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Chimney Survey in Chilham
Get a clear view of the chimney stack at a property in Chilham from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Chilham
Many terraced and semi-detached homes share their chimney stacks with a neighbour. We inspect the parts we can see safely and the parts the owner gives us access to. If a defect appears to be on the neighbour’s side, we note it, so you can talk to them. You get a report with photos and our recommendations. We are often asked to look into frost-damaged brickwork on the stack and eroded joints in the brickwork, on brick chimney stacks, chimney breasts and flaunching.
Some older homes in villages like Chilham 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. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is frequently expected.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Chilham (CT4)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Chimney surveys around Chilham
England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council. Across Kent, older roofs are frequently handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. The county’s older buildings also include 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.
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of St Mary, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. Homes near green spaces such as Broadham Down can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Chilham is about 5 miles south-west of Canterbury, in Kent. We survey roofs in Chilham and the surrounding area as part of our work across London and the South East. Across Kent, we cover Chilham and the places around it.
Surveys in CT4 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include The Street, The Square and Bagham Road, all of which we cover. If you’re just outside Chilham, we cover Mountain Street (1 mile south-west), Old Wives Lees (1 mile north), Godmersham (2 miles south), Shottenden (2 miles west) and Perrywood (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (8 miles south-west), Canterbury (5 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north-west), Folkestone (14 miles south-east), Whitstable (8 miles north) and Faversham (6 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Chilham
Typical jobs here are in homes near Woolpack Inn and Broadham Down. There’s a railway station in Chilham itself: Chilham station. A little further out are Kent and Canterbury Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Chilham Castle (within half a mile west). For a walk, there is Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
All our prices include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Roof area
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- Building height and the viewpoints available
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we can help you choose.
What we need to know
Getting the details right at the start saves time. Please include:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- What’s prompted the survey
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
To get a price for chimney surveys in Chilham, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us price the survey accurately.
DIY checks: what’s safe
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
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What we do, step by step
Photographs are taken throughout the visit, so the report shows exactly what we saw. We take close-ups from wherever is safe, including by drone where it’s applicable and the weather allows. Most surveys take between one and two hours on an ordinary house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. In a hamlet or village like Chilham, a postcode does not always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- You let us know how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
How to prepare
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Book a survey
You can call us seven days a week. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
Why get it checked now?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it is doing. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council and the council can advise. Outbuildings and barns around Chilham are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Chilham
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Prices that include VAT
- 98% customer satisfaction
Take a look at our cost guide or our case studies.
Honest limits
It is a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. The main limits are:
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will recommend the right survey. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Chilham
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
When to book a survey in Chilham
Years of fires can affect the mortar inside a stack. Flue gases and damp can break down the mortar, sometimes more on one side than the other, which can make a stack lean.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- A stack that appears to lean
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Flaunching that has broken away
For landlords with property near Chilham station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
What to check before booking
- Are they insured for the work?
- What experience they bring
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- What they will not be able to tell you
Your questions about chimney surveys in Chilham
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Chilham?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is Chilham within the area you cover?
Yes, Chilham is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
What do I do with the report?
The report comes by email, and you decide the next step: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it is safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs can’t always be walked on. We use safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where applicable.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
How do you inspect a chimney without scaffolding?
We look from ground level, from windows and from the loft where it’s safe. A drone inspection is part of the Premium Survey where applicable. The report is clear about anything that couldn’t be seen.