Cost to remove a chimney stack over £5k??

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I have an unused chimney stack that appears to be letting in water. the chimney needs some simple ventilation, to avoid damp, but otherwise isn't needed.

A (highly recommended) roofer visited and recommend that rather than repairing the chimney, it would be cheaper to reduce it so the chimney stops in the attic, just below the roof, then add a vented tile above it in the roof.

I was very surprised when the quote came back at £5,460 (breakdown shown in attached image).

Is this reasonable or am I being ripped off? How much has anyone else paid for similar work (and if so how long ago was it)?

Also is this really a sensible plan? I find it hard to believe that there isn't a simpler and cheaper way to just make the chimney water tight while keeping some ventilation.

Thanks

It's around what I would expect.

I’d ask the roofer how long they expect the work to take. I would have expected that to take 1-2 days, and labour is far and away the majority cost in a job like that. Which makes the cost seem very high. (£3k ex vat when materials cost is only a few hundred is very high unless you’re talking 6-7 days of work)

Scaffolding cost seems high too. Could also consider a boom arm cherry picker for access.

get more quotes - that seems expensive. Removed similar about 6 years ago and paid about £2k - so would expect more but not nearly three times as much.

Not sure why you think a hoist is needed to lower a stack below the roof line ? The job could easily be done from a tower scaffold.

Difficult to find, but I now have an excellent roofer I trust (I know, HUGE not even stealth boast 🤣) who are incredibly reasonable because they provide and use their own scaffolding. It was by fluke I found them (and queried their quote as it was so cheap until they explained they don't charge for scaffolding) - could you ring around and see if you could find similar?

ive seen females doing plumbing, painting, electrical work , even the odd one laying bricks but I’ve never seen one on a roof or doing any kind of work on a roof at height. So if you see any work being done like that its going to be a chap. 🙂

@Diyextension the hoist wasn't suggested by me and was mentioned as a scaffolding replacement. I think the safety of people you have working on things isn't taken seriously enough by the person taking them on and it does wind me up a bit.

That’s an insane cost and we need to stop normalising this profiteering under the guise of materials rocketing.

as a previous poster said the materials costs involved here are minimal. As will be the time for the chaps, chapesses or whoever the hell does it. £5k!!!

and yes we’ve had similar work done and it was a fraction of this price.