Chimney repairs in Luton and across Bedfordshire: repointing weathered brickwork, rebuilding stacks from the roofline up, renewing the lead flashings and soakers where the stack meets the roof, re-flaunching and re-setting pots, fitting cowls, and taking down redundant chimneys. Reliable Roofers Ltd does the lot from the roof, with the scaffold or tower priced in.
Chimneys take more weather than any other part of a house. Frost gets into the mortar joints, the lead at the base pulls away as the stack moves, the flaunching that holds the pots cracks, and a stack that has not been used for 40 years is still funnelling rain into the loft. Most of the leaks we trace around Luton come from the chimney, not the roof.
We repoint and rebuild in matching brick and lime or cement mortar as the house needs, replace the lead back gutter, apron, step and cover flashings in code 4 or code 5 lead, re-flaunch and re-set or replace the pots, fit cowls and caps to keep the rain and the birds out, and remove chimneys that are no longer wanted, making the roof good afterwards.
Every chimney job is photographed from the scaffold so you can see the brickwork and the lead before we come down.
Every photo is a job by our own team. Tap to enlarge.
Weathered chimney brickwork and mortar joints before repointing
Natural slate roof with new lead flashing around a brick chimney
Dark membrane and battens laid up to two chimney stacks
Finished red tiled roof with chimney and new ridge
We inspect the stack, the lead and the flaunching from the roof or the scaffold, not from the pavement.
Repoint, rebuild or remove, with the lead specified, so there are no surprises.
Access set up, brickwork and lead done in the right order, pots and flaunching finished.
You get the photos from the top. The roof and gutters are left clean.
Mastic on a chimney flashing is a sign that somebody did not want to do the lead. We replace lead with lead.
For repointing or rebuilding, usually a scaffold or a tower is needed and it is included in the price. Some small lead repairs can be done from roof ladders.
Yes. We take the stack down to below the roofline, support what is left, and tile over the hole so the roof is continuous. If the chimney breast inside is also being removed, that is a builder's job that needs building control.
An open, unused flue collects rain, and damp brickwork and failed lead let water into the loft. A cap or cowl on the pot and new lead at the base usually cure it.
It depends on the size of the stack and the access. We give a fixed written price after looking at it from the roof.
Yes. Renewing the lead where the chimney meets the roof is one of our most common repairs.
I had some broken tiles that kept falling down on my driveway, got this company's leaflet through the door gave this company a call and they fixed it quickly and efficiently and were very polite!
I had a leak on my roof. It gave me lots of stress. I called this company. They came out the next day and solve my problem so now I am stressfree would highly recommend this company to other people to use.
Up to 10 years on new roof installations, guaranteed in writing, and the tiles, slates, membranes and flat roof systems we fit carry their manufacturers' guarantees on top. We are public liability insured and the certificate goes out with your quote. You also get the photographs of every stage, so you know what is under the tiles.
Up to 10 years on new roof installations. The guarantee for your job is stated in writing in your quote, before you agree to anything.
Ring, WhatsApp a photo, or send the form. You get a written price before any work starts, and we reply within one working day.
