Kent · London and the South East
Crockhurst Street Chimney Survey
We carry out chimney surveys in Crockhurst Street and the rest of Kent. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends.
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Cracked or missing flaunching
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Crockhurst Street
Many terraced and semi-detached homes share their chimney stacks with a neighbour. We inspect the parts we can see safely and the parts the owner gives us access to. If a defect appears to be on the neighbour’s side, we note it, so you can talk to them. You get a photo-illustrated written report and what we recommend. If you are worried about eroded joints in the brickwork and lifted or split lead flashings, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Somewhere as small as Crockhurst Street, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
We write the report in plain English, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Photos show what each point refers to.
- Place
- Crockhurst Street (TN11)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
DIY checks: what’s safe
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Crockhurst Street
Will you come out to Crockhurst Street?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
How do I find out if my home in Crockhurst Street is listed?
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.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
What will the report tell me?
A photo-illustrated written report, covering the condition of the chimney stack, the defects we found and what we recommend, with the most urgent first where relevant. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We check everything that can safely be seen: from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space, from the roof where it’s safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
It depends on its condition and your plans. The survey shows its condition and how it’s been capped. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need consent.
Roof by roof
Lead flashings
Over time, lead can lift or come away from the brickwork. Any loose or split flashings are recorded.
Chimney pots and cowls
A loose or cracked pot can fall from height. We record their condition with photographs.
How the survey works
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photos, sent to you by email. As for time on site, most surveys take between one and two hours on an ordinary house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. For a village or hamlet like Crockhurst Street, the journey is planned in advance: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect what can be seen safely, inside and out.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Getting ready for the survey
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
Getting a price
For a price for chimney surveys in Crockhurst Street, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Chimney surveys around Crockhurst Street
Across Kent, older roofs are frequently handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. You’ll also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council.
If you let a flat or house near Tonbridge station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. If you look after a building like Capel Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. For an older house near a landmark like Church of All Saints, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Crockhurst Street is about 2 miles south-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. In Crockhurst Street, as across Kent, every roof gets the same careful survey. Crockhurst Street is one of the places in Kent where we work. There’s also a page for Maidstone.
Chimney surveys in TN11 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Nearby, we also carry out chimney surveys in Tudeley (1 mile north-west), Tudeley Hale (1 mile north), Capel (1 mile east), Five Oak Green (1 mile east) and Colt's Hill (2 miles east). We also work in nearby towns like Maidstone (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (9 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south-west), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east), Foley Park (11 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (3 miles east).
What’s near Crockhurst Street
Typical jobs here are in homes near The George And Dragon Public House, Hillview School for Girls and The Schools at Somerhill, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Tonbridge station, about 2.5 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Tonbridge Castle (2.5 miles north-west) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.2 miles west). Not far away are Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Crockhurst Street
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the addresses.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
Why act early in Crockhurst Street
Damp in a chimney breast normally gets worse while the cause is left. It can spoil decoration and plaster. Knowing whether it is the flaunching, flashings, brickwork or ventilation means the right fix can be planned. For an older or listed building in a place like Crockhurst Street, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
Every price we give includes VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What you get with us
- Package prices that include VAT
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Surveys on any day of the week
- 5,000+ surveys completed
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or our case studies.
Tips that help
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
You can send the report to roofers or builders for quotes. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Get small mortar repairs done while they’re small. It’s far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.