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Chimney Repairs and Repointing in Kent

Chimneys take more weather than any other part of a roof. Failed flaunching and eroded pointing let water into the stack and down into the ceilings below.

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Repointing, flaunching, pots and rebuilds

Chimneys take more weather than any other part of a roof and have nothing above them to shed it.

The flaunching goes first. That is the sloped mortar bed the pots sit in, and once it cracks water runs straight into the stack. Eroded pointing does the same more slowly. Both let water into the brickwork, where it tracks down inside the stack and appears on a ceiling that can be some distance from the chimney breast.

On older stacks we use lime mortar rather than cement. Cement is harder than the surrounding brick, so instead of the joint taking the movement the brick face does, and the stack spalls. Where the brickwork itself has gone or the stack is leaning, a rebuild from a sound course upwards is the honest answer and lasts considerably longer than repointing something that has already failed.

What We Do

Common Chimney Repairs and Repointing Jobs We Handle

  • Repointing weathered brickwork

  • Renewing cracked flaunching

  • Replacing damaged or missing pots

  • Renewing lead flashing and soakers

  • Rebuilding a stack above roof level

  • Capping and venting a disused stack

Why book with us

Why Choose Us for Chimney Repairs and Repointing

  • Fast, Responsive Callouts

    We respond quickly across Kent and Medway, because a leaking roof does not wait. Emergency repairs are made safe first and finished properly afterwards, so a small problem never becomes a structural one.

  • Experienced, Skilled Roofers

    Work is carried out by approved Kent-based roofing specialists who have worked on local housing stock for years, from Victorian slate and clay pantiles to modern flat roofing systems. The right material, fixed the right way.

  • Insured Providers, Tidy Sites

    Every approved roofing specialist is fully insured and appropriately qualified for the work they take on, and is expected to leave your property as they found it, with scaffolding signed off and waste cleared.

  • Clear Pricing With No Hidden Costs

    You get a written quote before any work begins, with the materials and the scope set out plainly. If something unexpected is found under the tiles you are told first and it is agreed with you before it goes ahead.

  • A Complete Range of Roofing Work

    Pitched and flat roofing, repairs and emergency leaks, chimney repointing, leadwork and flashing, guttering, fascias and soffits, roof cleaning, and solar. One team, one point of contact.

  • Trusted Across Kent and Medway

    We cover Gravesend, Medway, Maidstone, Canterbury, Ashford and the surrounding towns across Kent and Medway. Much of the work comes through repeat customers and recommendations from neighbours.

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Your Common Chimney Repairs and Repointing Questions Answered

You can, and it is often sensible if it is in poor condition. It needs doing properly, with the roof made good where the stack came through and the breast supported or removed correctly inside. A capped and ventilated stack is the alternative if you want to keep the feature.

If the brickwork is sound and only the joints have eroded, repointing is enough. If the bricks themselves are spalling, the stack is leaning, or the flaunching and upper courses have gone, a rebuild from a sound course upwards is the honest answer and lasts far longer.

Local coverage, county-wide reach

Areas We Cover Across Kent

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We provide roofing for homeowners, landlords and businesses across Kent. Whether it is a slipped slate, a leak that needs making safe today, a chimney that needs repointing or a complete re-roof, you get a clear written quote before any work starts.

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