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Chimney survey in Ewell Minnis, Kent
Chimney surveys across Ewell Minnis, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
What happens on the day
We’ll ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. The inspection then takes between one and two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Somewhere as small as Ewell Minnis, access is often the only tricky part. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- 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.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Before we arrive
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
How to book
Not sure which survey you need? It is easiest to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will explain the options and the price.
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Chimney survey in Ewell Minnis
Chimney stacks take more weather than almost any other part of a house. Over the years, the flaunching cracks, the pointing wears and flashings lift. Water then gets into the stack and can show as damp on a chimney breast or a stain in the loft. We record what we find with photos and recommendations. We survey lead flashings, chimney breasts and brick chimney stacks, and people most often book us about unused flues sealed without airflow and spalled or crumbling bricks.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly.
- Location
- Ewell Minnis (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Can I check my roof myself?
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
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Useful tips for Ewell Minnis property owners
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week, before and after a survey:
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
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. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Check your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. Binoculars help you spot loose pots, missing mortar or lifted flashings.
Roof by roof
Chimney breasts and the loft
In the loft, staining around the stack frequently shows where water is getting in. What we find is photographed and described.
Rendered stacks
A rendered stack can mask problems in the bricks below. The survey checks for cracking, bulging and staining in the render.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A damp chimney breast seldom dries out until the cause is found. It can stain walls and damage plaster. Knowing whether it is the flaunching, flashings, brickwork or ventilation means the right fix can be planned. Around Ewell Minnis, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it is left.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Prices that include VAT
Questions from Ewell Minnis
Is the coastal weather around Ewell Minnis hard on roofs?
Places near the sea get more wind and more salt in the air than inland, and both are hard on roofs. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces.
I let a flat near Kearsney station. Can you check the roof?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the details.
Do you look in the loft space?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
What does a chimney survey cover?
We check the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings. Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. You get a written report with photos.
How much is a survey?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included.
Do you take photos of the roof?
Yes. Photos are part of every report.
How long is the visit?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof; most visits take an hour or two for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. The report is sent afterwards by email.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Ewell Minnis
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photographs included.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
Chimney surveys around Ewell Minnis
Ewell Minnis lies within about 3 miles of the sea, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Near the sea, metal fixings wear faster and loose pieces on a roof are more likely to lift, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Take an older house close to Church of St Anthony the Martyr: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Acrise Place lies about 4.1 miles west, so building around Ewell Minnis goes back a long way. Older roofs nearby frequently mix original materials with later repairs, and the survey shows where each one is. If you own a rental within reach of Kearsney station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Ewell Minnis is about 3 miles west of Dover, in Kent. In Ewell Minnis, as across Kent, every roof gets the same careful survey. Our area takes in places right across Kent, large and small. Canterbury is in our area too.
Here we cover the CT15 postcode area for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on Belsey Lane and Green Lane or a nearby road, we can survey it. We also cover the places around Ewell Minnis: Chalksole Green (1 mile west), Wolverton (1 mile south-east), Alkham (1 mile south), South Alkham (1 mile south-west) and Lydden (1 mile north-east). We also work in nearby towns like Canterbury (11 miles north-west), Dover (3 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south-west), Deal (9 miles north-east), Hythe (8 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (3 miles east).
Local landmarks in Ewell Minnis
Around Ewell Minnis, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Sladden Wood, among other places. The closest station to Ewell Minnis is Kearsney station, roughly 1.9 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Buckland Hospital (3 miles east) and Crabble Corn Mill (2.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Sugar Loaf Hill and Dover Western Heights.