Unused chimney stacks can cause serious damp problems and are expensive to maintain. We take down chimney stacks to below roof level across King's Lynn, making good the roof covering and installing a fitted vent to protect the redundant flue. All structural work is carried out from proper scaffold.
If you've had a chimney stack causing repeated leaks, your fireplace has been blocked off and the flue is no longer in use, taking the stack down to below roof level is often the most cost-effective long-term solution. Unused stacks still need their flashings maintaining, still suffer from freeze-thaw damage and still carry the risk of a falling pot or loose brick. Removing the stack eliminates those ongoing costs and risks.
We dismantle the stack from the top down, brick by brick, to a point two or three courses below the roof covering. The stack is not simply demolished - bricks are handed down carefully to avoid damage to the roof tiles or scaffolding below. Once the masonry is removed, we make good the hole through the roof using matching tiles or slates and fresh lead flashing where any joins need weathering. At the top of the remaining flue in the loft, we fit a purpose-made ventilation cover to prevent damp air from building up in the dead flue and causing condensation problems in the roof space.
Chimney take-downs should always be done from proper scaffold. Working around an unstable stack from a roof ladder is unsafe and leaves no room to handle materials properly. We erect scaffold before any work begins.
Most chimney take-downs on a standard residential property in King's Lynn take one to two days from scaffold erection to clearance. We remove all brick rubble from site as part of the job. You'll get a fixed price before we start.
Taking down a chimney stack in King's Lynn to below roof level, including making good the roof and removing waste, typically costs between £800 and £2,000 depending on the size of the stack and the number of flues.
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