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Bassett Green Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys in Bassett Green from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
Chimney survey in Bassett Green: what you get
We inspect chimneys from wherever they can be seen safely: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the loft space where it is safe. A drone inspection is part of our Premium Survey where applicable. If we can’t see part of the stack, the report makes that clear. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. We survey lead flashings, chimney breasts and flaunching, and people most often book us about flashings pulling away from the stack and worn or missing pointing.
Around Bassett Green, older cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer houses. Older roofs can have slate, clay tiles or other traditional coverings, while many later ones have concrete tiles. Chimneys, valleys and gutters on older homes frequently need the most attention. Nails and battens under older coverings often give out before the slates or tiles themselves.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent, whichever applies.
- Location
- Bassett Green (SO16, SO17, SO18)
- Region
- Southampton
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Bassett Green
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- The roof’s overall size
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400. We confirm the price for your survey before you book.
Booking your survey
We will typically ask about:
- Anything about access we should know
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or send us an email when you’re ready.
Common roof problems in Bassett Green
TV aerials, satellite dishes and their brackets are often 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.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Bricks with flaking faces
Historic houses like South Stoneham House, about 0.6 miles east, show how far back building around Bassett Green goes. Older homes in the area may have roofs that need matching materials when work is done.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- When you will get the report
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
How it works
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, such as stains, drips or loose pieces, and we will take it from there. The survey itself takes roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Homes around Bassett Green often have gardens on more than one side, which gives us room to step back and see the roof. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. Inside, the loft is checked where it can be reached safely.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Getting ready for the survey
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
How to book
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
What a chimney survey looks like in Bassett Green
The coast is about 3 miles or less from Bassett Green, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, while driving rain finds any gap. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Living close to Riverside Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. For site and facilities teams at buildings like Bassett Green Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Bassett Green is about 2 miles north of Southampton, in Southampton. In Bassett Green, as across Southampton, every roof gets the same careful survey. We cover towns and villages across Southampton, large and small.
Surveys in SO16, SO17 and SO18 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on High Road, Lilac Road and Daisy Road and the roads around them. Bassett Green is on the M27, so it is easy for us to get to. If you’re just outside Bassett Green, we cover Swaythling (1 mile east), Portswood (1 mile south), Mansbridge (1 mile east), St Denys (1 mile south) and North Stoneham (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Thornhill (3 miles south-east), Harefield (3 miles south-east), Itchen (3 miles south), Sholing (3 miles south-east) and Maybush (3 miles west).
What’s near Bassett Green
Around Bassett Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Riverside Park, The Brook pub and Cantell School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 0.6 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Royal South Hants Hospital (1.9 miles south) and Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (2.1 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Flexford Nature Reserve.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Bassett Green
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Bassett Green, take more of a battering?
Places near the sea get more wind and more salt in the air than inland, and both are hard on roofs. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, while strong wind lifts anything already loose.
Is Bassett Green within the area you cover?
Yes, Bassett Green is covered. We work right across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned beforehand.
Is a leaning chimney dangerous?
Have it checked rather than leaving it. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can assess whether it needs work.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
How long will you be at the property?
Expect it to take about 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. The written report follows by email.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
Places near Bassett Green
What else we do in Bassett Green
What we can’t see
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Conditions inside walls
- Whether the flue is safe to use
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
What we check
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. A report with photos gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Can I check my roof myself?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.