Beccles is a market town of handsome Georgian and Victorian properties, and the older the building, the more likely it is that the chimney stack needs attention — particularly the lead work, which in many cases hasn't been touched since the original installation.
The town centre streets around Ballygate, Northgate, and Puddingmoor have a high concentration of period townhouses and former merchant properties with tall, multi-flue stacks. These are often rendered or lime-pointed, and the original lead flashing — where it hasn't already been replaced with mortar fillets — can be in very poor condition. Mortar fillets crack and shrink over time, and we always recommend replacing them with proper dressed lead rather than patching with sealant.
We work across Beccles and the surrounding Waveney Valley villages repairing stacks, repointing with appropriate lime mortars on older buildings, and renewing failed leadwork. If your chimney stack is leaning, has open joints, or you've spotted damp on an internal chimney breast, call us for an honest assessment.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
