Cost to re-flash a chimney stack?

[B19GRR]

Hi all,

Trouble up top it seems. I wandered in to the bedroom early, gf in bed messing on laptop and TV on, I look over at TV and slightly alarmed to see water dripping on it, eyes move upward to see a blister around 6" across dripping merrily, cue sudden speedy action to shift TV and replace with bucket. Then up in to the loft to check what's going on, there's absolutely no piping in that area but there is a sliver of daylight visible around the chimney stack and a damp patch in the insulation where it meets the chimney. It had rained heavily over night, first time in a fair while. I popped the blister and it's drained out and not refilled which I'm taking as a good sign although I'm not too happy with the weather forecast at the mo'.

I've got 3 roofers coming around over the next two days who will no doubt offer wildly differing quotes but all will be painful I'm sure. It's a big old early Edwardian (1903) place with a very high roof line and naturally the chimney is on the side with the neighbour we don't get on with.

Anyway, anyone want to pluck a figure out of the air to make me feel happy?

Cheers,
Rob

[briSk]

it could be a couple of hundred quid depending on whether they claim they need to spend money on scaffolding.

whilst they're up there consider whether you want other stuff doing like capping the chimney or whatever.

[blackcab]

should be able to do it off a cat ladder in most cases - 150 - 200 quid I would say to do it right, if its £50 I would expect it to leak in a week ..

[VxDuncan]

Aye. Round here labour for most trades is about £250 a day it seems (by my own reckoning). Probably half a days work so call it £200!

Had mine re flashed, chimney capped and a couple of ridge tiles repointed / replaced for £330 last year. All done from ladders on a 30's semi.

[B19GRR]

Thanks guys, just had the first guy around, won't get the quote until tomorrow at the earliest he did mention putting a tower up though.

Cheers,
Rob