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Chimney Repairs by Keystone Roofing & Guttering in Cheltenham
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Chimney Repairs in Cheltenham

Keep water out of your chimney breast and loose brickwork off your roof with a repair that lasts.

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  • Repointing & flaunching
  • Pots, cowls & flashings
  • Rebuilds & removals

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Chimney Repairs in Cheltenham

The Most Exposed Part of Your Roof

Chimney stacks take more weather than anything else on a roof in Cheltenham. We repoint and rebuild stacks, reset pots, renew the flaunching and replace the lead round the base, working from proper access so the job is done safely.

Standing proud of the roof, a chimney stack is exposed on every side to rain, frost and wind. Mortar joints erode, the sand and cement flaunching around the pots cracks, and the lead sealing the joint between brickwork and tiles lifts or splits. Water then soaks down through the brickwork into the chimney breast, which is why damp often shows on an upstairs wall beside the fireplace rather than on the ceiling.

Most stacks can be repaired. Raking out and repointing the joints, renewing the flaunching and refitting the flashings will put a sound stack back in good order for years. Where bricks have spalled badly, the stack leans or the flue is no longer used, rebuilding from the roofline or taking the stack down and tiling over the opening may be the better long-term answer.

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When To Call Us

When to Call Us About Chimney Repairs

These are the situations that most often lead customers to get in touch about this work.

Damp on the Chimney Breast

Staining or peeling paint on the wall around the fireplace, or in the loft beside the stack, often points to failed pointing, flaunching or flashing.

Crumbling Mortar

Sand or mortar collecting in the gutter below the stack means the joints are eroding and rain is getting into the brickwork.

Cracked Flaunching or Loose Pots

Frost cracks the mortar haunch holding the pots, leaving them loose in high winds and letting water run down inside the stack.

A Leaning or Unused Stack

A stack out of plumb, with spalled bricks, or one serving a fireplace long since blocked up, may be better rebuilt or removed.

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What’s Included

What Your Chimney Repair Quote Covers

  • Safe access built around the stack
  • Raking out and repointing brick joints
  • New sand and cement flaunching
  • Pots reset or replaced, cowls fitted
  • Lead flashings renewed at the roofline
  • Rebuilds or removals for failed stacks
How It Works

How Your Chimney Repair Job Runs

Step 1

Inspect the Stack

We check the pointing, flaunching, pots and flashings close up, and look in the loft and at the chimney breast for where damp is showing.

Step 2

Set Up Access

A chimney scaffold or platform goes up around the stack so we can work on all four faces without loading or cracking the surrounding tiles.

Step 3

Carry Out the Repair

Joints are raked out and repointed, flaunching renewed, pots bedded or replaced and cowls fitted, with new lead dressed in where the old flashing has failed.

Step 4

Make Good & Clear Up

Any tiles we disturbed are refixed, the gutters below are cleared of mortar and debris, and the scaffold comes down once you have seen the finished stack.

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Why Choose Us

Why Choose Keystone for Chimney Repairs in Cheltenham?

Chimney Repairs by Keystone Roofing & Guttering
10 year guarantee

Every Job Is Guaranteed for 10 Years

All work comes with a 10 year guarantee, so if something we fitted gives you trouble in that time, putting it right is our job, not your cost.

Covering Cheltenham

We are based on Stalls Farm Road in Droitwich, and Cheltenham is one of the areas we cover, so a visit to look at the job is easy to arrange.

One Firm, Roof to Driveway

Tiles, slate, flat roofs, chimneys, roofline and new driveways all sit with one team, so nothing falls between two trades.

Homes & Businesses

Houses, bungalows and extensions, plus commercial buildings, with access and timings agreed with you first.

Products You Can Trust

We fit VELUX roof windows, RubberCover and Cure It flat roofing, and Freefoam roofline, so the materials are known quantities.

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Pricing

What Affects Your Chimney Repair Quote?

No two jobs are quite the same, so we price yours once we have seen it. These are the things that make the biggest difference to the figure on your quote.

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Height & Position

A short stack on a bungalow is quicker to reach than a tall party-wall stack on a three-storey house, which needs more scaffolding.

02

Condition of the Brickwork

Repointing sound bricks is one thing. Replacing spalled bricks, or rebuilding courses that have worked loose, takes more time and materials.

03

Pots & Cowls

Resetting existing pots costs less than replacing them, and the right cowl depends on whether the flue is live, lined or capped off.

04

Flashings

Refixing lead that has pulled out of the joints is a smaller job than cutting in new stepped flashings and a back gutter.

Products We Fit

Roofing Products From Names You Know

Roof windows, flat roofing systems and roofline from these manufacturers are among the products our roofers install.

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FAQs

Chimney Repair Questions Answered

Do you cover Cheltenham?

Yes. Cheltenham in Gloucestershire is one of the areas we cover from our base at 70 Stalls Farm Road, Droitwich, along with nearby Churchdown, Gloucester and Cirencester. Call 0808 143 7154 with your postcode and we will arrange a time to look at the job.

What are the signs my chimney needs repairing?

Damp patches on the chimney breast, mortar or sand in the gutters, loose or tilting pots, and lead that has lifted away from the brickwork are the usual signs. In the loft, look for wet staining on the bricks or timbers next to the stack. Water entering a chimney does its damage quietly, so it is worth having a roofer look sooner rather than later.

Should I repair my chimney or have it taken down?

If the fireplace is still used or the stack adds to the character of the house, repairing it usually makes sense. If the flue has been unused for years and the stack needs major work, removing it to below roof level and tiling across the gap can end the upkeep for good. On a shared stack your neighbour's agreement matters, and in a conservation area consent may be needed, so we talk that through with you first.

How long does a chimney repair take?

Repointing and new flaunching on a typical stack usually takes a day or two once access is up, though fresh mortar needs dry weather to cure. A full rebuild or removal takes longer. Putting up the scaffold is often what decides the timing, and your quote will set out what to expect.

What affects the price of a chimney repair?

Access is often the biggest factor, since the height and position of the stack decide how much scaffolding is needed. After that it depends on what the stack needs: repointing alone, new flaunching, replacement pots and cowls, new lead flashings, or rebuilding loose courses. We price only the work your stack actually needs.

How do I arrange a quote for chimney work?

Call us or send the quote form with a note of what you have noticed, such as damp on the chimney breast or a loose pot. A roofer will look at the stack, from the roof where it is safe and from inside the loft, before giving you a price for the work.
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