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Tarneit flues are too new to have worn out, so what fails is what was never quite right: a flashing boot not seated on the Colorbond, a terminal loosened by wind off open ground, a section not locked. FreshDuct finds it on camera and fixes it.
Drip beside the flue in a house this new? Look to the roof, not the heater — and get it photographed.
There is almost no masonry to repair in Tarneit, so chimney repair here means flue repair, and nearly all of it happens where the pipe goes through the roof. The homes are new, the flues are new, and the faults are installation faults rather than age: a flashing boot never properly bedded to the Colorbond profile, sealant applied on a dusty day, a top section pushed on but not locked, a terminal held by fixings that were adequate on a still afternoon.
Then the weather arrives. Tarneit sits on open growth-corridor ground with very little to slow the wind, and driven rain finds every gap in a flashing that was only ever nearly right. A double-storey roof takes the full force of it. The result is a drip beside the flue in the upstairs ceiling, a stain spreading around the ceiling plate, or a terminal that has shifted and lets water straight down the pipe.
We inspect the flue on camera and the roof penetration in person before quoting, because the fix for a badly seated boot is not the fix for a loose section. Flashing is rebedded or replaced to suit the roof profile, sections are relocked and terminals refixed with fasteners meant for an exposed roof. Gas fire flues get the same treatment on the flue side, with the licensed gas specialists we arrange for the appliance.
Flashing, joint and terminal repairs for the new steel flues in Tarneit's estates, diagnosed at the roof and quoted firm before any work.
A flashing boot fitted to the wrong Colorbond profile or bedded on a dusty sheet leaks from the first heavy rain. We strip it back, fit the right boot for the roof and seal it properly, then photograph it so you can see the difference.
Wind across open ground works at a two-storey terminal until the fixings give. A loose terminal rocks, lets rain down the flue and eventually goes. We refix it with fasteners suited to an exposed roof and check the section below it.
Where the flue serves a gas fire, we handle the flue and its roof penetration and nothing on the appliance side. Anything at the fire itself goes to the licensed gas specialists we arrange, so the right trade does the right part.
Real photos from Melbourne jobs — not stock, not staged.
On a house this new the leak is at the roof, so that is where we start. The penetration, the flashing and the top sections are inspected and photographed before the camera goes up the flue from below.
You are quoted for the part that has failed, and the repair is photographed from the roof afterwards. A rebedded boot is a small job; we do not dress it up as a bigger one.
Documented end to end — every job, every suburb.
Camera and photo inspection of the stack, crown, flashing and flue.
We find the real cause — water, movement or heat — and explain it.
A firm price for only what is needed, before any work.
Masonry, crown, flashing or flue work done properly and safely.
Draw and weather-tightness confirmed.
Before and after photos and honest advice on what to watch.
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Because the flashing was never properly seated when the flue was installed, and driven rain across open ground has found the gap. It is common on new builds. We inspect from the roof, rebed or replace the boot to suit the roof profile and photograph the repair.
It is a fixing that is letting go, and on an exposed double-storey roof it will not stop on its own. A loose terminal lets rain down the flue and can eventually come off. We refix it with fasteners suited to the exposure and check the section beneath it.
White staining, crumbling mortar, loose or missing bricks, rust marks on the roof, water in the firebox after rain, or smoke seeping into rooms are the usual signs. A photographed inspection tells you what is cosmetic and what is not.
Yes — stainless steel liners for cracked or unlined flues on open fireplaces and wood heaters, quoted firm after a camera inspection. Gas flue work goes through the licensed gas specialists we arrange.
Often, with roof access and harness work. Taller or unstable stacks need scaffold, and we tell you before quoting rather than after.
Send your details and the office confirms a window for Tarneit. No call-out fee, before and after photos, and honest advice on what your chimney needs and what it does not.
