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Chimney survey in Brompton, Medway
Chimney surveys across Brompton, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it when booking and we will plan the survey around it.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Brompton and across Medway can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Chimney survey in Brompton
For buyers, a chimney survey before exchange can flag work you may want to raise. Cracked flaunching, failed flashings and worn pointing are common findings on older stacks. You get photos and findings you can take back to the seller or agent. It complements a RICS home survey rather than replacing it. Common reasons to book are bricks with flaking faces and damp patches on chimney breasts, on lead flashings, flaunching and shared and party-wall stacks.
Houses in smaller places like Brompton can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. A close look shows whether anything has started to loosen before it lets water in. A loose ridge tile or slate gives the wind something to catch, and others soon follow.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. It is useful right away, and a good reference for later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Location
- Brompton (ME4, ME7, ME2)
- Wider area
- Medway
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Useful tips for Brompton property owners
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. Our suggestions:
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
After the visit, we write up the report with photos of each stack. It covers the pots, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings, and any damp we found inside. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Make sure redundant flues are capped with ventilation. Ventilation helps keep the stack dry.
What affects the price in Brompton
Prices always include VAT. What changes the price is:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Which survey package you book
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
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.
What to tell us when you contact us
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. Just let us know:
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- What’s prompted the survey
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- When you need the report by
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, so call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details.
Common questions in Brompton
I let a flat near Chatham station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents book with us as well as owners. Just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us about the building.
Do you cover smaller places like Brompton?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
We check the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings. Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. Everything is written up with photographs.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have completed over 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
Damp on a chimney breast usually means water is getting into the stack, or moisture is trapped inside it. The survey looks at the stack, the flashings and the capping, and record what we find.
Chimney surveys around Brompton
The coast is about 2 miles or less from Brompton, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Near the sea, metal fixings wear faster and loose pieces on a roof are more likely to lift, while driving rain finds any gap. The wider area around Brompton has a long history of building, with Restoration House about 1.1 miles west. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
For an older house near a landmark such as Brompton Garrison Church, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Pentagon Shopping Centre, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Brompton is about 1 mile east of Rochester, in Medway. We survey roofs in Brompton and the rest of Medway. Across Medway, we cover Brompton and the places around it. Maidstone is in our area too.
All of ME4, ME7 and ME2 is within our area for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on Dock Road, Globe Lane and South Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. If you are just outside Brompton, we cover Chatham Waterfront (1 mile south-west), Rochester Riverside (1 mile west), Frindsbury (1 mile north-west), Luton (1 mile south) and Hale (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Rainham (4 miles south-east), Park Wood (4 miles south-east), Lordswood (4 miles south), Twydall (3 miles south-east), Hoo St Werburgh (3 miles north-east) and Wigmore (4 miles south-east).
Around Brompton
In Brompton, that means homes and buildings near King George V Public House, Brompton Academy and Hospital and Medical Tuition Service and the streets around them. You’ll also find St Michael the Archangel Church (0.8 miles south-west), Great Lines Heritage Park (less than half a mile south-east) and Former Ordnance Store At Chatham Gun Wharf (within half a mile south-west). Brompton’s nearest station is Chatham station, about 0.7 miles south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Medway Maritime Hospital (0.8 miles south-east) and Pentagon Shopping Centre (less than half a mile south-west). Green spaces nearby include Rede Common and Gad's Hill.
What this survey cannot tell you
It’s a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
What happens on the day
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It usually takes about one to two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. With a bit of garden around a house, as there often is around Brompton, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. Inside, the loft is looked at where it can be reached safely.
- You let us know how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- 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 is safe access.
- You get a report with photos and our recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we are coming
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Book a survey
Getting a price is simple: just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email, tell us about the property and we will explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
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What we are asked to look at in Brompton
TV aerials, satellite dishes and their brackets are frequently fixed to chimneys. Their weight and the wind on them can loosen bricks and pointing. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Signs that a stack is leaning
Landlords with a home close to Chatham station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Before booking anyone
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Is VAT included in the price?
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs