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Chimney survey in Beenham Stocks, West Berkshire
Chimney surveys in Beenham Stocks, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Lifted or split lead flashings
What a chimney survey doesn’t cover
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, so a survey has limits:
- Conditions inside walls
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Beenham Stocks
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
How a chimney survey works in Beenham Stocks
Chimney stacks take more weather than almost any other part of a house. In time, flaunching cracks, mortar washes out and flashings come loose. That lets water into the brickwork, which can show up as damp on a chimney breast or in the roof space. A survey finds these problems and records them with photos. If you are worried about loose, cracked or missing pots and flaunching that has broken away, we can find out what’s behind it.
Somewhere as small as Beenham Stocks, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. We report on whatever is safely visible, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it’s usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
You receive the findings by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Location
- Beenham Stocks (RG7)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Beenham Stocks
Do you cover smaller places like Beenham Stocks?
Yes, Beenham Stocks is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
I let a flat near Aldermaston station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents book with us as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the building.
What do you check on a chimney?
We check the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings. We also check chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach. You get a written report with photos.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if the building owner or managing agent agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you’ll need a RICS survey as well.
Does the report include photos?
Yes. Photos are part of every report, so you can see each point for yourself.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. Our survey is not a structural engineer’s report, and it doesn’t include calculations. We’ll recommend an engineer if we see signs that call for one.
The survey, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, inspect the roof from every safe vantage point, take photographs as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take about one to two hours at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. For a village or hamlet like Beenham Stocks, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- 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.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Preparing for the visit
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Keep pets in another room
How to book
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from the ground or a window; never climb up to get a better view. To send them or to book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Related advice
Surveys for landlords and agents in Beenham Stocks
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf. Access is agreed with the tenant in advance.
How we price chimney surveys
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- The shape of the roof and its details
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’d like to know.
Booking your survey
What helps most when you contact us:
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- What’s prompted the survey
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
For a price for chimney surveys in Beenham Stocks, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us price the survey accurately.
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney pots and cowls
Each pot is bedded into the flaunching, often with a cowl or cap on top. We check that they look secure and undamaged.
Brick stacks
Many older stacks were built with lime mortar. We note where repairs should match the original mortar.
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What happens if roof problems are left?
Cracked flaunching and worn pointing are often modest repairs when they’re caught early. Left for a few winters, frost and water can loosen pots and bricks, and the work grows. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Beenham Stocks, driving rain gets into any weakness, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why book with us
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Beenham Stocks
There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so the council is the place to ask. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Take a building like Beenham Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. If you own a rental within reach of Aldermaston station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Beenham Stocks is about 4 miles north of Tadley, in West Berkshire. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Beenham Stocks can all book chimney surveys. Beenham Stocks is one of the towns and villages in West Berkshire we cover. Reading is in our area too.
Here we cover the RG7 postcode area for chimney surveys. We also cover the places around Beenham Stocks: Beenham (1 mile south-west), Lower Padworth (1 mile south-east), Southend (1 mile north), Aldermaston Wharf (1 mile south) and Tutts Clump (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Newbury (8 miles west), Thatcham (5 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles east), Speenhamland (8 miles west), Spencers Wood (8 miles east) and Calcot (4 miles east).
What’s near Beenham Stocks
We work in homes and buildings around The Six Bells pub and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Aldermaston station, roughly 1.2 miles south of the centre. Nearby you will also find Thames Valley Police Museum (2.7 miles east) and Yattendon Castle (4.4 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Moor Copse Nature Reserve and Hosehill Lake.