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Chimney survey in Burwash, East Sussex
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Burwash, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Worn or missing pointing
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
DIY checks: what’s safe
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
How a chimney survey works in Burwash
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. A drone inspection is part of our Premium Survey where it applies. If we cannot see part of the stack, the report makes that clear. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. If you are worried about unused flues sealed without airflow and damp patches on chimney breasts, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Somewhere as small as Burwash, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs frequently need the most attention.
Most points in the report come with a picture, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Location
- Burwash (TN19)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Burwash
We confirm the price for your survey before booking. This is what makes a difference:
- Height and safe access
- House, block, shop or office
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- How big the roof is
Every price we give includes VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your roof before booking.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- What’s prompted the survey
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price before booking.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Damp in a chimney breast normally gets worse while the cause is left. It can stain walls and damage plaster. Knowing whether it’s the flaunching, flashings, brickwork or ventilation means the right fix can be planned. Outbuildings and barns around Burwash are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Why us?
- Photos and a written report every time
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- An independent look at the roof
Chimney surveys in Burwash: local notes
Many older homes in Sussex have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings, alongside oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. About 0.8 miles south-west lies Bateman's, a reminder of how long the area around Burwash has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you live in an older home near The Parish Church of St Bartholomew, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. If you let a flat or house near Stonegate station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Burwash is about 10 miles east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We cover Burwash and the rest of East Sussex. Across East Sussex, we cover Burwash. You can also see our page for Maidstone.
Every address in TN19 is within our area for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need a chimney survey at a property on High Street, Rother View and Hoppers Croft Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Burwash Weald (2 miles south-west), Burwash Common (2 miles south-west), Wood's Corner (4 miles south), Dallington (4 miles south) and Punnett's Town (4 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Eastbourne (15 miles south), Hastings (12 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles south), Hailsham (11 miles south-west), Crowborough (10 miles west) and St Leonards (12 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Burwash
We work in homes and buildings around The Admiral Vernon Public House. The closest station to Burwash is Stonegate station, about 1.8 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Ticehurst House Hospital (3.5 miles north) and Old Castle (3.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Bewl Water.
What a chimney survey does not cover
No survey can tell you everything, and we’d rather be clear about that before booking. Bear these in mind:
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Conditions inside walls
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
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Do you need a chimney survey in Burwash?
The flaunching on top of a stack holds the pots in place and sheds water. Cracked flaunching lets water in, and each winter makes it worse. Loose pots can follow.
People typically book a survey after spotting something like this:
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Staining on walls around the chimney
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Burwash CofE School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Their insurance cover
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether the price includes VAT
The survey, step by step
The visit typically starts outside and finishes in the loft: outside views come first, then the roof space if there is safe access. All told, expect between one and two hours at a typical home, and longer for a large or complex roof. Older rural homes like those around Burwash can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We check every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- 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.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Before the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
Booking a survey
You can call us seven days a week. For a price or to book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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Your questions about chimney surveys in Burwash
Do you cover smaller places like Burwash?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is my home in Burwash listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
What does a chimney survey cover?
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. You get a written report with photos.
Do you look in the roof space?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there is safe access. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement, as far as the space allows.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We look at the parts we can see safely and the parts you can 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.
How soon will I get the report?
That depends on the survey you book: the Basic Survey report arrives within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey the same day. The report is emailed to you.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We are a CAA-registered drone operator.