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Broadland Row Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Broadland Row. We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Worn or missing pointing
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Broadland Row
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. It’s not a flue inspection, a chimney sweep or a gas safety inspection. If you use a fire or a gas appliance, the flue should be checked by a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer as appropriate. If something we see points to the flue, we’ll say so. If you’ve noticed bricks with flaking faces and eroded joints in the brickwork, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Some older homes in villages like Broadland Row are 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. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Place
- Broadland Row (TN31)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey works
On the day, we start by asking what you’ve noticed and what you want to find out. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. Most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours at most homes, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. In a small place like Broadland Row, access is usually the main thing to plan. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- You let us know 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.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
How to prepare
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Find any records of previous roof work
Getting a price
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
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Landlords, agents and block managers in Broadland Row
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out by urgency where it matters.
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the addresses.
Can I check my roof myself?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
When to book a survey in Broadland Row
Chimney stacks stand above the roof, exposed to wind, rain and frost on every side. Frost works into cracks in the flaunching and pointing, and rain soaks into worn brickwork. Most people book after spotting damp or a loose pot, or before buying.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Worn or missing pointing
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
Historic houses such as Great Dixter, about 4 miles north-west, show how far back building around Broadland Row goes. On a period home nearby, the survey separates sound original work from tired later repairs.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Is VAT included in the price?
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Their insurance cover
Questions from Broadland Row
I let a flat near Doleham station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Does being near the coast affect roofs in Broadland Row?
Generally, yes: wind and salt air take more of a toll near the sea. Ridges, verges, flashings and fixings are where it usually shows, and Broadland Row is within about 5 miles of the coast.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you when booking.
Is Broadland Row in your area?
Yes. We carry out chimney surveys in Broadland Row.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. It is not a flue, sweep or gas safety inspection. We check the stack, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, and damp inside and flag anything that suggests the flue needs a look.
Are you insured?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Local roofs in Broadland Row
Broadland Row is within about 5 miles of the coast, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings, alongside oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
If you own a rental within reach of Doleham station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. The streets around a church like The Parish Church of St Mary are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Broadland Row is about 6 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in Broadland Row, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property. Our East Sussex coverage includes Broadland Row and the places around it. We also survey roofs in Maidstone.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: TN31. You will find streets such as Hundredhouse Lane and Udimore Road, all of which we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Broad Oak (1 mile west), Udimore (1 mile east), Beckley Furnace (1 mile north-west), Doleham (2 miles south-west) and Broad Street (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Hastings (6 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles south-west), St Leonards (7 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (6 miles south), Belmont (6 miles south) and Hollington (6 miles south-west).
Around Broadland Row
The closest station to Broadland Row is Doleham station, about 1.9 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Conquest Hospital (4.8 miles south-west) and Barn Theatre and Museum (3.7 miles south-west). The countryside around Broadland Row includes Flatropers Wood.
Honest limits
It is a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. The main limits are:
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Parts of the stack that cannot be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we can’t access
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Broadland Row
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
Places near Broadland Row
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Tips that help
A little preparation and a few simple habits help. Our tips:
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.