sit in — which cracks and lets water track straight down inside the stack. We check all three and fix whatever's failed.
Where the pointing has gone but the stack is sound, repointing in a matching mortar restores it and keeps water out. Where brickwork has spalled or the stack is leaning, a partial or full rebuild is the proper fix. If a chimney is redundant, removing it and tiling over can be the most cost-effective option of all — we'll talk you through it.
Covering Derby, Nottingham and the towns around them — from Long Eaton and Beeston to Belper, Ilkeston and West Bridgford. Get your free quote or call 07838 250910.
Look for gaps or crumbling mortar between the bricks, sandy mortar dropping into the gutter, or damp appearing on the chimney breast inside. If you can see daylight through the joints or the pointing is visibly receded, it's time. A free survey will confirm it.
Yes. If a chimney is redundant we can take it down — either to roof level or fully — and tile over neatly so it blends with the rest of the roof. It removes a long-term maintenance liability and a common leak point.
Not always — chimneys are a common source but so are valleys and flashings nearby. We trace the leak to its actual origin before quoting, so you're not paying to fix something that wasn't the problem.
Yes — proper code-rated lead, dressed and pointed in correctly, is the right material for chimney flashing and soakers. We renew failed flashing rather than relying on sealant bodges that don't last.
Full roof replacements and new builds using quality tiles and felt, built to last for decades.
Slipped tiles, leaks, storm damage and ridge work — fast, tidy repairs that stop the problem.
Long-life EPDM rubber and GRP fibreglass flat roofs for extensions, garages and dormers.
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Free quotes on all chimney & repointing across Derby, Nottingham and the East Midlands.