Going to price a chimney repair job

As builders we get call outs and jobs to repair. In this video I'm going to look at a damaged and leaking chimney in Audley Staffordshire. I give a report and what I think needs doing to repair and seal the penetrating water.

[@yonseienglish]

What was the price?

[@ronniebiggs4026]

The trouble with bricks that are over 100 years old is that they have no durable qualities so even if you point up to a high standard they will absorb rain water and this in turn will turn to moisture and run down the inside of the stack. The cost of the scaffolding is one of the major expenses on a repair like this so my thoughts would be to drop the stack add a dpc in lead and renew all flashings as they will be at least 50 years old assuming they have be replaced at all.

[@foundationgood123]

Ronnie Biggs That is ideally what is needed, but the family has a low budget and chose repairs. However the chimney will live and outlast the owners. A flue liner is being incorporated for a log burner.

[@ronniebiggs4026]

Fair play Chris . Perhaps a spray of a “quality “brick seal water repellent would help this issue after pointing with reasonable cost.

[@rachelbailey-no2pp]

​​@@foundationgood123Buildings that are 100 years old were built to last providing they are well maintained. My house is over 100 years old and will still be standing long after I've croaked. The newer modern houses built these days won't last as long as older houses.

[@brianoneill350]

Love the videos.

[@sidewodja]

A wise man always told me never point a chimney, they rot from the inside out so pointing is useless. Takedown and rebuild..

[@foundationgood123]

If you’re in the trade you know that Every job is dictated by budget and we do the best we can accordingly🤔

[@sidewodja]

Soot is acidic and rots from inside out

[@roof1aitchie823]

Hi I am a roofing contractor in Scotland I would take that away it’s by its best and will always hold the damp good we video

[@ciaranbyrne62]

I would take it down to the most solid course and then rebuild and make sure theres was a drip edge groove around. Looks like about £80 in materials and about £900 labour to me. What did you charge?

[@thecat7173]

I'd recognise a cowboy a mile away And your definitely one

[@adzyful]

I love cowboys, but I don't see his hat and boots 🤔

[@damo8754]

Maybe try the Indians next time

[@alfalfaomega9290]

so Chris, what was the price you went for?

[@foundationgood123]

Scaffolding was done by the client. I charged £395

[@alfalfaomega9290]

@@foundationgood123 I have 2 Victorian chimneys to repoint, one needs 7 courses dismantled then rebuilding any ideas on a fair price?

[@imflightmode201]

@@alfalfaomega9290what did you price?

[@rachelbailey-no2pp]

​​@@foundationgood123I noticed you went up into the customers loft to investigate the chimney breast. I've never once had a builder or roofer offer to do that. When I've asked them if they will need to see inside the loft space they say it's not necessary. Sign of laziness and a dodgy builder if they can't be arsed to look. Your video impressed me.

[@leewood7017]

Luck that scaffold was there to inspect.....hmmm...............

[@JJ-jh6hz]

Lol what idiot put that scaffold so close to the chimney haha good luck repairing it with that in the way

[@craigjones7773]

The leads are obviously shot

[@bigdump2825]

They get dropped more than offten

[@buildersandinteriorexperts]

No light to look in the roofspace? You should have been sacked.. :-)

[@user-rd9dg5nn2f]

WhatsApp yes

[@GhostofCTC]

Bored!