Stowmarket homeowners are removing redundant chimney stacks to protect ageing rooflines, stop damp getting in, and free up loft space in properties that haven't used a working fireplace in decades.
Stowmarket has a wide mix of Victorian terraces around the town centre, post-war semis on estates like Chilton and Gipping, and older detached properties on the fringes towards Bacton and Haughley. Many of these homes were built with multiple chimney stacks serving coal fires that were blocked off long ago, leaving the brickwork exposed to the elements and the flashing slowly failing. A redundant stack sitting on a 100-year-old roof structure adds load it doesn't need to carry.
We travel out from Diss to Stowmarket regularly — it's a straightforward run up the A140 and A14 corridor — so there's no call-out premium. We take the stack down to below the roofline, replace the rafters and felt where needed, re-tile to match your existing roof, and leave the leadwork fully watertight before we leave the site. One visit, job done.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
