Kent · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Allington, Kent
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching across Allington, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Flaunching that has broken away
Your questions about chimney surveys in Allington
Can a landlord with a rental near Barming station book a roof survey?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Is my home in Allington listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Is Allington in your area?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, and that includes Allington.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
It depends on its condition and your plans. The survey shows its condition and how it’s been capped. If you are thinking of removing it, check with the council first in a conservation area or on a listed building.
Do you take photos of the roof?
Yes. We photograph the roof as we go, and the report uses them to show each finding alongside our recommendations.
What does the report include?
A photo-illustrated written report, explaining the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our recommendations. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
How a chimney survey works in Allington
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. A disused stack still needs looking after. Capping a stack without ventilation can trap moisture and lead to damp inside. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. We survey shared and party-wall stacks, chimney breasts and brick chimney stacks, and common reasons people get in touch are flashings pulling away from the stack and damaged chimney pots and cowls.
Trees around homes in smaller places like Allington drop leaves, twigs and moss onto roofs and into gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from the ground.
The report records the chimney stack as we found it on the day. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later.
- Location
- Allington (ME16, ME20, ME14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Allington
To price your survey, we check:
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The roof’s overall size
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where it applies) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 inc. VAT. We can help you choose the package that fits what you want to find out.
What we need to know
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- The address and postcode of the property
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- What made you get in touch
- Anything about access we should know
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Chimney surveys around Allington
The wider area around Allington has a long history of building, with Stoneacre about 4.2 miles south-east. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. You will also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you let a flat or house near Barming station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. Anyone responsible for a site like Allington Primary School will know that long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Allington is about 2 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide chimney surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Allington and the surrounding area. Across Kent, we cover Allington.
Chimney surveys in ME16, ME20 and ME14 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Wyatt Road, Beaver Road and Godwin Road. Close by, we survey roofs in Aylesford (1 mile north-west), Fant (1 mile south), Ditton (2 miles west), East Farleigh (2 miles south) and Kettle Corner (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (12 miles north-west).
What’s near Allington
Typical jobs here are in homes near St. Simon Stock Catholic School, Whatman Park and Malta Inn and the streets around them. Allington’s nearest station is Barming station, about 0.8 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (1.3 miles south-east) and Fremlin Walk (1.3 miles south-east). Not far away are Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
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What we cannot see
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- Whether the flue is safe to use
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Allington
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
Practical tips
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
For landlords and managing agents
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Allington. To discuss a property or a block, call 07833 053749 or email us.
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
What we’re asked to look at in Allington
Years of fires can affect the mortar inside a stack. Flue gases and damp can break down the mortar, sometimes more on one side than the other, which can make a stack lean.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- A stack that appears to lean
For businesses in and around places like Fremlin Walk, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Before you book anyone
- Their insurance cover
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
How it works
We don’t take risks to get a closer look. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a smaller place like Allington, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We check every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Booking a survey
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and give us a few details about the property and we’ll point you to the right survey. The price is agreed up front.