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Chimney stack pointing
Stacks take the worst of the weather. We rake out, repoint, and make the flaunching good so water stays out of the loft.
Why chimneys fail first
A stack sits in wind and rain on every side. Mortar washes out of the beds, the flaunching around the pots cracks, and water tracks down the brickwork into the roof space. People notice a damp patch on a bedroom ceiling long before they look at the chimney.
What we actually do
Failed joints are raked out and packed in the right mortar — lime on older stacks, cement where the original work was cement. Cracked flaunching is broken out and replaced so the pots sit in a proper weathering. Lead flashings at the roof line are not a pointing job; if they are shot we will tell you straight rather than pretend a new joint will fix a failed soaker.
Access is planned in the quote. Chimneys need a tower or scaffold. That is written down, not added when we arrive.
After the job
The stack should shed water again and look like the rest of the house, not a bright new hat. Waste comes off the roof, not into the gutters. If we spot slipped slates or a pot that needs hauling while we are up there, you hear it that day.
RT Pointing · 62 Ballyduff Road, Glengormley, Newtownabbey BT36 6PB · 07873 673139