Chimney Repairs in Platt Bridge
Chimney stacks repointed, rebuilt and flashed in, so the damp patches on the chimney breast stop coming back. A couple of miles from our Hindley Green base.
Chimney Repairs for Homes in Platt Bridge
The estate and semi chimneys in Platt Bridge are usually single stacks rather than anything grand, but they still take a beating from the weather. Over the years the mortar joints weather back, the flaunching that beds the pots cracks and lets water sit, and the flashing where the stack meets the tiles perishes and lifts. Any of those can show up as a damp patch on a bedroom wall or chimney breast. We repoint, renew the flaunching and cut in fresh lead flashing so the whole thing throws water off again.
We cover Platt Bridge and the surrounding area: Wigan Road, Liverpool Road, Warrington Road, Bryn Gates, Landgate and beyond (WN2).
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What’s Included
A fair few of the estate chimneys are redundant now that central heating has taken over, and a stack like that is just another route for water to get in. If you would rather be rid of it, we can remove it down to below the tile line and weather the roof back over, or cap and vent it to keep it dry if you want it left in place. We see to the brickwork, the lead and the tiles around it, priced in writing before we start.
- Stacks repointed with the right mortar mix
- Full and partial chimney rebuilds to match the house
- Lead flashing and soakers renewed, dressed into the joints
- Flaunching recast, pots reset, cowls and caps fitted
- Disused chimneys removed and tiled over
- Leaks at the chimney traced and stopped for good
How It Works
Chimney Repairs in Platt Bridge, FAQs
On the estate and semi stacks round here it is usually worn pointing, cracked flaunching or perished flashing letting water into the brickwork, which then tracks down inside. We check all three and put right whichever has gone, instead of guessing at it.
Yes. If the stack is redundant we can take it down to below the tiles and make the roof good over the top, which is often money better spent than repointing something you will never light again. We will give you that option alongside the repair price.
From the ground, look for gaps and shadows in the mortar joints, white staining, or a stack that reads crooked against the sky. Inside, damp patches on the chimney breast are the big tell. Binoculars from the garden will tell you a lot, and we will confirm it up close from a ladder or scaffold.
It can be. Stacks lean when the mortar on the weather side wears faster, and a badly leaning stack in wind is a genuine risk to whatever is below. If yours has a visible lean, get it looked at soon. Making it safe is quick; rebuilding it is planned work, not an emergency, if caught early.
Usually the lead. Flashing that has split, lifted or been bodged with mastic lets water straight in at the joint between stack and roof. Cracked flaunching on top does the same. Both are standard fixes for us, and we check all three, the pointing, the flaunching and the lead, whenever we look at a leaking chimney.