A chimney stack that is leaning, has open mortar joints, or has spalled brickwork is a genuine structural and weather risk. We rebuild chimney stacks from the roof line upward across Newmarket and the surrounding Suffolk area, repointing, relaying courses, and reseating the pot and flaunching as required. All chimney work is carried out from purpose-built scaffold to keep your property safe.
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Chimney stacks on older properties in and around Newmarket take a battering from the weather. Exposed above the roofline on all four sides, they are prone to frost damage, mortar erosion, and movement caused by thermal cycling. When the brickwork deteriorates badly enough, the stack becomes unstable — a risk to anyone below — and the failed mortar lets water into both the chimney breast and the roof structure beneath.
A chimney rebuild typically involves erecting a tube scaffold around the stack, stripping the existing structure back to the last sound course of brickwork (which is usually two to four courses above the roof line), and rebuilding in matching brick with fresh lime or sand-and-cement mortar as appropriate. We then set a new flaunching around the pot or cap off the flue if the chimney is redundant. All lead flashings at the base of the stack are replaced or re-dressed as part of the rebuild.
Chimney work at height requires proper scaffold — ladders and roof hooks are not adequate for a structural rebuild. We are fully insured for work at height and we notify neighbours before erecting scaffold in any shared access areas. Attempting to re-mortar a failing stack from a ladder is dangerous and rarely addresses the underlying structural movement.
Once scaffold is up, most chimney rebuilds on a standard Newmarket terrace or semi take two to three days. We match existing brick as closely as possible by sourcing from local reclamation yards where available. We leave the scaffold in place for a brief cure period and return to inspect before striking it.
A full chimney rebuild from roof line to pot in Newmarket costs between £1,500 and £3,500 depending on the height of the stack, the number of flues, and scaffold requirements.
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