East Sussex · London and the South East
Crowborough Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching for Crowborough and the rest of East Sussex. Surveys run on any day of the week.
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
About our chimney survey in Crowborough
We inspect chimneys from wherever they can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. A drone inspection is part of our Premium Survey where applicable. Where part of a stack can’t be seen, the report says so. Every defect we find is photographed and described in plain words. We survey lead flashings, chimney breasts and chimney pots and cowls, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are spalled or crumbling bricks and signs that a stack is leaning.
Around Crowborough, semis and terraces share chimneys, gutters and roof lines with the house next door. A shared chimney stack or a gutter run across two houses means a defect may sit partly on someone else’s property. We can only inspect what we have access to, so shared parts are reported as far as they can be seen safely. It’s useful to mention any shared stacks or gutters when you book.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, sent by email. It explains the condition of the chimney stack, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Where
- Crowborough (TN6)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Crowborough
How do I find out if my home in Crowborough is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Can a landlord with a rental near Crowborough station book a roof survey?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Do you cover Crowborough for chimney surveys?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, Crowborough included.
Do you inspect the flue?
No. A flue inspection, sweep or gas safety check is a separate job. We look at the stack, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, and damp inside, and we will say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It is included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We inspect whatever is safely visible 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.
How do I book a survey in Crowborough?
To book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price and find a day that suits.
What a survey costs
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The size of the roof
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Basic, Standard or Premium
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, from £400 including VAT. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Booking your survey
There is no need for technical words. It’s enough to let us know:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Damp in a chimney breast usually gets worse while the cause is left. It can stain walls and damage plaster. Finding the cause means the right work can be planned. Around Crowborough, water from a roof defect frequently goes unseen for a while, soaking loft insulation, wall tops and timbers. By the time it shows inside, the job has grown.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why book with us
- A photo-illustrated written report
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Package prices that include VAT
See our cost guide or our case studies.
Do you need a chimney survey in Crowborough?
Years of fires can affect the mortar inside a stack. Flue gases and damp can break down the mortar, sometimes more on one side than the other, which can make a stack lean.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Signs that a stack is leaning
The streets around a church such as The Parish Church of All Saints are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Before you book anyone
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- Whether you get a written report with photos
For landlords and managing agents
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. We survey on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when booking and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Local roofs in Crowborough
Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. A few old Sussex buildings still carry heavy Horsham stone slabs, and the county’s older buildings include oast houses and Wealden hall houses. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Groombridge Place, about 4.6 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Crowborough. 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, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Landlords with a home close to Crowborough station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Take a building like St Marys Catholic Primary School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Crowborough is about 16 miles south of Sevenoaks, in East Sussex. If you are in Crowborough, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Our area takes in places right across East Sussex, large and small. There is also a page for Crawley.
Here we cover the TN6 postcode area for chimney surveys. Local streets include Church Road, High Street and London Road. With the A26 and B2100 close by, Crowborough is simple for us to get to for chimney surveys. If you are just outside Crowborough, we cover Jarvis Brook (1 mile east), Steel Cross (1 mile north-east), Boarshead (2 miles north-east), Sweethaws (2 miles south-west) and Marden's Hill (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Lewes (14 miles south-west), Hailsham (14 miles south), Uckfield (6 miles south-west), South Malling (14 miles south-west), Heathfield (7 miles south-east) and Southover (14 miles south-west). Being one of East Sussex’s larger places, Crowborough has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
What’s near Crowborough
Typical jobs here are in homes near Beacon Academy and The Crowborough Cross pub. The nearest railway station is Crowborough station, roughly 1 mile south-east. Nearby you will also find Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (0.5 miles west). Open spaces near Crowborough include Crowborough Country Park.
What happens on the day
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It usually takes roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. For a home in Crowborough, the main things we need are a way into the loft, a route to the back garden and somewhere to park. If you will not be there yourself, let us know who will let us in.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Where there’s safe access, we look at the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before we arrive
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Book a survey
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or email us and give us some details about the property and we’ll recommend the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
What you can safely check yourself
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.