Should I ger my chimney capped now my back boiler has been disconnected?

[Gary111]

Hi, I have had my back boiler disconnected and replaced with a combi which has a flue going through the wall.

I have a bit of damp at the top of the chimney in the loft, I'm wondering if the chimney should be capped now?

If so it it something I can do myself?

Thanks

 

[blup]

If you decide to cap it make sure there is some ventilation built in as the damp might get worse. You can do it yourself but hire scaffolding.

 

[Madrab]

Get it inspected - it should have a suitable pot/terminal regardless - that can be DIY'd but be careful if thinking about climbing about on a roof/chimney

If it's damp from the rain entering dues to no pot etc then that's easily fixable, if it's not, i.e. a render/pointing/flashing issue - then unless you are very competent at those types of jobs @ height then it'll really need an experienced/qualified trade in to sort it out.

 

[Alan 483256]

Just had a very similar experience, damp around a redundant chimney after we had an old floor-standing cast iron boiler replaced with a combi.

We had a guy take a look at it and the whole chimney was rotten, we had it removed and tiled-over.
It was not much more than a half a day's work for two guys, much happier now.