CMW Roofing & Renovations carries out all types of chimney repair across Eastleigh and the SO50 area. As a railway town built largely during the Edwardian and inter-war periods, Eastleigh has a dense concentration of older housing with original chimney stacks — many now needing repointing, flaunching repair or new lead flashing. We deliver lasting repairs with a free quote as standard.
Eastleigh's SO50 postcode area is characterised by dense Edwardian terraces and semi-detached inter-war housing built to house railway workers and their families. Many of these properties retain their original chimney stacks, and the tell-tale signs of age are now apparent across the town — crumbling mortar joints, failed flaunching, loose pots and damp chimney breasts inside. We are experienced in the specific repair requirements of this period of housing stock and carry out all types of chimney work across Eastleigh, Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and the wider SO50 area.
On Eastleigh's Edwardian and inter-war housing, mortar joints in chimney stacks have often completely weathered out or been incorrectly patched with hard cement at some point. We remove failed pointing and repoint to the correct specification — using lime-based mortars where appropriate to protect the original brickwork from damage.
Failed or lifting lead flashing around the chimney base allows water to track straight into the roof space. Many Eastleigh properties have never had their original lead flashing replaced. We re-dress lifting sections or supply and fit new code-grade lead sheet where the existing material is beyond recovery.
Cracked, displaced or missing chimney pots allow rain and birds into the flue. We replace individual pots or fit cowls and caps to seal unused flues — a common requirement on Eastleigh properties where gas central heating has been installed and the original fireplaces are no longer in use.
Flaunching failures are among the most common chimney issues we encounter on Eastleigh's older housing. The mortar bed holding chimney pots cracks over time and allows pots to become loose or fall. We remove and re-lay all failed flaunching rather than patching over existing cracks, which is a short-term fix at best.
Where a chimney stack is beyond economical repair — or where structural movement has compromised the brickwork — we take it down and rebuild using matching brick. We can also reduce stack height or carry out full removal where the chimney is redundant and causing ongoing maintenance issues.
Not sure of the condition of your chimney? We carry out thorough inspections covering all elements — pointing, flaunching, lead flashing, pots and stack condition — and give you a plain-English written assessment so you can decide how to proceed.
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