Kayte

The chimneys are not in use by us or them. We are unsure if it is just the flashing issue. But roofer 1 said there is evidence of internal damp, which will be due to not having a lead tray built into the chimney. Which the neighbour also - does not have. Scaffolding will absolutely be required. I am hesitant to fix the flashing, because we will still be stuck with the internal damp issue. I'd rather have it ripped out. But can't unless the neighbours consent as they hold eachother up. But I'm stressing over the fact the neighbours will most likely want nothing to do with it unless we pay for it. Just because of previous dealings we have had over our front archway. I will look into building insurance though. Thanks.

Hi! I noticed a few helpful posts on here previously about other spots of bother we've had in our house. And found these forums quite valuable. Here I am to ask my own question this time. We have evidence of water coming in around our chimney. Pretty significant amount since the weather's changed. We asked next door, as this chimney is connected to theirs, and they said that have no evidence of damp or water marks. We had our roof redone last year, so had convinced ourselves it must be their side. (This roofer is uncontactable since trying to contact about this incident). Upon consulting 2 new roofing companies, we have had 2 conflicting answers. Roofer 1, said firstly, the flashing job on our chimney is little to none. So that's one issue. The other is that ours and our neighbours do not have lead trays - which is the bigger problem overall. He said to fix the issue completely we should remove the stacks entirely, or rebuild. No other options. Roofer 2 said the issue causing the water will be the lack of soakers and flashing, no real need to remove the stacks. My question is. By keeping the stacks, would I be fixing the issue short term? We plan to talk to the neighbours tomorrow. We would ideally like to remove our stacks to under roof level and slate over. But if they refuse to have it removed, we will have to pay for their rebuild fees (roofer 1 said its a lot more ££ to rebuild). I am struggling to find rights regarding joint chimneys. It is in their best interest to have it removed, so I hope they see sense. They don't use their chimney. Neither do we. The photos are for reference. If anyone can offer advice I would be greatful. Our roof is the side with the new tiles. Will we be ok if we leave them and just add better flashing and soakers?