Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Clanfield, Hampshire
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you spend money on it. We carry out chimney surveys in Clanfield.
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Lifted or split lead flashings
Signs you need a chimney survey in Clanfield
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. If a stack is capped or blocked without ventilation, moisture can build up inside. That can lead to damp patches on chimney breasts, even with the roof in good order.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Cracked or missing flaunching
If you live in an older home near Church of St James, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Will the report include photos?
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
About our chimney survey in Clanfield
For buyers, a chimney survey before exchange can flag work you may want to raise. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It complements a RICS home survey rather than replacing it. If you are worried about eroded joints in the brickwork and staining on walls around the chimney, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
The report doesn’t just list problems. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend.
- Location
- Clanfield (PO8)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Clanfield
Do you cover smaller places like Clanfield?
Yes. Clanfield is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
Is my home in Clanfield listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Can you find out why my chimney breast is damp?
Typically it’s water getting in from outside, or condensation in a sealed stack. The survey looks at the stack, the flashings and the capping, and record what we find.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
We use safe viewpoints rather than climbing onto the stack. Where it applies, our Premium Survey adds a drone inspection for a closer view. The report is clear about anything that couldn’t be seen.
What does a roof survey cost?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for the job before booking, based on the roof’s size, access and package. For a price, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
What do I do with the report?
You receive the written report by email, with photographs and recommendations. It is yours to share with a seller, insurer, roofer or managing agent, whichever applies.
Can you survey a chimney stack we share with next door?
Yes. Shared stacks are common on terraced and semi-detached houses. We survey what we can see safely, and note anything that seems to involve next door.
Before and after the survey
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out:
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
With a shared stack, the report can help when talking to next door. It shows what we found and where from the viewpoints we used.
Unused stacks should be capped in a way that still lets air through. That helps stop damp building up inside.
Roof by roof
Flaunching
We frequently find flaunching that has cracked or broken away. It is typically a modest repair when it’s caught early.
Brick stacks
Brick stacks rely on sound pointing to keep water out. The survey looks for crumbling bricks and worn or missing mortar.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. Surveys run seven days a week, which can make access easier.
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the chimney stack, with photos, useful for planning maintenance.
What you can safely check yourself
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: 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.
Clanfield homes and their roofs
There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, so check with the council. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you own a rental within reach of Rowlands Castle station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Clanfield Junior School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Clanfield is about 3 miles north of Horndean, in Hampshire. We survey roofs in Clanfield and the rest of Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover Clanfield and the places around it. Portsmouth is in our area too.
We survey roofs across PO8 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. We offer chimney surveys to properties on South Lane, Twyford Rise and Homefield Way and the roads around them. We also cover Catherington (1 mile south), Lovedean (2 miles south), Horndean (3 miles south), Wecock Farm (3 miles south) and Anmore (3 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns like Gosport (11 miles south-west), Havant (6 miles south), Eastleigh (15 miles west), Fareham (10 miles south-west), Alton (14 miles north) and Hedge End (13 miles west).
Landmarks near Clanfield
In Clanfield, that means homes and buildings near Rising Sun Inn and Horndean Technology College. The closest station to Clanfield is Rowlands Castle station, about 4.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Petersfield Community Hospital (5.1 miles north-east) and Clanfield Earthwork (1.2 miles east). Open spaces near Clanfield include Windmill Hill.
Towns and villages near Clanfield
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The survey, step by step
It helps to start with what’s prompted the survey: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. That way we can focus on what matters to you. Most visits take between one and two hours for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In a small place like Clanfield, 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. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- 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.
Preparing for the visit
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Book a survey
We survey roofs seven days a week. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.