Kent · London and the South East
Colliers Green Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching around Colliers Green, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
Chimney survey in Colliers Green: what you get
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. Even when it isn’t used, a stack has to stay weathertight. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. We check how redundant stacks have been capped and look for damp in the chimney breasts. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. We survey brick chimney stacks, lead flashings and chimney pots and cowls, and common reasons people get in touch are spalled or crumbling bricks and cracked or missing flaunching.
In a village or hamlet like Colliers Green, older cottages and farmhouses frequently sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Place
- Colliers Green (TN17)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. Here’s what helps most:
- Ask about consent before removing a chimney on an older property
- Glance at the stacks from the street now and then
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
Once we’ve been, the findings are written up with photos. It covers the pots, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings, and any damp we found inside. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24 to 48 hours and Premium reports the same day.
Watch for damp or staining on chimney breasts. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
Signs you need a chimney survey in Colliers Green
TV aerials, satellite dishes and their brackets are often fixed to chimneys. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
Common reasons to book include:
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
Living close to The Gill is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?
- What they won’t be able to tell you
- Their track record with similar roofs
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Roof area
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, inc. VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
What to tell us when you get in touch
What helps most when you contact us:
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- The property’s address and postcode
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- What made you get in touch
For a price for chimney surveys in Colliers Green, phone 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Honest limits
Before booking, it’s worth knowing what a survey won’t do:
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll recommend the right survey before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Colliers Green
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
Landlords, agents and block managers in Colliers Green
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the addresses.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer, so they’re priced to suit.
Chimney surveys around Colliers Green
Historic houses such as Scotney Castle, about 4.9 miles south-west, show how far back building in the area around Colliers Green goes. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years. Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. You’ll also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you look after a building such as Colliers Green Church of England Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. For landlords with property near Marden station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Colliers Green is about 7 miles south-east of Paddock Wood, in Kent. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Colliers Green can all book chimney surveys. Our Kent coverage includes Colliers Green. Maidstone is in our area too.
Surveys in TN17 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you’re just outside Colliers Green, we cover Flishinghurst (1 mile south), Horden (1 mile north), Wilsley Green (2 miles south-east), Wilsley Pound (2 miles south-east) and Cranbrook Common (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles north), Ashford (15 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles west), Tonbridge (12 miles north-west), Kings Hill (11 miles north-west) and Foley Park (11 miles north).
Near you in Colliers Green
We work in homes and buildings around High Weald Academy and The Gill and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Marden station, roughly 3.9 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Sissinghurst Castle (3 miles east) and Benenden Hospital (5.1 miles south-east).
How it works
You do not need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we’ll take it from there. The survey itself takes about 1–2 hours at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Cottages and farmhouses around Colliers Green often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft space.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Getting ready for the survey
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
How to book
Getting a price is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form, let us know about the property and we will recommend the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
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FAQs for Colliers Green
Is Colliers Green within the area you cover?
Yes, Colliers Green is covered. We work right across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
I let a flat near Marden station. Can you check the roof?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first. Let us know about it when you book and we’ll explain what’s needed.
What do I do with the report?
You will get the report by email. With Standard there’s a follow-up consultation; with Premium, an in-person consultation.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
What should I do with a chimney I do not use?
An unused stack still needs to stay weathertight and ventilated. If it’s capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside. We check how it’s capped and its condition, so you can plan what to do with it.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
The survey covers the pots and cowls, the flaunching, the pointing, the bricks and the flashings. We also check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach. Everything is written up with photographs.