Essex · London and the South East
Faulkbourne Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching around Faulkbourne, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
FAQs for Faulkbourne
Do you cover smaller places like Faulkbourne?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Is my home in Faulkbourne listed or in a conservation area?
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.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain is typically fine; heavy rain and wind are different. Strong wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, and we’d agree another day.
Do you look in the loft space?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there is safe access. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging, as far as the space allows.
How do I book a survey in Faulkbourne?
It’s easiest to ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Let us know the address and a little about the roof, and we’ll take it from there. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
The survey covers the pots and cowls, the flaunching, the pointing, the bricks and the flashings. We also check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach. You get a written report with photos.
How a chimney survey works in Faulkbourne
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 photos. We survey flaunching, chimney pots and cowls and lead flashings, and common reasons people get in touch are flaunching that has broken away and mortar washing out of the joints.
Older buildings in small places like Faulkbourne may be 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 often expected.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Location
- Faulkbourne (CM8)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What a chimney survey looks like in Faulkbourne
Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, while many towns grew with post-war and newer estates. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 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, so the council is the place to ask.
For landlords with property near White Notley station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you live in an older home near Parish Church of St Germanus, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Faulkbourne is about 2 miles north-west of Witham, in Essex. We carry out chimney surveys in Faulkbourne for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. Our Essex coverage includes Faulkbourne. There’s also a page for Chelmsford.
Every address in CM8 is covered for chimney surveys. If you’re just outside Faulkbourne, we cover Silver End (2 miles north-east), Rivenhall (2 miles east), Witham (2 miles south-east), Cressing (2 miles north) and Lanham Green (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (8 miles south-west), Braintree (4 miles north-west), Maldon (7 miles south-east), Wickford (15 miles south) and Camulodunum (12 miles east).
Around Faulkbourne
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Cross Keys pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Faulkbourne is White Notley station, about 1.1 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Cressing Temple (0.9 miles north) and William Julien Courtauld Hospital (4.3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Faulkbourne include Sandylay and Moat Woods.
Can I check my roof myself?
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us as you book, as it helps us focus the survey.
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed beforehand. Surveys run seven days a week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the addresses.
Places near Faulkbourne
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How the survey changes by roof type
Flaunching
Flaunching takes the worst of the weather. The survey checks for cracking and gaps around each pot.
Rendered stacks
What’s behind the render can’t be seen without removing some, so the report says what can and cannot be judged.
Do you need a chimney survey in Faulkbourne?
Some owners book because a chimney breast has been removed below and they want to know about the stack above. We record what we can see in the loft and outside, and the report recommends a structural engineer if support is a concern.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
Take a building like New Rickstones Academy: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
What to check before booking
- Their insurance cover
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether VAT is added on top
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
How it works
Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Older rural homes like those around Faulkbourne 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 cannot see is noted.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- Every part we can see is checked: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach them.
- You get a photo-illustrated written report and our recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
Arrange a survey
To get a price for chimney surveys in Faulkbourne, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
What this survey cannot tell you
Every survey has limits, and it’s better to know them up front. Bear these in mind:
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Whether the flue is safe to use
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll point you to the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings