Chimney Stacks & Repairs in Newcastle.

Chimney repairs, rebuilds, removals, new flaunching and lead flashings. A failing stack is the single most common cause of damp in an upstairs room — and it's usually a straightforward fix once someone actually looks at it.

Why chimneys leak

A stack sits proud of the roof, exposed on all four sides, and it's built from brick and mortar that has been weathering for a hundred years. The mortar joints erode, the flaunching around the pots cracks, and the lead flashing where the stack meets the roof lifts or corrodes. Any one of those lets water into the brickwork, and from there it tracks down inside the wall and shows up as a damp patch on a bedroom ceiling or chimney breast.

Damp patches on the chimney breast or ceiling below the stack
Cracked or missing flaunching around the pots
Mortar joints eroded back or missing entirely
Lead flashing lifted, split or replaced with mortar fillets
Bricks spalling and crumbling on the weather face
The stack visibly leaning or the pots loose

What we do

We survey the stack properly — up at it, not from the ground with binoculars — and tell you whether it needs repointing, a partial rebuild from a certain course down, or taking off altogether. If the stack is redundant, removing it and slating over is often the cheapest permanent answer. Pointing work is covered in more detail on our services page.

Free survey with photographs so you can see the condition yourself
Fixed written quote for the option that actually solves it
Scaffold erected — no chimney work is done off a ladder
Repointing, rebuilding or removal as agreed
New flaunching and pot bedding where needed
New lead flashings, soakers and back gutter formed by hand
Site cleared and the work guaranteed

Repair, rebuild or remove?

Repointing and new flaunching handles most stacks. If the brickwork has spalled badly or the stack is leaning, a rebuild from a sound course upward is the right call. And if nothing is connected to it any more, removing the stack and making the roof good removes the problem permanently — often for less than a rebuild.

What's included

Every chimney job we quote includes the following.

Free survey with photographs of the actual condition
Fixed written quote
Full scaffold access with a proper working platform
Repointing in a lime or sand-cement mix appropriate to the brick
New flaunching and pots re-bedded
Lead flashings, soakers, apron and back gutter formed on site
Roof covering made good around the stack
Bricks matched as closely as possible on rebuilds
All debris removed and the site left clean
Written workmanship guarantee

Related work worth doing at the same time

Ridge and hip repointing while the scaffold is up
Slates or tiles around the stack renewed
Chimney capped and vented if it's no longer in use
Pots removed and the stack weathered over

My bedroom ceiling is damp — is it definitely the chimney?

It's the most likely cause if the damp is near a chimney breast, but not the only one. Failed flashings, a cracked valley or condensation in the loft all look similar from inside. We check the loft as well as the roof so you get the actual cause, not a guess.

Can you remove a chimney we don't use?

Yes. We can take it down to below roof level and slate or tile over, or remove it entirely including the breast inside. Removing above roof level is usually permitted development, but we'll flag it if your property is listed or in a conservation area.

Do you need scaffold for chimney work?

Always. Chimney work is done from a proper working platform — never off a ladder. It's in every quote we give.

How long does a chimney repair take?

Repointing and flaunching is typically one to two days once the scaffold is up. A rebuild is two to four. Scaffold usually goes up a day or two before.