Histon's rapid growth over the past thirty years sits alongside a genuinely old village core, and chimneys on both the older and more recent housing here can develop problems that need a rebuild rather than a repair.
The Victorian and Edwardian properties around the High Street and New Road area in Histon have stacks that are now well over a century old. Sulphate attack from years of coal smoke, combined with repeated freeze-thaw cycles, can leave the brickwork soft and crumbling well below the visible damage line — meaning a repoint alone will not hold.
On the newer estates built during the 1980s and 1990s expansion, stack failures are often down to poor original construction rather than age — thin mortar joints, no proper DPC and inadequate flashing rather than deterioration. We diagnose the cause before recommending a rebuild, and we back every job with a written guarantee.
No obligation · We usually respond within 2 hours
Storm damage, active leak, damaged ridge — we aim to be on-site within 24 hours.
