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Chimney survey in Chilworth, Southampton
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Chilworth, and put it all in a written report with photographs.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
Prices for chimney surveys in Chilworth
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The roof’s overall size
- House, block, shop or office
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before booking.
Getting in touch
We’ll typically ask about:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- The property’s address and postcode
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Chimney survey in Chilworth: what you get
A damp patch on a chimney breast does not always come from the same place. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Condensation inside an unventilated stack is another common cause. We look at each possibility and record what we find. That points the work in the right direction. If you’ve noticed unused flues sealed without airflow and pots or cowls that look unsafe, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on flaunching, brick chimney stacks and chimney pots and cowls alike.
Older buildings in small places like Chilworth may be 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. Older materials like clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, and where it can wait, that is said too.
- Place
- Chilworth (SO16)
- Region
- Southampton
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near Chilworth
Also in Chilworth
Why get it checked now?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it’s doing. Changes to stacks in conservation areas or on listed buildings may need consent, so check with them first. For an older or listed building in a place like Chilworth, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so a defect found early gives time to plan the work properly.
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why book with us
- Photographs and a written report every time
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- An independent look at the roof
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or our case studies.
How it works
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. The survey normally takes about one to two hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. Rural addresses near Chilworth can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- Every part we can see is looked at: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Getting a price
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email, let us know about the property and we will recommend the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Advice
Chilworth homes and their roofs
Chilworth lies within about 4 miles of the sea, and places near the sea get more salt in the air and more wind than inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles, while driving rain finds any gap. South Stoneham House, about 2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Chilworth. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Living close to Lakeside Country Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. Landlords with a home close to Swaythling station may find that a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Chilworth is about 2 miles south-west of Chandler's Ford, in Southampton. Anywhere in Chilworth, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Chilworth is one of the places in Southampton we cover for chimney surveys.
We work across SO16 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Heatherlands Road, Roman Road and Pinelands Road, and we cover them all. Close by, we survey roofs in Chilworth Old Village (1 mile north-west), Bassett (1 mile south), Lordswood (1 mile south-west), Highfield (2 miles south) and North Baddesley (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Southampton (3 miles south), Shirley (3 miles south), Regents Park (3 miles south-west), Townhill Park (3 miles south-east), Midanbury (3 miles south-east) and Thornhill (4 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Chilworth
In Chilworth, that means homes and buildings near Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton and Lakeside Country Park and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Swaythling station, about 1.9 miles south-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Eastleigh Museum (2.5 miles east) and Marlands Shopping Centre (3.6 miles south). For a walk, there’s Flexford Nature Reserve.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Chilworth
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, with the most urgent items set out first.
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Tips from our surveys
Getting the most from a chimney survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Some tips:
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
You get the report by email and can pass it to whoever does the work. We use plain English and a photo for each defect so anyone reading it can see what we saw.
Look at your chimneys from ground level now and then, particularly after strong winds. With binoculars, you can often see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
Questions from Chilworth
Is Chilworth within the area you cover?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Chilworth, take more of a battering?
Near the coast, roofs face more wind and more salt than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces.
How do you inspect a chimney without scaffolding?
We inspect from wherever is safe: from the ground, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. A drone inspection is included in our Premium Survey where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We check everything that can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
How much does a chimney survey cost in Chilworth?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included.
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.
Do you need a chimney survey in Chilworth?
Flashings seal the gap where a stack passes through the roof. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. Failed flashings are one of the most common causes of damp around chimneys. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Cantell School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Before booking anyone
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report