Chimney Repairs & Leadwork in Sutton Coldfield

Chimney work suited to Sutton Coldfield's older housing

Many of the larger Victorian and Edwardian homes near Four Oaks were built with decorative brick stacks and clay pots that have stood for over a century. Decades of frost and rain break down the lime mortar, lift the haunching around the pots and let damp track down into bedrooms below. We rake out and repoint with the right mortar mix, rebed loose pots and rebuild crumbling courses brick by brick where the stack has gone too far to simply repoint.

Lead flashing done the right way

A lot of damp blamed on the chimney is really failed flashing at the join between stack and roof. On the natural slate roofs common on period Sutton Coldfield homes, we form proper lead soakers and step flashing, dress it into the brickwork and wedge and point it so it stays put. We use code-appropriate lead and patination oil to stop the white staining you often see on rushed jobs.

• Repointing and rebuilding of brick and stone stacks
• New clay or terracotta pots and cowls fitted
• Lead step flashing, soakers and back gutters renewed
• Stack removal below roofline where a chimney is redundant

Conservation areas and listed homes

Parts of Sutton Coldfield sit within conservation areas, so a chimney often needs to keep its original look. We work to match brick colour, mortar and pot style, and we are happy to talk through what any consent might require before we start. As a family firm working in Birmingham since 1970, and NFRC, TrustMark and Guild of Master Craftsmen accredited, we stand behind every repair with our lifetime workmanship guarantee.

A proper look before we quote

On a period home it is worth knowing whether you need a repoint, a rebuild or just new flashing before any money is spent, because the costs are very different. We get up to the stack, look at the brickwork, the pots and the lead together, and tell you straight what the chimney actually needs and what can safely wait. You get a clear written quote with no pressure, and we leave the property clean when the work is done.