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Chimney Survey in Boughton Green
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you spend money on it. Chimney surveys in Boughton Green.
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
What a survey costs
Prices vary from roof to roof, and it comes down to:
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- House, block, shop or office
- The shape of the roof and its details
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What we need to know
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- The address and postcode of the property
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
If you’re buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email when you are ready.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Boughton Green
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the loft space where it is safe. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where applicable. If we can’t see part of the stack, the report makes that clear. Every defect we find is photographed and described in plain words. If you’ve noticed staining on walls around the chimney and signs that a stack is leaning, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on chimney pots and cowls, lead flashings and chimney breasts alike.
Somewhere as small as Boughton Green, 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. On older roofs, it’s typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Place
- Boughton Green (ME17, ME15)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Honest limits
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Boughton Green
Older houses across Kent frequently have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. Historic houses like Stoneacre, about 2.5 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Boughton Green goes. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Take a building like Boughton Monchelsea Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Coxheath Congregational Church, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Boughton Green is about 2 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. We carry out chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Boughton Green. Across Kent, we cover Boughton Green and the places around it.
Here we cover the ME17 and ME15 postcode area for chimney surveys. You will find streets such as Heath Road, Green Lane and Jolly Road. Other places close to Boughton Green include Boughton Monchelsea (1 mile east), Loose (1 mile north-west), Park Wood (1 mile north-east), Linton (1 mile south-west) and Wierton (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles west) and Kings Hill (6 miles north-west).
Around Boughton Green
Around Boughton Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Curious Eatery pub and Cornwallis Academy. Boughton Green’s nearest station is East Farleigh station, roughly 2.4 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (1.9 miles north) and Oakwood Hospital (3.1 miles north-west).
Roof by roof
Brick stacks
Frost can damage bricks that have soaked up water, making the faces flake away. We record any we can see.
Rendered stacks
Water can get in through cracks and then struggle to dry out. We record any cracking and where it is.
Signs you need a chimney survey in Boughton Green
Stacks that were used for open fires for many years can weaken from the inside. Flue gases and damp can break down the mortar, sometimes more on one side than the other, which is one reason stacks start to lean.
Problems we come across often include:
- Worn or missing pointing
- A stack that appears to lean
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Bricks with flaking faces
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near The Mall Maidstone, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
Before booking anyone
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Will the report include photos?
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
What we do, step by step
We don’t take risks to get a closer look. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey typically takes about 1–2 hours at a typical home, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Older rural homes like those around Boughton Green can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there’s access.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
How to prepare
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Book a survey
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email to find out.
Advice
What you can safely check yourself
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Do not go up yourself.
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when booking.
Common questions in Boughton Green
Will you come out to Boughton Green?
Yes. Boughton Green is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Boughton Green?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
What’s the best way to book?
Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. Access is agreed with you as you book.
When does the report arrive?
Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24–48 hours and Premium reports on the same day. Each one is emailed.
How can you see the top of the stack?
We inspect from wherever is safe: from the ground, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Can you find out why my chimney breast is damp?
Typically it is water getting in from outside, or condensation in a sealed stack. The survey looks at the stack, the flashings and the capping, and record what we find.