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T&T Roofing repairs, rebuilds and takes down chimney stacks across South Wales. A chimney is the most exposed piece of masonry on any house: wet on all four sides, with nothing above it, and tied into the roof around it with lead that has to stay watertight. When it goes wrong the first sign is usually a damp patch inside, not a problem you can see from the street.
We look at the stack and the roof around it together, explain what has failed and why, and put it right with the access and materials the job needs. For a quotation call 07766 547309 or message us on WhatsApp.
Chimney Work We Carry Out
- Chimney rebuilds — leaning, cracked or open-jointed stacks taken down and rebuilt above the roof line
- Stack removal and reduction — redundant stacks lowered or taken down, with the roof made good
- Chimney pots and cowls — cracked or loose pots re-set or replaced, cowls fitted to suit the flue
- Capping and flaunching — unused flues capped and ventilated, and the mortar weathering around the pots renewed
- Leaks traced to the stack — finding which part of the chimney is letting water in before anything is repaired
- Chimney flashing repairs — lead around the stack renewed and dressed properly
- Chimney repointing — eroded joints raked out and repointed in a mortar that suits the brick
How We Approach a Chimney Job
We start with a look from the ground and from the loft where we can, because the inside of a chimney breast and the roof timbers around it say a lot about what the outside is doing. Then the stack gets proper access, so that we can see the brick, the joints, the pots and the lead from close up rather than from below.
Where a stack needs partial or full rebuilding, it is taken down to sound brickwork, rebuilt in a mortar that suits the existing brick, and weathered at the top and at the roof junction. Anything we find that changes the plan, we tell you before we go on.
Taking a stack down or reducing it can involve structural support and may need Building Regulations or planning checks. We advise before work starts. Fitting a stove or other appliance into an old flue is a job for a suitably qualified installer; we repair and rebuild the stack itself.
Chimney Repairs by Town
Choose your town to see what chimneys there tend to need, and the guides we have written for it.
Chimney Repairs — Common Questions
Do you repair, rebuild and take down chimney stacks?
Yes. We repair stacks in place, rebuild leaning or failing ones above the roof line, and take down or reduce stacks that are no longer wanted. Each starts with a proper look at the stack and the roof around it, and we explain what we find before any work begins.
Can you tell where a chimney leak is coming from?
Usually, yes. A damp patch by a chimney breast can come from the stack, the flashing, the flaunching, the pots or something unrelated such as a gutter. We trace it by looking at each of those in turn rather than guessing and patching.
Will you need scaffold for a chimney job?
Almost always. Nothing safe or lasting can be done to a stack from a ladder, so a scaffold or similar access is part of the job. We tell you what is needed before we start and talk to neighbours where the access crosses their property.
Do you do chimney work for stoves and flues?
We repair and rebuild the stack itself. Fitting a stove or appliance and lining a flue for it is for a suitably qualified installer, and we will tell you what the stack needs to be in good order for that work to go ahead.
Which towns do you cover?
We cover Aberdare, Barry, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Cwmbran, Maesteg, Neath, Penarth, Pontypridd, Port Talbot, Porthcawl, St Mellons, Swansea and Tonypandy, and the places around them. Each town has its own page below.
Contact T&T Roofing About a Chimney
Tell us which town you are in and what the chimney is doing: a damp patch, loose pots, a lean, mortar in the gutters. Photographs of the stack from the ground help.
Tell us what the roof is doing and we will look at it. Call 07766 547309, message us on WhatsApp or use the form below.