Sheringham's tightly packed Victorian and Edwardian terraces, built when the town was growing as a fishing port and then a seaside resort, carry some of the most weathered chimney stacks we see anywhere along the North Norfolk coast.
The flint and brick construction common throughout Sheringham — from the older fishermen's cottages near the seafront to the larger Edwardian villas up on the hill — holds up well in general, but chimney stacks are a weak point. Salt-laden air off the North Sea attacks mortar joints and brickwork faster than inland, and a stack that looked solid three years ago can be visibly crumbling by the time a homeowner notices it from the street. Damp tracking down through a redundant flue is one of the most frequent causes of ceiling staining we encounter in Sheringham properties.
We take down stacks to below the roof surface, make good the opening with materials suited to the existing covering — whether that's plain clay tiles, concrete interlocking tiles or the occasional slate roof on an older villa — and leave the structure watertight before we leave the site. Call us for a free roof and chimney survey if you're concerned about a stack on your Sheringham home.
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Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
