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Chimney survey in Boyden Gate, Kent
Independent chimney surveys in Boyden Gate. We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
Different roofs, different checks
Rendered stacks
Some stacks are rendered, which can hide the condition of the brickwork beneath. We look for cracks, hollow areas and staining.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Inside, chimney breasts can show damp when water gets into the stack. We look at them and at the stack in the loft where there’s safe access.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Boyden Gate
If you’re buying a home with chimneys, it is worth knowing their condition before you exchange. On older stacks, we frequently find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. You get photos and findings you can take back to the seller or agent. It complements a RICS home survey rather than replacing it. Typical surveys look at frost-damaged brickwork on the stack and eroded joints in the brickwork, across shared and party-wall stacks, lead flashings and flaunching.
Older buildings in small places like Boyden Gate may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
Nothing in the report is left vague: where something needs attention, it says so plainly.
- Location
- Boyden Gate (CT3)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Boyden Gate: your questions answered
Will you come out to Boyden Gate?
Yes, Boyden Gate is covered. We survey roofs across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Boyden Gate, take more of a battering?
Generally, yes: wind and salt air take more of a toll near the sea. Ridges, verges, flashings and fixings are where it typically shows.
What’s the best way to book?
Just call 07833 053749 or email us with the address. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
How soon will I get the report?
That depends on the survey you book: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day. Reports are sent by email.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. We do not 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 and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Is a leaning chimney dangerous?
It is worth having a leaning stack checked. We record the lean, the brickwork and the pointing, and if it may be a structural issue, we recommend a structural engineer.
What we do, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, emailed to you. On timing, most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Around Boyden Gate, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it helps to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
How to prepare
- Keep pets in another room
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Arrange a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from ground level or a window. To get started, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Advice
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Boyden Gate
Boyden Gate is within about 3 miles of the coast, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list, before anyone quotes for re-roofing.
Anyone responsible for a site like Chislet Church of England Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. For landlords with property near Herne Bay station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. Trees in and around Grove Ferry Picnic Area shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Boyden Gate is about 3 miles south-east of Herne Bay, in Kent. Boyden Gate gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a close look at everything that’s safely in view, photographs and a clear written report. Across Kent, we cover Boyden Gate. There’s also a page for Canterbury.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: CT3. Whether your property is on Forge Lane and Church Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Other places close to Boyden Gate include Chislet (1 mile south), Highstead (1 mile north-west), Chitty (1 mile south-east), Hollow Street (1 mile south) and Old Tree (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (7 miles south-west), Margate (9 miles east), Dover (15 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles east), Broadstairs (10 miles east) and Whitstable (7 miles west).
Around Boyden Gate
We work in homes and buildings around Hog & Donkey pub and Grove Ferry Picnic Area. Boyden Gate’s nearest station is Herne Bay station, roughly 3.4 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include St Martins Hospital (6 miles south-west). The countryside around Boyden Gate includes West Blean and Thornden Woods.
What a survey costs
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- House, block, shop or office
- The size of the roof
- Basic, Standard or Premium
For a price for your roof in Boyden Gate, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and some details. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
What to tell us when you contact us
We will usually ask about:
- Anything about access we should know
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- What’s prompted the survey
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Why act early in Boyden Gate
If you’re thinking of removing or reducing a stack, it helps to know its condition first. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council and the council can advise. Around Boyden Gate, older homes often have old roof timbers, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it’s left.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
Why book with us
- Package prices that include VAT
- Visits on any day of the week
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
What a chimney survey doesn’t cover
It is a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Flue inspections or sweeping
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
Before and after the survey
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
Where another specialist is needed, like a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.