Allchimneys Kent

Chimney engineering across East Kent

Allchimneys Kent is the East Kent division of Allchimneys (London) UK Ltd, a chimney engineering business that states more than 30 years of experience in domestic and specialist chimney work in London, Essex and the South East. The Kent operation concentrates on domestic properties, coastal buildings and period homes between Canterbury and Wingham and along the Thanet coast and the Channel ports. The company says the same qualified team delivers all work carried out under the Allchimneys Kent name.

The service area covers Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Faversham, the Thanet towns (Ramsgate, Broadstairs, Margate, Birchington and Minster), Hythe, Folkestone, Dover, Deal and Walmer, Sandwich, Wingham, Eastry, Ash and Aylesham, together with surrounding villages. The team works on older brick-built houses, coastal and period properties and modern builds, with emphasis on flue performance, durable materials and tidy completion.

Chimney lining and flue systems

Lining work includes the installation of flexible stainless steel liners for solid fuel and gas open fires, with flue inspections and CCTV surveys where required. The company also fits lining solutions for wood-burning and multi-fuel appliances, advising on the appropriate option for each appliance and property before installing it with correct termination and weather protection. Flue system design and relining are listed among its specialities.

Repairs, pointing and stack rebuilding

Repair services address the causes of water ingress and structural deterioration rather than only the visible surface. The scope includes repointing of cracked mortar joints, crack stitching and treatment of spalling render, rebuilding of stacks that have failed or moved, renewal of flaunching and crown repairs, and repair or replacement of lead step and apron flashing. The company also replaces chimney pots and installs cowls, caps, cappings and bird guards.

Wood-burning stove installation

Stove work covers fireplace alterations and opening modifications, flexible liners and register plates suited to the appliance, twin wall insulated flue systems, and the design, fabrication and installation of hearths for new wood burners. Commissioning and customer handover are completed in a single visit. The company presents installation as a question of flue design, clearances and correct commissioning rather than simply fitting an appliance, and states that it is a HETAS registered installer.

Sweeping, inspection and certification

Sweeping is carried out by a registered East Kent chimney sweep and covers soot removal from brick chimneys, twin wall flue systems and lined flues. The company notes that solid fuel appliances produce soot that should be swept quarterly when in regular use to reduce the risk of chimney fires, and positions the service for annual maintenance, new-home checks and stoves that smoke back or perform poorly. Inspection work includes condition reports, surveys with smoke testing and leak detection. Scheduled sweeping is provided with certification, and certification is supplied wherever it is required.

Rope access instead of scaffolding

On many properties access represents the largest cost. Where conditions allow, the team reaches stacks by rope access rather than full scaffolding, which the company says reduces cost and disruption while maintaining the same standard of work. It advises on which approach suits each job.

Quotations and direct contact

The company states that it aims to respond to all enquiries the same day and that clients deal directly with the person carrying out the work, without call centres. For straightforward jobs it can often quote from photographs and a brief description; for more complex work such as chimney lining, stove installation or structural repairs it carries out a site survey first, which it describes as free of charge, as are quotes. For stove enquiries it offers a preliminary cost guide based on photographs of the fireplace opening, chimney breast and existing flue or pot arrangement, without a site visit at that stage.