Allchimneys offer the complete Steeplejack service. Working at height has been a family tradition and after years of experience, handed down through family generations we have undertaken all aspects of Steeplejack works; from the repair and installation of industrial chimneys to the gilding of the weather vanes at the tower of London!
Listed below are some of the Steeplejack services which we can provide:
- Chimney Inspection – Commercial and industrial steeplejack chimney surveys with detailed written reports
- Industrial chimney repair – Brick and Concrete chimneys.
- Mild Steel Aluminium clad chimneys – NDT ultrasonic thickness testing – painting and cladding repairs
- Installation of commercial flues – Traditional steeplejack access, bosuns chairs, or industrial rope access
- Design, Installation and testing of lightning protection systems to chimneys and tall structures
- Surveys, inspection and repair to church spires including: stonework repairs, shingle and slate spire repairs to maintenance of flagpoles and weather vanes.
- Manual CCTV inspections and inspection by drone
- All difficult access where Steeplejack ladders can be utilised. Height unlimited, including welding and hot works.
Should you require any further information regarding our fully qualified and insured steeplejack service, please contact us now.
Steeplejack – Allchimneys Steeplejack team carrying out repairs to a concrete industrial chimney in Kent (100ft)
Allchimney’s Steeplejack team first carried out a full visual inspection of this 100ft concrete chimney. Steeplejack ladders were initially erected to gain access to the chimney top. Remedial repairs consisted of loose lightning protection down conductors, minor spalling of concrete at mid-way section due to rusting of reinforcing and painting of the smoke band (the black section at the chimney head)
Of more serious concern was that the top concrete ring had developed some vertical cracks. Our recommendation was to install 2 bespoke Mild Steel retaining bands to hold the top section secure and prevent further cracking. The mild Steel bands were made in 4 sections, full circumference, 100mm depth and 5mm thickness. Flanged with 2 x 20mm bolts.
Most lightwork repairs can be carried out from traditional bosun’s chair or steeplejacks seat board rigged to the chimney top. Work carried out over long periods of time or involving heavy lifting we install high level scaffold sometimes referred to as a steeplejacks ‘Flying stage’ or use the services of a local crane company.
Should you require any further information regarding our steeplejack inspection service, please contact us now.
Steeplejack services – CCTV inspection of a 240ft boiler house chimney in Kensington and Chelsea.
This photo shows the process of laddering a chimney or structure with traditional steeplejack ladders. Steeplejack ladders are generally 10ft in height, made of Aluminium and have ‘out riggers’ standing the ladder away from the chimney, church spire or structure they are installed too. Each 10ft ladder has opposite male/female ends allowing the steeplejack to slot one ladder onto another. There is no height limit to ladder erection. Steeplejack ladders can be installed vertical to industrial chimneys, toward the structure when installed to church spire and even angled back in cases where a cooling tower is to be accessed by temporary ladder. Fixing steeplejack ladders can be by many methods depending on the structure and usage but a minimum of two fixings per ladder is employed with attachment to temporary or permanent fall arrest equipment.
Should you require any further information regarding our steeplejack inspection service, please contact us now.
Allchimneys Steeplejacks on TV – A media company taking film footage with a drone as our steeplejacks carry out works to the concrete head of an industrial chimney in West London overlooking the Thames.
Should you require any further questions on how Allchimneys Steeplejacks can assist you, please contact us now.
Metal industrial chimney inspection – Mild steel – Freestanding – Aluminium cladding – Multi flue chimney
Access is gained by traditional steeplejack ladders and the following inspection and testing can take place
- Visual inspection of chimney shell, flanges, flange bolts, base plate and the holding down bolts
- Aluminium chimney cladding (where fitted), which is widely used to insulate mild steel industrial chimneys, is inspected to determine the condition of the rivets and banding and we also check the security and weather seal of the flange boxes and covers.
- Guy wires (where fitted), Inspection of guy wires, wire grips and turn buckles. Integrity and security of guy anchors and fixings.
- Testing and of access fittings (permanent access attachments for steeplejack ladders)
- Fall arrest systems (F/A/S) condition, security and tensioning.
Visual inspection of chimney shell, flanges, flange bolts, base plate and the holding down bolts. :
where fitted, guy-wires, guy anchors, access fittings and fall arrest systems .
Aluminium chimney cladding, which is widely used to insulate mild steel industrial chimneys, is inspected to determine the condition of the rivets and banding and we also check the security and weather seal of the flange boxes and covers.
Allchimneys will also carry out NDT testing, using an ultrasonic thickness test to determine the current thickness of the chimney shell; readings are taken from the chimneys base and at intervals on every chimney section to the capping ring or plate at the chimneys top.
Should the chimney be of multi flue design we are also able to inspect the chimney liners with our CCTV inspection equipment. All of our chimney inspections are followed with a detailed report including our recommendations and cost of repairs.