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Chimney survey in Chilworth, Surrey
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Chilworth. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Your questions about chimney surveys in Chilworth
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Chilworth station?
Yes, that is a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Is my home in Chilworth listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
How long is the visit?
Time on site depends on the roof, but most surveys take about 1–2 hours at a typical home, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. The written report follows by email.
What happens after the survey?
We email you the written report with photos and recommendations. You can use it to talk to a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent, whichever applies.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
What’s in the survey report?
A report with photographs, covering the condition of the chimney stack, the defects we found and what we recommend, by urgency where it matters. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable and structural analysis.
Do you cover Chilworth?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, Chilworth included.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Chilworth
A leaning chimney stack is worth having looked at. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down, frequently after years of flue gases and damp. We record the lean and the condition of the brickwork and pointing. Where it may be a structural concern, we will recommend a structural engineer. Common reasons to book are cracked or missing flaunching and redundant stacks capped without ventilation, across shared and party-wall stacks, brick chimney stacks and chimney breasts.
Somewhere as small as Chilworth, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. We report on whatever is safely visible, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Location
- Chilworth (GU4)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Chimney surveys in Chilworth: local notes
Chilworth Manor, about 0.4 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Chilworth. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Older houses across Surrey often have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Homes near green spaces such as Shalford Mill can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. If you look after a building such as Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Take an older house close to Church of St Thomas: its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Chilworth is about 3 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Chilworth can all book chimney surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Our area takes in places right across Surrey, large and small.
We cover every part of the GU4 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Old Manor Gardens, Redwood Grove and Blacksmith Lane. Chilworth is on the A248, so it’s easy for us to get to. Nearby, we also carry out chimney surveys in Blackheath (1 mile south-east), East Shalford (1 mile west), Shalford (1 mile west), Broadford (2 miles west) and Abbotswood (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Guildford (3 miles north-west), Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (12 miles north-west), Epsom (14 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles west) and Ewell (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Chilworth
Around Chilworth, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Percy Arms, St Peter's Catholic School and Shalford Mill, among other places. Chilworth has its own railway station: Chilworth station. A little further out are Guildford House (2.2 miles north-west) and Guildford Castle (2.1 miles north-west). For a walk, there’s Silent Pool and St Martha's Hill.
Roof by roof
Rendered stacks
Water can get in through cracks and then struggle to dry out. Cracks are photographed and noted.
Lead flashings
Some older stacks have mortar fillets instead of lead. They tend to crack, so we look at them closely.
Can I check my roof myself?
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Chilworth
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
What we cannot see
It’s a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Conditions inside walls
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we look at
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we listen to what’s been worrying you, inspect the roof from every safe vantage point, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. It normally takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. In a small place like Chilworth, access is normally the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- Find any records of previous roof work
Booking a survey
We confirm the exact price before booking, so you know the cost up front. Our price is from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Before and after the survey
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Look at your chimneys from the ground now and then, particularly after strong winds. Binoculars help you spot loose pots, missing mortar or lifted flashings.