Rebuilding a chimney in stone is the preferred solution if the repair is to last.
Stacked stone chimney breast.
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This type of chimney can be used with all types of solid fuel fires and stoves and gas fires too.
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Most waterproofing used these days is water based material.
Sealing the chimney breast.
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External chimney stack removal can be done from outside the building and if done carefully need not disrupt any internal decoration.
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Stone chimneys that are leaning out of alignment or clearly have large cracks in them will almost certainly need to be rebuilt.
If your building is listed or in a conservation area you may need consent get the chimney rendered lowered or capped.
It will create lots of dust and debris so the room should be cleared and sealed off from the rest of the property as much as possible.
Because the chimney breast has a more severe exposure to rain and particularly snow it needs more coats of waterproofing.
This is for a couple reasons.
Using fake brick and stone is a smart way to give chimneys a facelift easily and economically.
Removing an internal chimney breast however is a mess job.
With semi detached and terrace properties chimney breasts are often built back to back between individual properties where this is so 4 fireplaces in property will appear as 2 rows of 4 chimney pots on the chimney stack which will be shared by adjoining properties.
Unlike real brick or stone our strong polyurethane panels will never chip or dust and don t need pointing and cleaning.
A class 1 chimney is common in houses built up until the 1960s.
One is that water based materials cost considerably less than solvent based materials.