Capping decorative square shaped chimney pot

[mattscantlebury]

Folks,

I have three lovely Victorian chimney pots on disused chimneys. They are the square cross-section ones with spikes at the corners (see

I want to cap them off but can't find a suitable product for the job. All the ones on the net, or at Travis Perkins, are for circular cross-section chimneys (C- caps etc).

Anybody know of something I could use, or suggest an alternative method?

Surely there must be something - they're a fairly common pot design.

Cheers,

Matt

[1501]

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I want to cap them off

I've never tried this myself but wouldn't it be possible to remove them, cap the chimney with slate at the benching and leave a weep hole to allow any rain water that accumulates inside to drain away?

[Stephen Hull]

A chap near me has capped his chimney using a piece of lead flashing, it has the advantage of being easy to work and it doesn't require painting.

Stephen.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Remember that each flue must be ventilated top and bottom. If you are capping, you will need to arrange ventilation.