Using fake brick and stone is a smart way to give chimneys a facelift easily and economically.
False chimney on roof.
Quickstack the cost effective solution to traditional build high quality prefabricated grp brick slip chimney stacks available clad in brick stone and concrete block render ready.
Additional timber should be nailed horizontally between the trusses where the chimney will be seated to allow fixing through the front and rear fixing plates in addition to the side plates.
Our false chimneys are lightweight and strong in design thereby saving a large amount of space on the construction work needed to support the false chimney.
Normally risks posed by weakened roof structures may result in roof coverings slipping off the pitch.
A lead skirt is.
Each chimney comes with integral bonded timber grounds and should be fixed securely to the roof trusses with galvanised straps not supplied.
Quickstack dummy chimneys provide the ideal cost effective solution to traditional chimney building methods.
Finishes and roof positions our prefabricated chimney range should be suitable for the vast majority of housebuilding schemes.
The false chimney system comes complete with a grp class 1 fire retardant gutter fixing system all round the base.
The false chimney is extremely easy to fit and most false chimneys require only a standard roof design with solid fixing points below.
Tiles or slates are removed and then replaced around the new false chimney.
The plywood box should be constructed to allow adequate space for a code 4 lead dressing between the grp stack and plywood box.
Many types of grp mock or false chimney have been produced from simple single pot designs suitable for small houses through to large multi pot designs which can stand over two meters high.
All supplied fixings must be used.
Fixed to the roof by a simply constructed upstand the finish of each design may vary from smooth through to roughly texture.
Grp chimneys glass reinforced plastic grp is a matrix of woven glass fibre sheets layered and set within resin.
Roof felt is to be fitted at a later stage it must be fully lapped under the chimney felt to ensure a continuous run.
False chimneys quick to acquire simple to install and cost effective our chimney solutions are designed to meet the visual and structural requirements of your housebuilding project.
If however roof structures are affected by fire the weakened joists may not support the weight of the false chimney.
False chimneys are decorative but they also help to disguise heating vents protruding through the roof structure vents that may not blend with the architecture or house style.
