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This page is about chimney flashing repairs here specifically — what the fault looks like on this range of coverings, why it happens in this part of South Wales, and what putting it right actually involves.
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Stack Junctions on Swansea Roofs
Where a chimney passes through a roof there are four separate weatherings doing four separate jobs, and on whichever covering the street happens to have they are an apron at the front, step flashings and soakers up the sides, and a back gutter behind. On this range of coverings all four are the same age as the roof. On whichever covering the street happens to have a leak near a chimney is far more likely to be one of those four than the stack itself.
What This Covers
- Chimney leaks
- Failed flashing
- Water around chimney stacks
- Water ingress connected with the affected detail
- Localised weathering or damage requiring repair
The Back Gutter
The back gutter behind the stack is the detail that fails most, because it collects everything salt-laden wind off the bay sends down the slope above it. With rainfall well above the national average that is a great deal of water arriving in a small tray, and on this range of coverings it is also where leaves and moss collect and sit.
Why It Is Awkward
A stack junction sits mid-slope with a vertical obstruction in the middle of it, so with access reachable from one side and two storeys up on the other it usually needs a scaffold rather than a ladder to be worked on properly. Because identifying the covering comes before anything else, doing the flashing and any stack repointing in one visit saves the access cost twice.
What a Proper Job Looks Like
Step flashings chased individually into the bed joints, soakers interleaved with the covering, an apron at the front and a properly formed back gutter — on whichever covering the street happens to have that is the whole detail and nothing less weathers a stack. A continuous strip of lead run round the stack and sealed with mastic is what we are usually removing, and with salt-laden wind off the bay it buys about a winter.
What Our Chimney Flashing Repairs Service Includes in Swansea
- Step flashings chased individually into the bed joints
- Soakers interleaved with slates or tiles
- Front aprons and properly formed back gutters
- Correct lead codes with movement allowed for
- Previous mastic and tape repairs cut out
- Stack pointing and flaunching checked at the same time
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Chimney Flashing Repairs in Swansea — Common Questions
What are common signs that I may need chimney flashing repairs in Swansea?
Where a chimney passes through a roof there are four separate weatherings doing four separate jobs, and on this range of coverings they are an apron at the front, step flashings and soakers up the sides, and a back gutter behind. With rainfall well above the national average that is a great deal of water arriving in a small tray, and on whichever covering the street happens to have it is also where leaves and moss collect and sit.
Can a small defect cause an internal leak?
Yes. The kind of defect behind chimney flashing repairs lets water into the structure on this range of coverings, and it can travel a long way before it shows on a ceiling. That is why the source of a chimney flashing repairs problem is traced rather than guessed at from the mark inside.
Will the whole roof need replacing?
Usually not. Chimney flashing repairs is repair work, and on whichever covering the street happens to have the covering around the defect is generally sound — whether a repair is the right answer depends on how far the deterioration has gone beyond the part you can see.
Can you inspect the problem before recommending work?
Yes, always. Given identifying the covering comes before anything else, a chimney flashing repairs job on this range of coverings is looked at before anything is recommended, and you get told what was actually found rather than a figure guessed from the pavement.
Do you cover other roof repairs in Swansea?
Yes — chimney flashing repairs is one of twenty-five roof repairs we carry out on whichever covering the street happens to have, and across the surrounding area including Mumbles, Sketty, Morriston, Gorseinon and Killay.
Do you cover Swansea and the surrounding area?
Yes — chimney flashing repairs throughout Swansea and the places around it, including Mumbles, Sketty, Morriston, Gorseinon and Killay.
What does a repair like this cost?
Two things set the figure for chimney flashing repairs: how far the defect has actually gone, which needs somebody to look at it, and the access. With access here split by the fall of the ground, that second one moves the price of chimney flashing repairs more than the materials do, and it is why a figure over the phone is a guess.
Can you look at other things while you are there?
Yes, and it is worth it — given identifying the covering comes before anything else, safe access to the roof is most of what a visit costs, so anything else wanting attention is far cheaper dealt with on the same day as the chimney flashing repairs.
Contact T&T Roofing About Chimney Flashing Repairs in Swansea
We carry out chimney flashing repairs across Swansea and the area around it including Mumbles, Sketty, Morriston, Gorseinon and Killay. For chimney flashing repairs, a photograph of the affected part of the roof and a short description of what it is doing is the quickest start — given identifying the covering comes before anything else, those two are what make a figure accurate rather than provisional.
Tell us what the roof is doing in Swansea and we will look at it. Call 07868 857692, message us on WhatsApp or use the form below.