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Bitterne Park Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys in Bitterne Park and the rest of Southampton. Surveys run on any day of the week.
- Worn or missing pointing
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Staining on walls around the chimney
Prices for chimney surveys in Bitterne Park
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The size of the roof
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. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT.
What to tell us when you contact us
These details help when you get in touch:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- The property’s address and postcode
- When you need the report by
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
Unsure which package suits your roof? It is easiest to ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
Chimney survey in Bitterne Park: what you get
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. A disused stack still needs looking after. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. We check how redundant stacks have been capped and look for damp in the chimney breasts. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. We survey flaunching, chimney pots and cowls and lead flashings, and the problems we are asked to look at most are pots or cowls that look unsafe and spalled or crumbling bricks.
Houses in smaller places like Bitterne Park can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. Ridge tiles, verges, chimney stacks and flashings take the worst of it. Checking those edges shows whether anything has begun to work loose. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
After the visit, you get a photo-illustrated written report, sent by email. It explains the condition of the chimney stack, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Place
- Bitterne Park (SO18, SO17, SO19)
- Region
- Southampton
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When to book a survey in Bitterne Park
Flaunching is the mortar bed that holds the pots and throws water off the top. Cracked flaunching lets water in, and each winter makes it worse. In time, the pots can become loose.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- A chimney out of line
If you let a flat or house near Bitterne station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
What to check before booking
- What happens after the report arrives
- Will the report include photos?
- Is VAT included in the price?
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
Why get it checked now?
Loose pots and bricks on a stack are a safety concern. Finding them early means they can be dealt with before they come down by a roofer. Around Bitterne Park, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than the original defect.
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all including VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why book us in Bitterne Park
- PI and public liability insurance
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
Bitterne Park homes and their roofs
Bitterne Park is within about 3 miles of the coast, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Near the sea, metal fixings wear faster and loose pieces on a roof are more likely to lift. About 0.9 miles north lies South Stoneham House, a reminder of how long the area around Bitterne Park has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
Take a building like St Mary's Independent School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. For an older house near a landmark such as Church of Ascension, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Bitterne Park is about 1 mile east of Southampton, in Southampton. We cover Bitterne Park and the rest of Southampton. We cover towns and villages across Southampton, large and small.
We work across the SO18, SO17 and SO19 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. That includes homes and businesses on Neva Road, Avon Road and Bond Road. Being close to the A3024, Bitterne Park is easy for us to reach for chimney surveys. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Midanbury (1 mile north-east), Bitterne Manor (1 mile south-west), St Denys (1 mile west), Townhill Park (1 mile north-east) and Bitterne (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Shirley (3 miles west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (3 miles west), Coxford (3 miles west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (3 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Bitterne Park
Typical jobs here are in homes near Bitterne Park Hotel, Bitterne Park Primary School and Riverside Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Bitterne Park is Bitterne station, about 0.5 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.8 miles south-east) and Royal South Hants Hospital (1.3 miles south-west). Not far away are Netley Common.
How it works
We do not take risks to get a closer look. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. Most visits take between one and two hours at most homes, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. Homes around Bitterne Park 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. The loft, where there’s safe access, completes the picture.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- We look at the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Getting ready for the survey
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
How to book
We survey roofs on weekdays and at weekends. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Advice
Bitterne Park questions
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Bitterne Park?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Is the coastal weather around Bitterne Park hard on roofs?
It can do. Bitterne Park is within about 3 miles of the sea, and coastal roofs tend to see faster wear on metal parts and more wind lifting loose pieces.
What do I do with the report?
You’ll get the report by email, with photographs and clear recommendations. With Standard there is a follow-up consultation; with Premium, an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Bitterne Park?
Just ring 07833 053749 or email us. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
How experienced are you?
We have been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
Honest limits
It’s a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Parts of the stack that cannot be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we cannot access
- Whether the flue is safe to use
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will recommend the right survey before booking. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
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What else we do in Bitterne Park
Before and after the survey
Getting the most from a chimney survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- Check your stacks from the ground after strong winds
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
Where another specialist is needed, such as a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Look at your chimneys from the ground now and then, especially after strong winds. With binoculars, you can frequently see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.