Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire
Chimney surveys in Farleigh Wallop, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- A chimney out of line
- Mortar washing out of the joints
When you need someone else
Before you book, it is worth knowing what a survey won’t do:
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you before booking. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
How a chimney survey works in Farleigh Wallop
Chimney stacks take more weather than almost any other part of a house. In time, flaunching cracks, mortar washes out and flashings come loose. Water then gets into the stack and can show as damp on a chimney breast or a stain in the loft. A survey finds these problems and records them with photographs. We survey shared and party-wall stacks, flaunching and brick chimney stacks, and people most often book us about flaunching that has broken away and redundant stacks capped without ventilation.
Some older homes in villages like Farleigh Wallop are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is frequently expected.
The report doesn’t just list problems. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend, so you can plan your next steps.
- Location
- Farleigh Wallop (RG25)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Our packages start from £150, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
Prices start from £150, inc. VAT, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the price for your roof before booking.
Getting in touch
A little information up front helps. It is useful to include:
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- What kind of property and roof it is
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email whenever suits you.
Common questions in Farleigh Wallop
Can a landlord with a rental near Basingstoke station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is Farleigh Wallop within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
What does a roof survey cost?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose.
Are you insured?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Will you walk on the roof?
Not unless it is safe. Safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where it applies cover most of what’s needed.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
An unused stack still needs to stay weathertight and ventilated. If it’s capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside. Our survey records its condition and how it’s capped, so you can decide with a builder what to do.
Farleigh Wallop homes and their roofs
A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. 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. The wider area around Farleigh Wallop has a long history of building, with Hall Place about 5 miles south-east. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If you let a flat or house near Basingstoke station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Brighton Hill Community School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Farleigh Wallop is about 3 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We survey roofs in Farleigh Wallop and the surrounding area across London and South East England. Farleigh Wallop is one of the places in Hampshire we cover for chimney surveys. You can also see our page for Reading.
We cover every part of RG25 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Whether your property is on The Avenue and Grammarsham Lane or a nearby road, we can help. If you’re just outside Farleigh Wallop, we cover Hatch Warren (1 mile north), Dummer (2 miles west), Kempshott (2 miles north-west), Brighton Hill (2 miles north) and South Ham (3 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (3 miles north), Winchester (14 miles south-west), Fleet (12 miles east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (8 miles south-east) and Yateley (15 miles north-east).
What’s near Farleigh Wallop
The closest station to Farleigh Wallop is Basingstoke station, about 3.7 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Basing House (4.4 miles north-east) and Festival Place (3.6 miles north). Not far away are The Mill Field and Farleigh Hill.
Different roofs, different checks
Brick stacks
Most chimney stacks are built of brick, with mortar joints that wear over time. We check the bricks for spalling and the joints for erosion.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Inside, chimney breasts can show damp when water gets into the stack. We check them and at the stack in the loft where there’s safe access.
What we are asked to look at in Farleigh Wallop
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost works into cracks in the flaunching and pointing, and rain soaks into worn brickwork. Most people book after spotting damp or a loose pot, or before buying.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- A chimney out of line
- Bricks with flaking faces
The streets around a church like Church of St. Andrew are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Their report turnaround times
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- What exactly goes into their report
Nearby places to Farleigh Wallop
What else we do in Farleigh Wallop
Tips from our surveys
Small things make a difference, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Check your stacks from the ground after strong winds
The report is emailed to you, ready to share with a roofer or builder. Each defect is described in plain words and shown in a photo, so it is easy to follow.
Unused stacks should be capped in a way that still lets air through. Ventilation helps keep the stack dry.
How the survey works
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement, as far as the space allows. The whole visit normally takes about 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. For a village or hamlet like Farleigh Wallop, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- We look at the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
How to prepare
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Leave side gates unlocked
Booking a survey
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or email us. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.