Chimney Repairs & Leadwork in Great Barr

Stacks on Great Barr semis and bungalows

Most homes around Great Barr are 1930s to 1960s semis and bungalows with paired stacks on the gable or party wall. The brickwork is generally sound, but the mortar joints and the haunching around the pots are usually the first thing to go. We repoint, rebed loose pots and renew the cement fillet or lead where the stack meets the tiles, stopping damp before it tracks into the chimney breast.

When removal makes more sense than repair

A lot of Great Barr homes no longer use their chimneys for an open fire. Where a stack is purely decorative and starting to cost money to maintain, taking it down to roof level and tidying the roof over it is often the sensible call. We make good the tiles and felt properly so you are left with a watertight finish, not a patch.

• Repointing and rebedding of pots on semis and bungalows
• Cement fillets replaced with proper lead flashing
• Full or partial stack removal with the roof made good
• Cowls and caps fitted to stop rain and birds

Clay subsoil and settled roofs

The clay subsoil around Great Barr means some homes have seen a little movement over the years, which can open up flashing joints at the stack. We check the whole detail rather than just the obvious crack, so the repair holds. Working in Birmingham since 1970 and NFRC, TrustMark and Guild of Master Craftsmen accredited, every job carries our lifetime workmanship guarantee.

Honest advice on repair or removal

Plenty of homeowners around Great Barr are unsure whether their chimney is worth keeping. We give you the straight answer: if the stack is sound and you might use the fire, we repair it; if it is redundant and costing money, we price up taking it down neatly. Either way you get a clear quote first, and the roof is left fully watertight with the tiles and felt made good.