Many of Mildenhall's older terraced and semi-detached homes carry chimney stacks that served coal fires long since removed, and those stacks are now the weak point in an otherwise sound roof.
Mildenhall's town centre streets contain good numbers of inter-war and Victorian properties, often with red brick or rendered stacks that have been left open to the Fenland weather for thirty or forty years. Once the flaunching at the base of the stack begins to crack and lift, rain gets in and the problem spreads down into the ceiling below — sometimes before the homeowner has noticed anything at all. A chimney take-down brings the stack down below roof level and seals the opening permanently with a lead slate and matching tiles.
We cover Mildenhall and the surrounding villages including Barton Mills and Beck Row. Call us for a free chimney inspection if you're seeing damp patches near the chimney breast or simply want to know the condition of the stack.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
