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How much should I pay?
« on: 27 January 2011, 19:15:16 »


I want to have a badly leaking chimney taken down. It has been repaired several times ......new flashings......repointed....etc..etc ...but still it leaks...running down and soaking the inside of the bedroom wall.

Our house is late Victorian (1891)....The chimney has not been in use for many years.

Any idea how much I would need to pay to have the chimney completely removed and then have the gap/hole roofed over?...Thanks... :y :y
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Re: How much should I pay?
« Reply #1 on: 27 January 2011, 19:19:50 »

No idea on the cost involved Opti, but that chimney flashing is a bloody abomination & as much use as a chocolate fireguard at keeping the weather out! Also whoever repointed the brickwork should have let his blind dog do it instead, it would have been neater!! ;D
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Re: How much should I pay?
« Reply #2 on: 27 January 2011, 19:20:10 »
is your house listed?
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Re: How much should I pay?
« Reply #3 on: 27 January 2011, 19:20:33 »
Wheres Mike Dundee when you want him!
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Re: How much should I pay?
« Reply #4 on: 27 January 2011, 19:24:25 »
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Aren`t those soakers supposed to be in separate (overlapping) sections? :o
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« Reply #5 on: 27 January 2011, 19:26:43 »
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No idea on the cost involved Opti, but that chimney flashing is a bloody abomination & as much use as a chocolate fireguard at keeping the weather out! Also whoever repointed the brickwork should have let his blind dog do it instead, it would have been neater!! ;D


I reckon Opti's been trying his hand at DIY ::) ;D
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« Reply #6 on: 27 January 2011, 19:27:23 »
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No idea on the cost involved Opti, but that chimney flashing is a bloody abomination & as much use as a chocolate fireguard at keeping the weather out! Also whoever repointed the brickwork should have let his blind dog do it instead, it would have been neater!! ;D


He did.... ;D ;D.....It was done free of charge by a friend so I can't complain too much Phil...Water-tight for about three months... :-/
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Re: How much should I pay?
« Reply #7 on: 27 January 2011, 19:27:38 »
Is it capped off properly?
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« Reply #8 on: 27 January 2011, 19:34:03 »
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Is it capped off properly?


He used a lot of cement Steve......so your guess is as good as mine really. I figure the water is coming in from the back of the chimney. :-/
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« Reply #9 on: 27 January 2011, 19:40:16 »
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He used a lot of cement Steve......so your guess is as good as mine really. I figure the water is coming in from the back of the chimney. :-/


The job, in itself, is not a big one. However, you give no indication of the height involved, and the major part of the work would be scaffolding. If anyone offers to do it from a ladder, send them packing.
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« Reply #10 on: 27 January 2011, 19:45:52 »
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He used a lot of cement Steve......so your guess is as good as mine really. I figure the water is coming in from the back of the chimney. :-/


The job, in itself, is not a big one. However, you give no indication of the height involved, and the major part of the work would be scaffolding. If anyone offers to do it from a ladder, send them packing.


My friend did the work with just a ladder no probs.....However....  he is fearless of heights....I believe that his nerves have been surgically removed... :y
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He used a lot of cement Steve......so your guess is as good as mine really. I figure the water is coming in from the back of the chimney. :-/


The job, in itself, is not a big one. However, you give no indication of the height involved, and the major part of the work would be scaffolding. If anyone offers to do it from a ladder, send them packing.


My friend did the work with just a ladder no probs.....However....  he is fearless of heights....I believe that his nerves have been surgically removed... :y


Except that he obviously couldn't see what he was doing :-?

Demolition of the stack definitely requires scaffolding, or a zip-up, at least.
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Is it capped off properly?


He used a lot of cement Steve......so your guess is as good as mine really. I figure the water is coming in from the back of the chimney. :-/


The job, in itself, is not a big one. However, you give no indication of the height involved, and the major part of the work would be scaffolding. If anyone offers to do it from a ladder, send them packing.


My friend did the work with just a ladder no probs.....However....  he is fearless of heights....I believe that his nerves have been surgically removed... :y


Except that he obviously couldn't see what he was doing :-?

Demolition of the stack definitely requires scaffolding, or a zip-up, at least.


Explain please Steve........what is this and would it cost me less than scaffolding?
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« Reply #13 on: 27 January 2011, 19:57:27 »
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Is it capped off properly?


He used a lot of cement Steve......so your guess is as good as mine really. I figure the water is coming in from the back of the chimney. :-/


The job, in itself, is not a big one. However, you give no indication of the height involved, and the major part of the work would be scaffolding. If anyone offers to do it from a ladder, send them packing.


My friend did the work with just a ladder no probs.....However....  he is fearless of heights....I believe that his nerves have been surgically removed... :y


Except that he obviously couldn't see what he was doing :-?

Demolition of the stack definitely requires scaffolding, or a zip-up, at least.


Explain please Steve........what is this and would it cost me less than scaffolding?

It's a lightweight aluminium frame that you can hire from any hire shop. You must have seen decorators and the like using them for access to high ceilings etc. They would do the job up to, say, 20ft. But anything higher and I wouldn't think they would be stable enough.
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