Chimney Repairs and Removals in Aldershot

Yes. Alongside Aldershot we regularly work in Farnborough, Farnham and Camberley, and across the wider Hampshire border area from our office in Fleet. Bear in mind that some of those neighbouring towns sit under a different council to Aldershot, so the planning and building control route can change from one to the next even over a short distance.

In most cases yes. Repointing, flashing repair and capping can all be done without rebuilding, and a full or partial rebuild is only necessary where the brickwork itself has lost integrity.

It can. Across Aldershot the underlying ground is commonly Bagshot sands over the heathland belt, with made ground possible on former military land, and that has a bearing on foundation depth, on how a new bearing is detailed, and on how close to mature trees a foundation can sensibly go. That is a general description of the area rather than a statement about any particular plot, so where foundations are involved we design against what an investigation on the site actually shows.

Yes. The garrison has a substantial heritage footprint, with listed buildings and designated areas across the former military estate. Where any of that applies to a property, permitted development cannot be assumed, and on a listed building even internal alterations can need consent. We establish which of these apply to your address at the start, because it can change the structural solution as well as the paperwork.

Aldershot falls under Rushmoor Borough Council. It is the local planning authority, with Hampshire County Council above it for highways matters such as skip permits and any scaffold that reaches the pavement. That matters because a set of calculations and drawings has to be submitted to the authority that actually covers the address, and on this patch the boundaries run close together, so neighbouring towns can sit with entirely different councils.

Yes. It is structural work, and building control will want to see the support arrangement for whatever remains, along with any effect on the fire separation between the property and its neighbour.

Flashing failure is the most common cause. The lead detail where the stack meets the roof covering degrades with age and movement, and a stain that appears specifically after wind driven rain from one direction usually points to it rather than to the brickwork.

The flue above is no longer connected to anything below, so it needs sealing at the base and ventilating at the top, otherwise it becomes a route for moisture into the remaining structure.

Aldershot is unusually terrace heavy for this part of Hampshire, so the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is in play on a large share of projects here. If the property is semi detached or terraced, or if the foundations for any new element sit close to a boundary, the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 is likely to apply and notice has to be served before work starts. We can confirm the position once we have seen the property, and serve the notices as part of the same project rather than leaving you to arrange it separately.

Yes. Aldershot is fully within our normal working area for chimney repairs and removals, from the Wellesley development, North Camp, Manor Park and the garrison through to the surrounding streets. On the newer Wellesley plots there are often estate management conditions as well as the planning position, and those are worth reading before design work starts rather than after.