Isle of Wight · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Foreland Fields
Chimney surveys in Foreland Fields from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys.
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Chimney survey in Foreland Fields
A chimney stands up above the roof, exposed to wind, rain and frost on every side. 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. If you’re worried about gaps in the mortar around the pots and staining on walls around the chimney, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
In a small place like Foreland Fields, many roofs stand in the open, 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.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Location
- Foreland Fields (PO35)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Foreland Fields
Do you cover smaller places like Foreland Fields?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. Our area covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Does being near the coast affect roofs in Foreland Fields?
Near the coast, roofs face more wind and more salt than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
It is worth having a leaning stack checked. Our survey notes how it looks and the condition of the bricks and joints, and recommend a structural engineer where it may be a structural concern.
How much is a survey?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for your survey before booking, and it depends on the roof’s size, access and the package you choose. To get a price, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Does the report include photographs?
Yes. We photograph the roof as we go, and they go into the written report alongside our recommendations.
What should I do with a chimney I do not use?
It depends on its condition and your plans. We record how the stack is doing and whether it is capped with ventilation. If you’re thinking of removing it, check with the council first in a conservation area or on a listed building.
What insurance do you have?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Prices for chimney surveys in Foreland Fields
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. That comes down to:
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Roof area
- Building height and the viewpoints available
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, access and the package you choose.
Helping us price your survey
What helps most when you contact us:
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
What happens if roof problems are left?
A small amount of repointing or new flaunching is normally a modest job. Leave it, and frost can work the stack loose, and the work grows. Older and listed buildings around Foreland Fields may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, inc. VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
What you get with us
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Packages from £150, including VAT
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- An independent look at the roof
Read how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
DIY checks: what’s safe
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
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The survey, step by step
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: outside views come first, then the loft space if there’s safe access. In total, it takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, or half a day or so for a commercial building. For a village or hamlet like Foreland Fields, 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’s safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We check every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Find any records of previous roof work
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Let us know where we can park nearby
Booking a survey
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
What we look for on each type of roof
Lead flashings
Mortar fillets are sometimes used where lead would typically be. They crack with age, and we check them too.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Damp patches on chimney breasts often point to a problem above. We check them and at the stack in the loft where there is safe access.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Foreland Fields
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the addresses.
What a chimney survey looks like in Foreland Fields
Foreland Fields lies within about 1 mile of the sea, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, and strong wind lifts anything already loose on a roof. The wider area around Foreland Fields has a long history of building, with Yaverland Manor about 2.6 miles west. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Take an older house close to Saint Luke: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Bembridge Church of England Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you let a flat or house near Brading station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Foreland Fields is about 4 miles north-east of Sandown, in the Isle of Wight. In Foreland Fields, as across the Isle of Wight, every roof gets the same careful survey. Our the Isle of Wight coverage includes Foreland Fields. Our Portsmouth page covers surveys nearby.
Chimney surveys in PO35 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on Walls Road, Howgate Road and Egerton Road. If you’re just outside Foreland Fields, we cover Bembridge (1 mile north-west), Hillway (1 mile south-west), St Helens (2 miles north-west), Gaskins (2 miles west) and Nettlestone (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (10 miles west), Ryde (5 miles north-west), Cowes (11 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles south-west), Shanklin (6 miles south-west) and Ventnor (8 miles south-west). Harder-to-reach addresses take a little more planning, so tell us where you are as you book.
Around Foreland Fields
In Foreland Fields, that means homes and buildings near Bembridge School and Crab and Lobster Inn, among other places. The nearest railway station is Brading station, about 2.7 miles west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Sandown Castle (3.6 miles south-west) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (5.6 miles south-west). Not far away are Bembridge Down and Brading Marshes RSPB reserve.