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How much to repoint a chimney..?
Standard chimney stack about 4ft high at the tallest section. Needs grinding out and repointing, all four sides top to bottom and possibly redo the top - excluding any scaffolding, how much???
I did my chimney in stages just so it didn't collapse. I put a rope around it and wore a climbing harness. Took me a few afternoons to complete. Cost, not much. I then sealed the stone work with some masonry creme which might help prevent water ingress 🤔☔
Yeah, not doing it myself although I can imagine it’s quite a pleasant way to spend a few afternoons (reminds me of that ad where all the blokes tell their wives they’re doing roof related work and sit up there drinking beer and chatting to the neighbours doing the same!!!)
I recently rebuilt the top 4 courses of my Mom’s chimney in a half a day, on my own as well as erecting some scaffolding albeit on a bungalow and I’m not a bricklayer.
I guess £300 would be a good easy day for a brickie depending on where you live but I suspect you will get quotes much higher than that.
Repointing, redoing the top, including resetting four pots, redo the flaunching at the sides. Three story building, done off ladders so no scaffolding, cost me and my neighbours £1,100 in total. This was in June this year
Had a quote of £700 inc flaunching, redo two pots and two coats of weather seal. Seemed reasonable to me.
We had the house repointed a couple of years ago but realised last minute that we'd only discussed and agreed a price for the walls, not the chimney. Paid £500 to get it done on a weekend before the weather turned as the guy needed to ge a mate to come and help, whic I thought was a fair price for last-minute weekend working
Posted by: oceanskipperHad a quote of £700 inc flaunching, redo two pots and two coats of weather seal. Seemed reasonable to me.
I wouldn't complain about that. Roof apex with easy access?
Some chimneys at eaves level are a pain to access on the "uphill" side, tend to be taller and could be double your quote.
Just had ours done (shared with neighbours).
£1600 each, for reducing the height as it was unstable...top course was large sandstone blocks... repointing, new lead flashing. This included waste disposal and the scaffolding.
£450 was the lead, 300 the pointing for my half.
Better than a chimney in the head
Just a reminder that the main cause of reportable deaths was falling from height. Pay a fair price and get it done properly and safely.
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm
I wouldn't complain about that. Roof apex with easy access?
Yep , apex stack with easy access from either front or rear.
3 storey hanging off a ladder will be a wee bit cosmetic point up, any chimneys I go up usually need a lot more than pointing.
Sulphur from the coal burning over the years kills the mortar, the sandstone and often the bricks
The wire to tie up the telly aerial often is all that's keeping it together
If you can trace the flue on your gable all the way up to your chimney it will need a lot of remedial work to repair and that knackered masonry is supporting a few ton of chimney above
Most folk turn a blind eye and give the gable a coat of new harl, worst thing you can do
Random thought,
In the days of central heating and TV streaming, is there any reason not to just have an old external chimney stack removed and tiled over?
Posted by: CougarRandom thought,
In the days of central heating and TV streaming, is there any reason not to just have an old external chimney stack removed and tiled over?
For many houses, no. There are various gradings that make it difficult for some and for others they'll be the gas flue.
A GRP stack is a viable option https://www.wessexbps.co.uk/products/GRP-Quickstack-Prefabricated-Chimneys