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As far as I know..there's nothing venting up the chimney i.e the boiler is in the utliity room at the back of the house a long way from any chimneys . Re the other comments... I've seen lots of people recommend putting vents in the chimney breast. Is it as simple as knocking a bit of plaster out...

Thank you for your replies. Re the cost. I knew it was pricey...we got two other quotes from two other roofers who had also come recommended. But they were all quoting different prices for different work..so we thought well at least if we go for the one with all the letters after his name (and I...

Hello We moved into our 100 yr old mid-teraced house a few months ago. We have just paid around £3k to have the pots on our chimney re-seated and capped. The chimney was also re-pointed and the roofer says he also checked the flashing around the chimney but it was ok. The reason we had the...