David wrote:



I think I favour the earthenware vented caps - drop into a bed of mortar
sounds good, and they also look attractive.


the chimney caps with holes are called elephant's foot
but they are both very heavy and quite expensive
its worth checking ebay and local ads to see if anyone close to you is
operating a cherry picker service, this type of job is ideally suited to a
one man small business and can be much cheaper then the big Hire firms.


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