A Damp Chimney Breast in Kilkenny
Competitive Roofing, a family-run roofing company based in County Carlow, covers chimney repairs in Kilkenny and across Leinster. Chimney stacks usually fail through cracked brickwork, eroded pointing or loose flashing at the base, and water getting in can show as damp on a chimney breast far below.
What goes wrong with a chimney stack?
The bricks, the mortar joints and the flashing all wear. Being the highest masonry on the building, it gets the full force of the weather. Competitive Roofing works on chimney brickwork, pointing, flashing and stacks.
Either the seal with the roof has failed or the masonry is soaking it up. Water can run down inside the stack and show as damp on a chimney breast well below. The purpose of the repair is safety and keeping water out.
Does house insurance cover chimney repairs?
Policies often cover sudden damage, for example from a storm, but rarely cover wear and tear such as eroded pointing. Check the wording of your policy and take photos before the repair.
What happens to felt roofs over time in Kilkenny?
Usually, as long as the deck underneath is dry. Torn, lifting and perished felt is repaired or re-laid by Competitive Roofing. Where the decking has taken on water, it is replaced before re-covering.
It hardens with age, lifts at the edges and starts to crack. Garages, sheds and older extensions are its usual home, and those are the roofs its felt repair service is aimed at.
Can I repair my chimney myself?
Most chimney repairs mean working at height on a roof, which is dangerous without proper access equipment and experience. Competitive Roofing repairs chimney brickwork, pointing, flashing and stacks.
What building work goes alongside roofing in Kilkenny?
Some do, which suits jobs that are part roof and part build. Competitive Roofing offers general building services for extensions, renovations and structural work, with attention to detail and reliable project management.
Every extension needs a roof tied into the existing house. The joint between old and new is where problems appear when two firms each assume the other has it. One firm answering for both removes that builders in Waterford gap.
Competitive Roofing works in Kilkenny as part of its cover across Leinster and Waterford. Call +353 89 214 4918 for chimney repairs.
Competitive Roofing
Monteen, Crettyard, Carlow, R93 R9C5
Phone: +353 89 214 4918
Website: competitiveroofing.net
Serving Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois and the rest of Leinster, plus Waterford.