Chimney problems

[bonita]

Hi, Just been told today that my chimney needs repointing or another option is to just get it pulled down. He didn't give me an estimate for the repointing but said it would cost in the region of £450 to remove the chimney, i dont want to be paying over the odds so does anyone know what it should be to do either one?


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[Steve]

£450 wouldn't be too much for pulling a chimney down. I'd say its a bargain, considering access and safety at the height . . . And dont forget making good the roof afterwards too.

The repointing shouldn't be much more than £100/200 (guesswork here but prices will vary across the country) but it really depends how much chimney is exposed above the roofline, and how wide it is!

 

[noseall]

£450.00! flipping bargain. snatch his hand off.

 

[bonita]

Thanks for the help

 

[oilman]

Have it repointed, you may need it one day. I doubt it would be much different to removal for costs as the scaffolding would still be needed either way.

 

[Igorian]

I've recently had a quote for £1500 to rebuild a chimney and £300 of that was for the scaffold. Does your builder have wings?

 

[diyisfree]

I did a roof a few months ago where the customer wanted the chimney removing. Its a pretty straight forward job.

Has already stated, just a question of making the roof good once removed

 

[markie]

You must of made some damage when taking down the stack to have to re-do his whole roof.

 

[diyisfree]

LOL.

well you know what its like, once i got up there i found a cracked tile and a bird's nest so there was no choice but to replace the lot

Roof was totaly shot at. Never seen one as bad. The house had been empty for quite a few years.

 

[markie]

I hope your going to paint the out side walls to go with the roof. it looks like the new roof should be on next doors instead.

 

[diyisfree]

Nothing to do with me mate, not my house. passed it the other day and it still looks as it did in the picture.

Except the scaffold is down

Next doors roof is relatively new about 10 years old i would say

 

[hem852]

How much more difficult is it when the chimney goes straight through the centre of the house?

I have recently bought an ex local authority 1950's semi with a chimney going straight through the middle. Its totally unused and I have thought of getting the whole thing removed from the ground floor up to make more room.

The whole house has got to be decorated, have windows replaced, heating fitted etc so theres no worries about ruining decor! The chimney is also going to need pointing so I figure if someone has to go up there they may as well bring the thing down with them.

So a couple of questions? Anyone know if this is likely to require planning permission? Is the cost of doing this likely to outweigh the benefits significantly?