Chimney repairs in Sittingbourne. Lead flashing, repointing and pot replacement for Murston, Kemsley and the town centre. Free surveys across ME10.
Redundant stack · Lead flashing · Lime mortar · ME10
For Sittingbourne homeowners, our chimney repairs always begins with an honest assessment — we'll tell you if a repair will do rather than pushing bigger work. Chimney repairs in Sittingbourne cost £250–£600 for flashing, £150–£500 for repointing. Every job is guaranteed for 10 years, and we're local enough to ME10 to come back quickly if you ever need us.
We handle chimney repairs across Sittingbourne, from Murston Road outward, dealing with flashing, repointing, flaunching and stack rebuilds. Chimney repairs in Sittingbourne cost £250–£600 for flashing, £150–£500 for repointing. NFRC-registered, free surveys, 10-year guarantee. Call 0122 763 4920. We work throughout Sittingbourne and neighbouring ME10 villages.
| Job | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Flashing renewal | £300–£600 | Correct lead code |
| Repointing a stack | £150–£800 | By stack size |
| Flaunching & pot re-bed | £150–£400 | Per stack |
| Cowl / capping | £80–£200 | Fitted |
| Full stack rebuild | £800–£2,500+ | Matched brick & lime |
Worked example: Repointing and re-flaunching a Sittingbourne stack with a tower: about £650.
No deposit under £500. Staged payment on rebuilds, materials on site first. Itemised VAT invoice.
Covering ME10 and surrounding postcodes.
Sittingbourne is an industrial market town on Milton Creek, and that setting shapes the chimney repairs work we are called out for. The housing here is largely Victorian terraces and extensive modern estates, so crumbling pointing, failed flashing and tired flaunching is the fault we see most.
We renew the flashing, repoint or rebuild the stack in the correct materials, and re-bed the pots, working in correct-code lead and lime or cement mortar to suit the stock. Every Sittingbourne job starts with a free survey and a written fixed-price quote, with no call-out fee.
Most Sittingbourne roofs are reached from a tower or roof ladder; scaffold is quoted where a job needs safe standing time at height. Scaffold is specified for: re-roofs, chimney and valley work, and anything beyond a day at height - always itemised in your written quote, never a hidden extra, and we arrange it.
Sittingbourne’s high-street and terraced properties often have narrow frontages and rear-access-only roofs, so scaffold and permits take a few working days. Pavement scaffold and skip permits go through Swale Borough Council; allow a few working days on streets like Sittingbourne high street, Sittingbourne’s older terraces where space is tight.
Sittingbourne sits as a inland town with Victorian terraces built for the paper-mill and brickworks trade around the town centre, extensive post-war estates at Murston and Milton Regis, and modern housing spreading toward Kemsley. For chimney repairs, that context matters — Chimney work in Sittingbourne centres on failed lead flashing, eroded pointing and cracked flaunching. On period stacks we use lime mortar, never hard cement.
What sets Sittingbourne apart for roofers is this: Former industrial terraces suffer chimney and valley failures from decades of deferred maintenance. The Murston and Milton Regis post-war estates are at the nail-sickness stage, and old clay peg roofs near Milton Regis need reclaimed matching. Streets like Murston Road, East Street, Park Road, Milton Regis high street show the pattern clearly, and it informs our chimney repairs work throughout the area. Milton Regis conservation area needs matched tile; post-war estates commonly need re-fixing.
Lead flashing replacement is £250–£550. Repointing costs £150–£380 depending on stack size and mortar type. Redundant stack capping is £180–£320. Free survey and fixed-price quote always provided.
The post-war and 1960s estate chimneys in Murston and Kemsley were built for solid fuel or gas fires that have mostly been decommissioned. Once a chimney is no longer used, it deteriorates faster without the drying effect of regular use — mortar crowns crack, pots clog with debris, and lead haunching fails. Regular inspection and correct capping is the solution.
Yes. The higher atmospheric moisture in the creek corridor of the lower town accelerates mortar deterioration, particularly on north-facing chimney stacks that see less drying from the sun. Lime mortar is more permeable and copes better with this environment than cement on period stock.
For active leaks, we aim to survey within 5–7 working days and carry out the repair shortly after. For emergency chimney leak situations call 0122 763 4920 directly.