York's terraces carry mile after mile of shared brick stacks, many long redundant but still standing over bedrooms in Heworth, South Bank and Fulford. We repoint eroded joints, renew flaunching and lead flashings, and rebuild — or carefully remove — stacks that frost has pushed past saving. On the city's older brickwork the materials matter as much as the workmanship: soft brick and lime mortar are repaired in kind, never patched with hard cement that traps damp and spalls the faces. On a listed building in York, where the stack was leaning and cracked, we rebuilt it in new brick with projecting band courses and re-set the pots in fresh flaunching.
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Taking a redundant stack down is often the simplest answer and the one that needs the most thought. Where an Article 4 direction applies — as it does on named streets in Heslington — installing, altering or demolishing a chimney or flue that projects proud of the roof slope needs planning permission, and listed building consent is a separate question. Where a stack stays, weathering it properly is the whole job.
Small chimney repairs — pointing, flaunching or a new lead flashing — start from around £150; a full repoint (including flaunching) commonly ranges £350–£800 depending on access and scope. Rebuilds are quoted individually. Free fixed quote. See our full price guide.
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The chimney stack on this listed building in York was leaning and cracked, so we rebuilt it in new brick, with projecting band courses, then re-set the pots in fresh flaunching. On a listed property a rebuilt stack has to match what was there before, so the detailing matters as much as the brickwork.
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Yes. Armour Shield Roofing Services provides chimney repairs and repointing throughout York (YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24 & YO31) and surrounding areas, including Fulford, Heslington, Acomb. We give free, no-obligation quotes and back our work with a 15-year guarantee.
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