Kent · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Barming Heath
Chimney surveys in Barming Heath and the rest of Kent. We survey seven days a week.
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
When you need someone else
It’s a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Conditions inside walls
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Barming Heath
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Barming Heath
Our chimney survey covers the stack and the details that keep water out around it: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and the flashings at the roof line. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. We survey single stacks on houses and groups of stacks on bigger buildings. We survey lead flashings, shared and party-wall stacks and chimney pots and cowls, and common reasons people get in touch are flaunching that has broken away and lifted or split lead flashings.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Location
- Barming Heath (ME16, ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What you can safely check yourself
A lot can be seen from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
What a survey costs
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- Roof area
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Booking your survey
These details help when you get in touch:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
To get a price for chimney surveys in Barming Heath, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. A few details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
How the survey works
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos. As for time on site, most surveys take about one to two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Older roofs in small places like Barming Heath can have low, tight loft spaces, so tell us about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it is safe.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from the ground, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- Every part we can see is looked at: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach them.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Book a survey
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or send us an email to find out.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and block managers in Barming Heath
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
Local roofs in Barming Heath
Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. If your home is older, it is worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before planning roof work. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, and councils can also use Article 4 directions to control changes in conservation areas.
Take a building like Barming Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Fremlin Walk, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Barming Heath is about 3 miles east of Kings Hill, in Kent. If you are in Barming Heath, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Our area takes in places right across Kent.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: ME16 and ME15. Local streets include Lower Road, Church Lane and Tonbridge Road, all of which we cover. Close by, we survey roofs in Hoppers Corner (1 mile south), Kettle Corner (1 mile south-east), Farleigh Green (1 mile south), West Farleigh (1 mile south) and Teston (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (3 miles east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (12 miles north) and Tonbridge (9 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Barming Heath
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Quarry Wood, St Simon Stock Catholic School and The Bull Inn and the streets around them. Barming Heath’s nearest station is East Farleigh station, about 1.1 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Oakwood Hospital (1.3 miles north-east) and Fremlin Walk (2.8 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Boxley Hills.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Barming Heath
Can a landlord with a rental near East Farleigh station book a roof survey?
Yes, letting agents and landlords book with us as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details, including who will give access on the day.
Will you come out to Barming Heath?
Yes, Barming Heath is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
There’s no single answer. We record how the stack is doing and whether it’s capped with ventilation. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need consent.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. Many houses share stacks with a neighbour. We record the stack as far as we can see it and flag anything on the neighbour’s side.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Most of what we need can be seen from safe viewpoints, the loft and, where applicable, a drone, and the report notes anything we couldn’t see.
How quickly is the report sent?
Report times are set by the package. Basic: within 48 hours. Standard: 24 to 48 hours. Premium: the same day. Mention any deadline as you book.
What does a chimney survey cover?
The whole stack, as far as it can be seen safely: from the pots and flaunching down to the flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
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TV aerials, satellite dishes and their brackets are frequently fixed to chimneys. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. We check fixings on the stack as part of the survey.
People typically book a survey after spotting something like this:
- Worn or missing pointing
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Cracked or missing flaunching
For landlords with property near East Farleigh station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Before booking anyone
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Is VAT included in the price?
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What exactly goes into their report