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Chimney Survey in Boxted
Know where you stand with the chimney stack before you decide what to do next. Chimney surveys in Boxted.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Worn or missing pointing
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Boxted
Our survey covers the structure of the stack and its weathering details. It’s not a flue inspection, a chimney sweep or a gas safety inspection. For the flue itself, you will need a sweep or, for gas appliances, a Gas Safe registered engineer. We’ll tell you if we see anything that suggests they should take a look. If you are worried about a stack that appears to lean and gaps in the mortar around the pots, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on brick chimney stacks, lead flashings and shared and party-wall stacks alike.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Place
- Boxted (CO4)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Honest limits
Every survey has limits, and it is better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
Common questions in Boxted
I let a flat near Colchester station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Do you cover smaller places like Boxted?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you when booking.
What happens next?
You’ll get the report by email, with photographs and clear recommendations. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It is a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We inspect everything that’s safely in view and what you give us access to. If a defect seems to be on your neighbour’s side, the report records it and you can raise it with them.
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. We check how it is capped and its condition, so you can decide with a builder what to do.
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What a survey costs
We confirm the price for your survey before booking. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The size of the roof
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can be seen safely and the package you choose.
What to tell us when you get in touch
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The address and postcode of the property
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form when you are ready.
Useful tips for Boxted property owners
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Do not use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
With a shared stack, the report can help when talking to next door. The photos show the problem and which side it is on from the viewpoints we used.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. It is far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.
Chimney surveys in Boxted: local notes
Older buildings in Essex frequently have clay tiles and weatherboarding, alongside lots of post-war and newer estates. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. About 3.7 miles east lies Castle House, a reminder of how long the area around Boxted has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Peter, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Take a building like Boxted St Peter's Church of England School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Boxted is about 4 miles north of Colchester, in Essex. We survey roofs in Boxted across London and South East England. Across Essex, we cover Boxted and the places around it. You can also see our page for Chelmsford.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: CO4. You will find streets like Church Road, Boxted Straight Road and Windmill Close, and we cover them all. If you are just outside Boxted, we cover Workhouse Hill (1 mile west), Boxted Cross (1 mile north-east), Langham (1 mile east), Hornestreet (1 mile east) and Thorington Street (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Colchester (4 miles south), Clacton-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Harwich (15 miles east), Camulodunum (5 miles south), Halstead (12 miles west) and Greenstead (4 miles south).
Landmarks near Boxted
For rail, the closest station is Colchester station, roughly 3.6 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Severalls Hospital (2.4 miles south) and Colchester Castle (4.2 miles south). Not far away are Westhouse Wood.
How the survey works
The visit has one job: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photographs go into the written report. The visit typically takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Rural addresses near Boxted can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
How to prepare
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Find any records of previous roof work
Getting a price
We confirm the price for the job before booking, so you know the cost up front. Our price is from £150, including VAT. To book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Do you need a chimney survey in Boxted?
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost opens up cracks in the mortar, and rain gets into worn bricks and joints. Most people book after spotting damp or a loose pot, or before buying.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- A chimney out of line
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
Landlords with a home close to Colchester station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- What happens after the report arrives
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
For landlords and managing agents
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the addresses.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.