Thanks, I just spoke to the neighbours and they are OK with taking the stack down if it’s necessary. I will try again to find a decent, honest roofer who can check the work done and put right any damage without sucking through their teeth and telling me to replace the whole thing.roof would be fine with a few straight forward repairs. id take the chimney down and slate over if it were me
Advice here has been fantastic today, much appreciated and I feel a little more confident that a new roof is not necessary at this point.