r/uklogburners

Bit of a strange one, Had my stove installed end of last year. 2 weeks ago I noticed wet patches on the upstairs chimney breast. So as anyone would I called a roofer out to inspect and repair before any major damaged occurred. After he finished he said that the cause to him looks like crawler ladders hooking over and smashing the tiles on the other side of the apex. The only people to have been on the roofer are the roofer when he capped my chimney off 3 years ago and the installers for the burner. The company have replied saying they wouldn’t have left the roof in that state without repairing it. Bit stuck on what to do. As I have no proof it was them and we haven’t hardly had any rain at all this year

Ok all I need now is the slate hearth (place sorted). I was thinking of chosing my own stove and then hiring someone to fit the flue/sign off. Any revommendations for this in the Manchester area?

Also..... I am struggling to remove the thick built up soot on the brickwork. I bought some acid - no dice. Any recommendations?