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Logburner Installation

Other services

Whether you need a fireplace, surround, hearth fitted or work needed on your chimney stack. GTD Installations Ltd can help.

Fireplace Services

Not everyone wants a logburner fitting so we can also fit new or second-hand fireplaces, surrounds or just a hearth if you require.

We also have created fake chimney-breasts for customers who have had extensions built but still want that traditional centrepice to their living space.

Fireplaces Fitted
Hearths Installed
Mantel Shelves fitted
Surrounds Installed
Chambers excavated
Slips Fitted

Chimney Services

We also can undertake work on your chimney pot or stack

Bird Guards and Cowls fitted
Chimney Repointing
Chimney Stack Repairs and Rebuilding
Chimney Stack Removal
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Large chimney stack - rerendered
Fitting a liner into chimney
Crown Pots Fitted
Permanent Capping

Cowling Fitting

​​Birds nesting in your chimney?


The Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 protects wild birds, their eggs and their nests. So you can't sweep the chimney, nor fit a cowling until the birds have vacated your chimney. The same applies for bees, although we recommend you contact a local bee keeper to rehome the bees before contacting a pest removal company.

As it takes around a month for the Jackdaw fledglings to leave the nest, the safest time to remove a nest from the chimney is August time. After this, we can fit a cowling for you.

You will need a chimney sweep to remove the nest. This can take several hours even for a small fireplace. It's amazing how many twigs the birds can pop in your chimney.

Visit our sister company Cleansweep Vac Services to book a chimney sweep online

Caps and Cowls Fitted

Cowls are fitted to the chimney pot to stop rain and birds from entering chimney.
Made of steel, these usually last for 10 years or more, although have occasionally been known to be dislodged in really bad storms.

Note that cowls can only be fitted in dry weather, with safe conditions for climbing ladders. It can be difficult to schedule in the wetter months of the year.

Price to supply and fit will depend on access to and height of your chimney.
Contact us to arrange a quote.

Bird Guards

Designed for solid fuel appliances to keep birds and squirrels out.

Other cowls

Decorative, Balloon Cowls or mesh netting fitted

Capping Cowls

Fitted to the chimney pot on a disused chimney

Anti-downdraft cowls

If you have a problem with downdraft

​​Chimney Services

​​Permanent Capping

If you no use for your chimney ( maybe you have had all the fireplaces removed ) then we can remove all your chimney pots and permanently cap off with slate and flaunching. This should make sure that no rain gets in and also saves you any future maintenance on your chimney pots, which often become loose and are much bigger and heavier than you would expect. We will even liaise with the scaffolding company for you.

​​Chimney Removal

Alternatively, you could remove the chimney down to ridge height
and have the top flaunched off, which would save you on future
maintenance costs of the chimney pots. 
Always remember when thinking about removing a fireplace that
the internal chimney stack is needed to support the chimney stack and pots at the top and MUST be supported if not fully removed.

​​Chimney Re-pointing

If the cement between your bricks missing this can indicate that your stack is losing integrity and will need maintenance before too long. If you have a lot of gaps in your brickwork, you may need it looking at sooner rather than later. 

This kind of work is almost impossible to undertake in the winter time and rainy months, as cement tends to get washed away and ice forms in the mixture if it's under 3 degrees in temperature. 

You may also need scaffolding to do this work, so you may want to look at other issues that scaffolding can help with e.g. roof repairs, gutter cleaning, aerial removal, render / soffits re-painting.

Get in touch to arrange a site survey of your pointing today.

​​Chimney Pot Re-fitting

A broken or loose chimney pot may fall or be blown over in a storm, and cause damage to yours or your neighbours' property. This could also indicate a larger problem on your roof. 


A missing chimney pot will reduce the draw of air for your fire and will stop it burning properly, it will also create an attractive entrance to your stack, for wildlife and allow rain to enter your property.


We can re-fit your pot for you and permanently cap off or fit a new one if the existing is not in good condition. We could also repoint or fit a cowl whilst we are up there.