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Chimney survey in Farnborough, Hampshire
Chimney surveys in Farnborough, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
Chimney survey in Farnborough
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where applicable. Where part of a stack cannot be seen, the report says so. Every defect we find is photographed and described in plain words. If you’ve noticed lifted or split lead flashings and cracked or missing flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Most homes in a town like Farnborough are houses, so the roof is typically the owner’s to look after. Small faults, such as a cracked ridge, a slipped tile or a blocked gutter, are cheaper to deal with early. A roof report gives you a list of what needs doing and how soon. The photographs let you see the parts of the roof you cannot get to.
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 decide what to do next.
- Where
- Farnborough (GU14, GU11, GU17)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about chimney surveys in Farnborough
How do I find out if my home in Farnborough is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Farnborough?
Yes, Farnborough is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Farnborough as anywhere else.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Flights depend on the weather on the day and airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We are a CAA-registered drone operator.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Let us know which days suit you when you book.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, if the freeholder or managing agent agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach.
How long will you be at the property?
Most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. The report follows by email.
What should I do with a chimney I don’t use?
An unused stack still needs to stay weathertight and ventilated. Capping without airflow can lead to damp. We check how it’s capped and its condition, so you can decide with a builder what to do.
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Other services in Farnborough
When you need someone else
A survey is a proper look at the chimney stack, but it can’t do everything. Its limits include:
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll recommend the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Farnborough
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
DIY checks: what’s safe
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it.
The survey, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. A visit in Farnborough runs most smoothly with the loft hatch clear, side gates open and a parking spot in mind. Someone needs to let us in, so let us know who that will be.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Where there is safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- You get a written report with photographs and our recommendations.
How to prepare
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Arrange a survey
We survey roofs on weekdays and at weekends. To find a date that works for you, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
What a survey costs
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The roof’s overall size
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, including VAT, and we will tell you which fits.
Booking your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It’s useful to include:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- The property’s address and postcode
To get a price for chimney surveys in Farnborough, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us price the survey accurately.
Chimney surveys in Farnborough: local notes
A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so the council is the place to ask.
If you look after a building such as Tower Hill Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. The streets around a church such as Church of St Christopher are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Landlords with a home close to Farnborough Main station may find that knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Farnborough is about 31 miles south-west of City of Westminster, in Hampshire. We cover Farnborough and the rest of Hampshire, as part of our work across London and the South East. Farnborough is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Guildford is in our area too.
Surveys in GU14, GU11 and GU17 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Wallis Square, Church Road West and Longleat Square. You’ll find Farnborough on the A325 and A327, which makes it straightforward to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Cove (1 mile west), North Camp (1 mile south-east), Southwood (1 mile west), Mytchett (2 miles east) and Ash Vale (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (15 miles west), Fleet (3 miles south-west), Alton (13 miles south-west), Yateley (4 miles north-west), Bordon (13 miles south) and Hook (8 miles west). As one of the bigger places in Hampshire, Farnborough has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
Around Farnborough
Around Farnborough, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Tilly Shilling pub, Henry Tyndale School and Snaky Lane Community Wildlife Area, among other places. Other local landmarks include National Aerospace Library (0.8 miles south-east) and Cove School (0.6 miles north-west). For rail, the closest station is Farnborough Main station, about 0.5 miles east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Frimley Park Hospital (2 miles north-east) and Hart Shopping Centre (3.3 miles west). Open spaces near Farnborough include Aunt's Pool and Ball Hill.
Why it is worth a survey now in Farnborough
Loose pots and bricks on a stack are a safety concern. A survey picks them out so they can be made safe by a suitable contractor. On homes in Farnborough, the joint between an extension and the house is where a slow leak tends to start. A few wet winters later, it can mean new plaster and decorating as well as roof work.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so they’re priced to match. The price is confirmed before booking.
Why book us in Farnborough
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- 98% of clients satisfied
Useful tips for Farnborough property owners
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Watch for damp or staining on chimney breasts. Early signs are easier to trace.