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Chimney Survey in Baldslow
Get a clear view of the chimney stack at a property in Baldslow. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Worn or missing pointing
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
What this survey can’t tell you
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
About our chimney survey in Baldslow
If you’re buying a home with chimneys, it is worth knowing their condition before you exchange. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It works alongside a RICS home survey, not instead of one. If you’ve noticed bricks with flaking faces and signs that a stack is leaning, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Some older homes in villages like Baldslow are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Older materials like clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- Baldslow (TN37, TN34, TN38)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Baldslow
Is my home in Baldslow listed or in a conservation area?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
I let a flat near Ore station. Can you check the roof?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is frequently shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We look at the roof, not the whole building, and it isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there is safe access. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement.
When does the report arrive?
It depends on the package: the Basic Survey report arrives within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey the same day. Reports are sent by email.
How can you see the top of the stack?
Each stack is viewed from the safest viewpoints: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the roof space. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Why it’s worth a survey now in Baldslow
If a stack seems to lean, don’t leave it. Our survey records it and says when a structural engineer should look at it, so you can decide what to do next. Older cottages and farmhouses around Baldslow can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
All our prices include VAT. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for the job before you book.
Why book us in Baldslow
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Clear package prices, with VAT included
Read what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
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How it works
We do not take risks to get a closer look. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and if part of the roof cannot 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. Cottages and farmhouses around Baldslow often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
How to book
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Advice
Should I look at the roof myself first?
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That part is for a survey.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
Damaged pots are a safety concern as well as a leak risk. We photograph each pot and note any damage.
Chimney breasts and the loft
If a chimney breast has been removed below, we note what we can see of the support above. Confirming the support is a job for a structural engineer.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Baldslow
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Baldslow and across East Sussex can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Chimney surveys in Baldslow: local notes
Baldslow lies within about 3 miles of the sea, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles, while driving rain finds any gap. Many older homes in Sussex have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls. A few old Sussex buildings still carry heavy Horsham stone slabs, and the county’s older buildings include oast houses and Wealden hall houses. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Durhamford Manor, about 3.8 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Baldslow. If your home is one of the older ones, the roof may have been repaired many times, and the survey records how each part is holding up. The streets around a church like Church of St John the Evangelist are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. Shop and office owners around Priory Meadow Shopping Centre may find that a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
Baldslow is about 2 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. Surveys in Baldslow work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful inspection, photos and a written report. Our area takes in places right across East Sussex. Maidstone is in our area too.
Surveys in TN37, TN34 and TN38 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Whitworth Road, Fairfield Road and Westfield Lane, and we cover them all. Main roads around Baldslow include the A28. Nearby, we also carry out chimney surveys in Hollington (1 mile south), St Helen's (1 mile south-east), Hastings (2 miles south), Silverhill (2 miles south) and Blacklands (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Eastbourne (14 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south-west), Hailsham (13 miles west), St Leonards (3 miles south), Polegate (14 miles west) and Hastings Old Town (3 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Baldslow
In Baldslow, that means homes and buildings near Old Roar Gill and Coronation Wood, The Victoria Inn and Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Ore station, roughly 2.3 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hastings Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Barn Theatre and Museum (1.2 miles east). Not far away are Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.