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Bluetown Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys around Bluetown, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
How the survey works
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photographs, emailed to you. As for time on site, it usually takes between one and two hours for a house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Cottages and farmhouses around Bluetown often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- We start by noting which stacks are in use, shared or causing concern.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Before the survey
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Leave side gates unlocked
Book a survey
You can call us seven days a week. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Advice
About our chimney survey in Bluetown
Redundant chimneys are common, especially where fires have been replaced by central heating. A disused stack still needs looking after. Capping a stack without ventilation can trap moisture and lead to damp inside. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. Typical surveys look at spalled or crumbling bricks and damp on a chimney breast inside, across lead flashings, chimney breasts and brick chimney stacks.
Somewhere as small as Bluetown, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
Report times depend on the survey you book: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Bluetown (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney breasts and the loft
If a chimney breast has been removed below, we note what we can see of the support above. A structural engineer should confirm whether it’s adequate.
Chimney pots and cowls
For unused flues, we check whether caps or cowls allow ventilation. Capping without ventilation can trap moisture.
Bluetown questions
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Bluetown?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Can a landlord with a rental near Sittingbourne station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or email us with the details.
Should a redundant chimney be removed?
An unused stack still needs to stay weathertight and ventilated. If it’s capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside. Our survey records its condition and how it’s capped, so you can plan what to do with it.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. A flue inspection, sweep or gas safety check is a separate job. We check the stack, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, and damp inside, and we’ll say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.
How do I book a survey in Bluetown?
Simply call 07833 053749 or email us. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Will you check the loft?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. The roof space can show things the outside cannot, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
Why it’s worth a survey now in Bluetown
Loose pots and bricks on a stack are a safety concern. A survey picks them out so they can be made safe by a suitable contractor. In a small place like Bluetown, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, which starts from £400, inc. VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Why us?
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Surveys seven days a week
- 98% customer satisfaction
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Check your stacks from ground level after strong winds
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
- Ask about consent before removing a chimney on an older property
After the visit, we write up the report with photos of each stack. It explains the condition of each part of the stack and any damp inside. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24 to 48 hours and Premium reports the same day.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. Early signs are easier to trace.
Also near Bluetown
More services for Bluetown
For landlords and managing agents
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
Chimney surveys around Bluetown
Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. About 4.4 miles east lies Belmont House and Gardens, a reminder of how long the area around Bluetown has been built on. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
For landlords with property near Sittingbourne station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you look after a building such as Milstead and Frinsted Church of England Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Living close to Cromers Wood is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Bluetown is about 4 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whether the building in Bluetown is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. Bluetown is one of the towns and villages in Kent where we work for chimney surveys. There’s also a page for Maidstone.
Surveys in ME9 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around Bluetown: Hollybushes (1 mile west), Milstead (1 mile north-west), Doddington (1 mile south-east), Wichling (1 mile south) and Frinsted (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns like Maidstone (10 miles west), Ashford (12 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north), Whitstable (13 miles east) and Faversham (6 miles east).
Near you in Bluetown
Around Bluetown, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Cromers Wood and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Sittingbourne station, about 3.6 miles north. A little further out are Newnham Castle (2.4 miles east) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (3.4 miles north).
Prices for chimney surveys in Bluetown
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Helping us price your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- What made you get in touch
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
When you’re ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.