Chimney Repair in County Laois
Chimney repair in Co. Laois 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. 4,323 homes in Laois were built before 1946 and 5,811 heat mainly with coal, turf or wood, so both old stacks and working flues are common here.
Chimney repairs in Portlaoise, Portarlington, Mountmellick, Mountrath, Abbeyleix and the rest of Co. Laois. Check your chimney and one company that covers Laois rings you.
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- 4,323homes built before 1946, 14%
- 5,811heat mainly with coal, turf or wood
- 938 mmof rain a year in Portlaoise
- Turfthe main solid fuel, 3,592 homes
Chimney repair prices in Laois
| 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 Laois
5,811 households in Co. Laois heat mainly with coal, turf or wood (Census 2022). That is 19% of homes, the 7th highest share of the 26 counties. Turf leads here: 3,592 homes burn it as their main fuel. Turf burns cool and damp, so it lays tar in the flue faster than coal does. In this county the flue matters as much as the stack: ask for it to be checked whenever a scaffold is up, and line it before a stove goes in. With that many fires lit daily, chimneys in Laois do more work than in most of the country.
How old the chimneys are in Laois
4,323 homes in Co. Laois were built before 1946, 14% of the housing and the 17th highest share in the country. 2,838 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 Laois
| Town | Rain a year | December to February |
|---|---|---|
| Portlaoise | 938 mm | 254 mm |
| Portarlington | 894 mm | 236 mm |
| Mountmellick | 941 mm | 257 mm |
Portlaoise gets 938 mm of rain in an average year, and October is the wettest month at 100 mm (Met Éireann 1991 to 2020, within 3 km of the town). That is 17th of 26 county towns, wettest first. Laois is inland, so frost does as much damage as rain: water in an open joint freezes and widens it.
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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 Laois?
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 Laois?
Lining and flue repairs, then leaks. 5,811 homes here heat mainly with solid fuel and 4,323 were built before 1946.
Who does chimney repairs near me in Laois?
We pass your request to one chimney repair company that covers Co. Laois, including Portlaoise, Portarlington, Mountmellick. One company only.
Do I need scaffolding in Laois?
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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