Kent · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Chilton, Kent
Chimney surveys across Chilton, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
Checking the roof from ground level
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.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
How a chimney survey works in Chilton
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. It is not a flue inspection, a chimney sweep or a gas safety inspection. For the flue itself, you will need a sweep or, for gas appliances, a Gas Safe registered engineer. We’ll tell you if we see anything that suggests they should take a look. If you’ve noticed a chimney out of line and worn or missing pointing, we can find out what’s behind it, on flaunching, chimney pots and cowls and chimney breasts alike.
Houses in smaller places like Chilton can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. Ridge tiles, verges, chimney stacks and flashings take the worst of it. Checking those edges shows whether anything has begun to work loose before it lets water in. A loose ridge tile or slate gives the wind something to catch, and others soon follow.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent.
- Place
- Chilton (CT11, CT12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Chilton
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The size of the roof
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, with VAT included. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- What made you get in touch
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Also near Chilton
What else we do in Chilton
Before and after the survey
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
The report is emailed to you, ready to share with a roofer or builder. We use plain English and a photo for each defect, so it is easy to follow.
Watch for damp or staining on chimney breasts. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
Roof by roof
Lead flashings
Over time, lead can lift or come away from the brickwork. Any loose or split flashings are recorded.
Chimney pots and cowls
Each pot is bedded into the flaunching, often with a cowl or cap on top. We check that they look secure and undamaged.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants, at a time agreed beforehand. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which can make access easier.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it when you book and we will plan the survey around it.
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. The visit typically takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a smaller place like Chilton, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. Low roofs on bungalows can frequently be seen well from ground level, and the loft shows the rest.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Where there is safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Arrange a survey
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email to find out.
Related advice
Questions from Chilton
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Chilton, take more of a battering?
Yes, coastal weather is harder on roofs: there is more wind, and more salt in the air. Ridges, verges, flashings and fixings are where it typically shows.
Can a landlord with a rental near Ramsgate station book a roof survey?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
How can you see the top of the stack?
We inspect from wherever is safe: from ground level, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where applicable. If part of a stack cannot be seen, the report says so.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We have been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We will talk about access when you book.
How long does the survey take?
Time on site depends on the roof; most visits take between one and two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. The written report follows by email.
What will the report tell me?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos. Points are put by urgency where it matters.
Chilton homes and their roofs
Chilton is within about 1 mile of the coast, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Chilton Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you own a rental within reach of Ramsgate station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Westwood Cross, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Chilton is about 1 mile south-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. In Chilton, as across Kent, every roof gets the same careful survey. Our Kent coverage includes Chilton. There is also a page for Canterbury.
We cover every part of the CT11 and CT12 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. You’ll find streets such as Saxon Road, Downs Road and Edith Road, all of which we cover. Being close to the A299, Chilton is easy for us to reach for chimney surveys. If you are just outside Chilton, we cover Pegwell (1 mile south), Cliffs End (1 mile west), Newington (1 mile north), Manston (1 mile north-west) and Haine (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (14 miles west), Margate (3 miles north), Dover (14 miles south), Broadstairs (3 miles north-east), Deal (8 miles south) and Herne Bay (11 miles west).
What’s near Chilton
Typical jobs here are in homes near Chatham House Grammar School, The Belle Vue pub and Churchill House School With Railed Area and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Ramsgate station, roughly 0.9 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Westwood Cross (1.9 miles north) and Ramsgate Tunnels (0.9 miles east). Not far away are Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.