Repointing, rebuilding and flashing chimney stacks
If you need chimney repairs in Surbiton, Mascote Renovation & Property Solutions Ltd can help, whether that means repointing a single stack or taking down and rebuilding one that has become unsafe. Surbiton has two main kinds of house, the Victorian villa and the 1930s semi. Their chimneys need different care, so this page takes them in turn.
The business is family run and has been in the trade for over a decade. Every repair is carried out by our own team. We are fully insured and guarantee the work.
Chimney repairs on Surbiton's Victorian villas
The substantial Victorian villas near Surbiton station, on roads such as Claremont Road and Adelaide Road, carry tall brick stacks with several pots apiece. They have stood in the weather for more than a hundred years, and the mortar joints are usually the first thing to go. We cut the old mortar back and point the joints afresh, so the brickwork stays dry and holds together.
Pointing will not cure a lean, or a crack that runs through the bricks. In that case the top courses, or the whole stack if need be, are dismantled and built up again from firm brickwork. The pots at the top are bedded in mortar (roofers call it flaunching), and when the bedding breaks up the pots start to rock. New pots and new flaunching go on together.
At the point where brick meets slate, the joint is kept watertight with lead. We dress new lead flashing around the stack, slide soakers under the slates and form a back gutter behind it. Tall stacks are reached safely with proper access equipment.
Chimneys on the 1930s semis of Berrylands and Tolworth
Berrylands was farmland until the early 1930s and was then built up, mainly with semi detached houses. Tolworth has similar housing. The chimneys here are shorter and plainer than the Victorian ones, and many are no longer used because the fireplaces below have been closed off.
A chimney that is out of use still needs looking after. Rain falls straight down an open pot, and the first hint is often a damp patch on the chimney breast. A cowl or cap over the pot keeps the rain out and still lets air through the flue. If you would rather lose the stack altogether, we can take it down below the roofline and tile over the opening.
On a semi the stack is usually shared with the house next door, so it is worth speaking to your neighbour before any work is planned. On these houses the flashing is often the first part to fail, and new lead with proper sealing may be all the stack needs.
Local roofers in Surbiton
Chimneys are one part of the roof. The same team carries out the roofing work below across KT5 and KT6, and in nearby Long Ditton and Thames Ditton.
Fascias and guttering
Facias replacement in Surbiton usually means taking down old painted timber, fitting UPVC boards in its place and hanging new gutters. We also clean and repair existing gutters.
New roof in Surbiton
A worn out covering is stripped and replaced with clay or concrete tiles, or with slate, and the lead and ridge tiles are renewed with it. A new roof in Surbiton complies with building regulations, and a full guarantee comes with it.
Roof repairs in Surbiton
Our roof repairs in Surbiton cover slipped and broken tiles and slates, leaking flat roofs and loose flashing. The roof inspection is free, and so is the quote.
Our services in Surbiton, Berrylands and Tolworth
- Repointing of chimney stacks
- Stack rebuilds
- New pots and cowls
- Removal of chimneys no longer in use
- Lead flashing and back gutters
- Flat roofs in felt, rubber and fibreglass
- New roofs and roof repairs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Fascia and soffit boards
- Loft conversions, plus extensions
- Property refurbishment