Chimney Repair Guides
Fourteen short guides, each with the answer first.
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All guides
| Guide | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Chimney repair cost | Every job, priced |
| Leaking chimney | Six causes and the fix for each |
| Chimney repointing | New mortar, lime or cement, rendering |
| Chimney flashing repair | The lead where the stack meets the roof |
| Chimney lining | Flue liners for stoves, tar and cracked flues |
| Chimney rebuilds | Repair or rebuild, and why stacks lean |
| Chimney capping | Closing an unused flue, with a vent |
| Chimney cowls | Which cowl fixes which problem |
| Pots and flaunching | The top of the stack |
| Chimney removal | The stack, the breast, or both |
| After a chimney fire | What to check before you light it again |
| Chimney inspection | The stack outside, the flue by camera |
| Scaffolding for a chimney | When it's needed and how to pay for it once |
| Who repairs chimneys | Roofer, builder, specialist or sweep |
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More on chimney repairs
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
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