Taking a chimney down and rebuilding it in Margate
Our family team plans the rebuild with your roofer, so the flashing and covering close properly.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
When patching gives way to rebuilding
- Loose bricks through several top courses
- Repairs that keep failing
- Cracks running through several bricks
- Flue tiles showing through open joints
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Planning a rebuild above the roofline
Keeping debris out of the flue
When the top of a chimney comes off, mortar and brick fragments can fall into the flue and land on the damper or in the firebox. That debris can block the flue or damage the lining below.
We cover the flue opening during removal and clear anything that does fall in. The fireplace opening is sealed from the room side, so dust and debris stay out of the house. Before the rebuild is finished, the flue is checked to make sure it is clear.
The fireplace during the rebuild
From the moment removal starts until the new masonry and crown have cured, the fireplace must not be used. Heat would dry fresh mortar too fast, and the flue may be open or blocked with protection.
We tell you when it is safe to use the fireplace again, based on the materials and the weather. If the flue needs cleaning or another check before use, we say so. The written record of the work notes the waiting time and any conditions.
When the flue is the main problem
Where the masonry is sound but the flue lining is cracked or missing, the lining can often be dealt with without a rebuild. Chimney liner installation covers fitting a listed liner inside the existing chimney.
If a rebuild is going ahead anyway, it is a good time to decide on the lining for the whole flue. We explain how the two jobs fit together and price the lining as its own line in either case. A rebuild does not settle the lining question by itself, so the two stay separate lines even when they share a visit.
A rebuild raised during a home sale
A home inspection sometimes recommends that a chimney be evaluated for rebuilding. That note rarely says how much of the chimney is affected or what the work would include.
We look at the chimney and explain whether a rebuild is warranted, how far it would go and what it would include. Each stage is priced separately, which helps buyer and seller discuss it. Once the work is done, the written record can travel with the sale paperwork. We can also explain the findings to the other party's contractor if you wish.
Priced steps of a partial rebuild
- Rain cap fitted to the flue
- Scaffold or roof staging
- Written record of the rebuilt section
- Uncovered damage shown before the scope grows
What people ask before a rebuild
What happens if it rains during the rebuild?
Open work stays covered, and fresh mortar is protected from heavy rain. Steps that need dry weather move to a suitable day, and the scope and price stay the same.
Do I need an engineer before the chimney is rebuilt?
Only when the damage suggests a structural cause, such as a stack pulling away from the house, stepped cracking or signs the base has moved. We explain when that assessment should come first.
What stops water getting into the new top?
The new crown is sloped with a drip edge, separated from the flue lining by a bond break, and the joints are tooled to shed rain. New counterflashing is set into the courses at the roof line.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo