We had one of the chimneys capped and it was still leaking a bit when it rained. We were planning on having the other one capped and both repointed and sealed. But in the end after getting a quote from the roofer we decided to have both removed as we won't use them any more (the wood burning boiler has a flue out of the back wall and the stove in the living room will have the same) and they are basically holes in the roof which the roofer says will always leak a little in very heavy rain.
Doug cut the curves in to these tiles making a nice little feature on the point there (it was my idea you know - he is always thrilled when I say 'I've got an idea' or 'I've been thinking')
You can see the house more clearly without the hedge. It looks very sleek now with no chimneys
Actually there is one chimney left on the old bread oven. We don't use this either but have left it as it is not in the house so doesn't matter so much if it leaks a little bit.
Visitors always get to help with super fun things! This is clearing away the bricks from the chimneys and throwing them over the corner of the drive where we are very very slowly trying to fill it in a bit so the turn is a bit wider (really throwing stuff over there makes very little difference but it is convenient way to get rid of things - hopefully one day Doug will have the time to dig out the inside of the bend a bit with the mini digger - 'once the house is done' is some distant date all these useful things will happen at)
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