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Chimney survey in Cobham, Kent
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching around Cobham, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
About our chimney survey in Cobham
Our chimney survey covers the stack and the details that keep water out around it: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and the flashings at the roof line. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. You get a written report with photographs and our recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. If you’ve noticed cracked or missing flaunching and gaps where the stack meets the roof, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Older buildings in small places like Cobham may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
The report is written in plain words, so you do not need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to, with the urgent items made clear.
- Location
- Cobham (DA12)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Cobham homes and their roofs
The coast is about 5 miles or less from Cobham, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further 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. With Cobham College about 0.2 miles south-west, Cobham sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you own a rental within reach of Sole Street station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Cobham Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Cobham is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. Surveys in Cobham work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful look at whatever is safely visible, photos and a clear written report. We cover towns and villages across Kent. There is also a page for Maidstone.
All of DA12 is covered for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on The Street, Lawrence Drive and Cobhambury Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Upper Bush (2 miles south-east), Lower Bush (2 miles south-east), Cuxton (2 miles south-east), North Halling (3 miles south-east) and Upper Halling (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north) and Tonbridge (14 miles south).
Near you in Cobham
In Cobham, that means homes and buildings near Thamesview School, The Ship Inn and Jeskyns, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Sole Street station, about 1.2 miles south-west. Nearby you’ll also find Rochester Castle (4.3 miles east) and Gravesham Community Hospital (3.9 miles north-west). Not far away are Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
What affects the price in Cobham
Survey packages start from £150, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- The roof’s overall size
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
Price depends partly on the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
What we need to know
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Anything about access we should know
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Nearby places to Cobham
What else we do in Cobham
What this survey cannot tell you
Every survey has limits, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Keep these in mind:
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Whether the flue is safe to use
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Cobham
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
Common questions in Cobham
Is my home in Cobham listed or in a conservation area?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Does being near the coast affect roofs in Cobham?
It can do. Within about 5 miles of the sea, as Cobham is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
How much does a chimney survey cost in Cobham?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all with VAT included.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and it is safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We inspect what can safely be seen and what you give us access to. Where a problem appears to be on next door’s side, we note it and you can raise it with them.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only when it’s safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Cobham?
Just phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Cobham
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.
What you can safely check yourself
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when you book.
When to book a survey in Cobham
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. When flashings fail, water often shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead is also a target for theft.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
For an older house near a landmark such as Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Is VAT included in the price?
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
The survey, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photographs. On timing, most surveys take about one to two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Cottages and farmhouses around Cobham often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- We check the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Let us know about parking near the property
Arrange a survey
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.