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Chimney survey in Fareham Common, Hampshire
Chimney surveys in Fareham Common and the rest of Hampshire. Surveys run seven days a week.
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
Useful tips for Fareham Common property owners
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
With a shared stack, the report can help when talking to next door. It shows what we found and where, as far as we could see.
Look at your chimneys from the ground now and then, especially after strong winds. With binoculars, you can frequently see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
Chimney survey in Fareham Common
Redundant chimneys are common, particularly where fires have been replaced by central heating. A disused stack still needs looking after. 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 shared and party-wall stacks, lead flashings and chimney breasts, and people most often book us about unused flues sealed without airflow and cracked or missing flaunching.
Around Fareham Common, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Blocked gutters overflow and soak the walls below, and moss holds water against tiles. It’s the kind of slow problem a roof report picks up early. Plants growing from a gutter or moss on the tiles are signs worth noting from the ground.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Fareham Common (PO16, PO14)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How it works
The visit has one job: to see as much of the chimney stack as can be seen safely and record it clearly. Notes and photos go into the written report. It normally takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. A visit to a smaller place like Fareham Common is no different on the day: we look from ground level, from windows, from the loft and from the roof where it is safe. Point out any stains, cracks or loose pieces you’ve spotted.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from the ground, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- Every part we can see is looked at: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- Where there’s safe access, we look at the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
Arrange a survey
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to call 07833 053749 or send us an email and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and block managers in Fareham Common
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant beforehand.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget.
Places near Fareham Common
What else we do in Fareham Common
Honest limits
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, so a survey has limits:
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll point you to the right survey before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
What we check
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
Common questions in Fareham Common
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Fareham Common, take more of a battering?
Generally, yes: wind and salt air take more of a toll near the sea. Ridges, verges, flashings and fixings are where it typically shows, and Fareham Common is within about 1 mile of the coast.
Is Fareham Common within the area you cover?
Yes, Fareham Common is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
How many surveys have you done?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
What happens after the survey?
The report comes by email, and you decide the next step: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
What will the report tell me?
It works through the roof part by part, in writing and with photos, finishing with recommendations. The most urgent items are made clear.
Can you find out why my chimney breast is damp?
Damp on a chimney breast typically means water is getting into the stack, or moisture is trapped inside it. The survey looks at the stack, the flashings and the capping, and record what we find.
Can I check my roof myself?
It helps to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us when you book, as it helps us focus the survey.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Do not go up yourself.
Local roofs in Fareham Common
The coast is about 1 mile or less from Fareham Common, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Landlords with a home close to Fareham station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Fareham Shopping Centre, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies. The streets around a church such as Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Fareham Common is about 1 mile east of Fareham, in Hampshire. We survey roofs in Fareham Common and the rest of Hampshire, as part of our work across London and South East England. Our area takes in places right across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
Here we cover the PO16 and PO14 postcode area for chimney surveys. We cover properties on Bath Lane, Osborn Road and High Street. You will find Fareham Common on the A32, which makes it straightforward to reach. Close by, we survey roofs in Wallington (1 mile north-east), Fareham (1 mile west), North Fareham (1 mile north), Boarhunt (2 miles north-east) and Crockerhill (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Gosport (3 miles south), Havant (8 miles east), Eastleigh (11 miles north-west), Horndean (8 miles north-east), Totton (15 miles west) and Chandler's Ford (13 miles north-west).
What’s near Fareham Common
We work in homes and buildings around Harrison Primary School, The Red Lion Hotel and Cams Hill School. The closest station to Fareham Common is Fareham station, roughly 0.8 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Portchester Castle (2.8 miles east) and Carron Row Farm Museum (2.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s West of the River Alver and Portsdown Hill.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
For unused flues, we check whether caps or cowls allow ventilation. Capping without ventilation can trap moisture.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Where a breast has been taken out, we check what supports the stack. Confirming the support is a job for a structural engineer.