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Chimney Survey in Eccles
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Eccles, and put it all in a written report with photographs.
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Flaunching that has broken away
Surveys for landlords and agents in Eccles
Letting agents and landlords in Eccles book surveys as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the chimney stack, with photographs.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
Chimney survey in Eccles
If a chimney looks out of line, it’s worth getting it checked. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down, often after years of flue gases and damp. We record the lean and the condition of the brickwork and pointing. Where it may be a structural concern, we will recommend a structural engineer. If you’ve noticed lifted or split lead flashings and worn or missing pointing, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Somewhere as small as Eccles, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. 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 is typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Eccles (ME20)
- Region
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When you need someone else
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Eccles
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney breasts and the loft
Damp patches on chimney breasts often point to a problem above. We check the breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach.
Lead flashings
Some older stacks have mortar fillets instead of lead. They crack with age, and we check them too.
Chimney surveys in Eccles: local notes
Starkey Castle, about 3.2 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Eccles. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
For businesses in and around places such as Fremlin Walk, a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions. If you let a flat or house near New Hythe station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. For site and facilities teams at buildings like St Mark's Church of England Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Eccles is about 3 miles south-west of Chatham, in Kent. If you are in Eccles, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Across Kent, we cover Eccles and the places around it.
Every address in ME20 is covered for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Bull Lane, Springett Close and Jenner Way, and we cover them all. Other places close to Eccles include Burham (1 mile north), Pratling Street (1 mile south-east), Forstal (1 mile south-east), New Hythe (1 mile south-west) and Scarborough (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Gravesend (9 miles north-west) and Tonbridge (12 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Eccles
In Eccles, that means homes and buildings near Burham Marsh, The Red Bull Public House and Aylesford School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is New Hythe station, about 1.1 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Fremlin Walk (3.5 miles south-east) and Allington Castle (2.2 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Chimneys are easy to forget because you rarely see the top of them. Problems often go unnoticed until damp appears inside. Surveying the stack now can catch problems first. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Eccles, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you need to know.
Why book us in Eccles
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
Read how roof surveys are priced and two real surveys.
How the survey works
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof, but as a rough guide the survey takes about 1–2 hours on an ordinary house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. If you have questions on the day, just ask. Older rural homes like those around Eccles can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- We start by noting which stacks are in use, shared or causing concern.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- We look at 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 the survey
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Keep pets in another room
Booking a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Eccles, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
Before and after the survey
Getting the most from a chimney survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Tips:
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
If anything in the report isn’t clear, just ask us. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.
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Common questions in Eccles
Will you come out to Eccles?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Eccles?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about 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.
Will I get photos?
Yes, every report has them. Each finding is shown in a picture where possible, so you can see what we mean.
Can you survey a chimney stack we share with next door?
Yes. We check the parts we can see safely and the parts you can give us access to. If a defect seems to be on your neighbour’s side, the report records it and you can raise it with them.
Why is my chimney breast damp?
It can come from several places: water getting in at the top, through the brickwork or at the flashings, or moisture trapped in a stack with no ventilation. We look at each one and note the most likely cause.
What should I do with a chimney I don’t use?
It depends on its condition and your plans. We record how the stack is doing and whether it’s capped with ventilation. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need consent.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where it is applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.