Chimney Repair in County Donegal
Chimney repair in Co. Donegal costs €200 to €1,500 for most jobs: repointing a stack is €300 to €1,500, new lead flashing €400 to €1,800 and a flue liner fitted €800 to €2,500. 6,974 homes in Donegal were built before 1946 and 12,427 heat mainly with coal, turf or wood, so both old stacks and working flues are common here.
Chimney repairs in Letterkenny, Buncrana, Ballybofey-Stranorlar, Carndonagh, Donegal and the rest of Co. Donegal. Check your chimney and one company that covers Donegal rings you.
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- 6,974homes built before 1946, 11%
- 12,427heat mainly with coal, turf or wood
- 1,320 mmof rain a year in Letterkenny
- Coalthe main solid fuel, 7,060 homes
Chimney repair prices in Donegal
| Job | Typical cost | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Repointing a chimney stack | €300 to €1,500 | The size of the stack, how deep the joints have gone, the access |
| Lead flashing renewed round one chimney | €400 to €1,800 | Slate or tile, a back gutter, how much lead |
| Flaunching renewed, pots re-bedded | €200 to €1,200 | How many pots, and whether any are cracked |
| A flue liner supplied and fitted | €800 to €2,500 | The height of the flue, the liner grade, bends |
| Partial rebuild, above the roofline | €800 to €2,000 | How many courses come down |
| A full stack rebuild | €1,500 to €4,500 | Size, height, matching brick or stone, a new lead tray |
| Scaffolding for a chimney | €350 to €1,200 | Two storeys or three, a stack at the ridge or the eaves |
Repair work on a house is at the reduced 13.5% VAT rate. Ask for a written price that includes it, and says whether scaffolding is in it.
Fires and flues in Donegal
12,427 households in Co. Donegal heat mainly with coal, turf or wood (Census 2022). That is 20% of homes, the 6th highest share of the 26 counties. Coal leads: 7,060 homes burn it as their main fuel. Coal smoke carries sulphur, which works on the mortar from inside the flue. Stacks over coal fires are the ones that soften, swell on the weather side and lean. With that many fires lit daily, chimneys in Donegal do more work than in most of the country.
How old the chimneys are in Donegal
6,974 homes in Co. Donegal were built before 1946, 11% of the housing and the 23rd highest share in the country. 4,610 of them date from before 1919. Those older stacks were built in lime mortar with unlined flues. The estates built since have block or brick stacks with clay liners, where the lead and the flaunching go before the masonry does.
Rain on the stack in Donegal
| Town | Rain a year | December to February |
|---|---|---|
| Letterkenny | 1,320 mm | 429 mm |
| Buncrana | 1,292 mm | 381 mm |
| Donegal town | 1,525 mm | 448 mm |
Letterkenny gets 1,320 mm of rain in an average year, and December is the wettest month at 158 mm (Met Éireann 1991 to 2020, within 3 km of the town). That is the 3rd wettest county town of the 26. Rain at that rate finds any gap in lead or mortar within a winter. Donegal faces the Atlantic, so rain comes on the wind. The south-west face of a stack takes the worst of it, and pots and cowls need proper fixings.
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Costs, leaks, mortar, flues and rebuilds.
What chimney repairs costEvery job, priced. Repointing is €300 to €1,500.
A leaking chimneyWhere the damp shows tells you where the water gets in.
Repointing a stackWhen new mortar is enough, and when it isn't.
Lining a flueFor stoves, tar and cracked flues. €800 to €2,500 fitted.
Rebuilding a stackA lean, bulging or loose bricks. €800 to €2,000 above the roofline.
Capping and cowlsAn unused flue capped with a vent is €300 to €900.Chimney repair in every county
- Carlow3,372 homes built before 1946
- Cavan4,152 homes built before 1946
- Clare6,309 homes built before 1946
- Cork37,465 homes built before 1946
- Donegal6,974 homes built before 1946
- Dublin79,150 homes built before 1946
- Galway10,117 homes built before 1946
- Kerry7,666 homes built before 1946
- Kildare5,606 homes built before 1946
- Kilkenny6,287 homes built before 1946
- Laois4,323 homes built before 1946
- Leitrim2,466 homes built before 1946
- Limerick11,830 homes built before 1946
- Longford2,224 homes built before 1946
- Louth6,764 homes built before 1946
- Mayo7,592 homes built before 1946
- Meath6,839 homes built before 1946
- Monaghan3,868 homes built before 1946
- Offaly4,608 homes built before 1946
- Roscommon4,227 homes built before 1946
- Sligo4,130 homes built before 1946
- Tipperary12,246 homes built before 1946
- Waterford7,755 homes built before 1946
- Westmeath4,684 homes built before 1946
- Wexford8,936 homes built before 1946
- Wicklow8,488 homes built before 1946
Check your chimney
Four taps: what's wrong, the height of the house, what the stack is built of and what it's used for. You see the likely job and our price for it. Your number is only asked for at the end, if you want one chimney repair company that covers your county to ring you.
Questions people ask
How much is chimney repair in Donegal?
Most jobs are €200 to €1,500. Repointing is €300 to €1,500, lead flashing €400 to €1,800, a liner fitted €800 to €2,500 and a full rebuild €1,500 to €4,500.
What are the commonest chimney jobs in Donegal?
Lining and flue repairs, then leaks. 12,427 homes here heat mainly with solid fuel and 6,974 were built before 1946.
Who does chimney repairs near me in Donegal?
We pass your request to one chimney repair company that covers Co. Donegal, including Letterkenny, Buncrana, Ballybofey-Stranorlar. One company only.
Do I need scaffolding in Donegal?
On a two-storey house, nearly always: €350 to €1,200. On a bungalow, usually a tower or a roof ladder.
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