Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Frogham, Hampshire
Not sure what state the chimney stack is in? You can book a chimney survey in Frogham and across Hampshire, with plain-English findings.
- A chimney out of line
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
What happens on the day
The aim of the visit is simple: 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. The visit usually takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Older roofs in small places like Frogham can have low, tight loft spaces, so it helps to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- We check the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Preparing for the visit
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Book a survey
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or email us to find out.
Advice
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Frogham
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. It isn’t a flue inspection, a sweep or a gas safety check. If you use a fire or a gas appliance, the flue should be checked by a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer as appropriate. We will tell you if we see anything that suggests they should take a look. We are often asked to look into damp on a chimney breast inside and bricks with flaking faces, across chimney breasts, lead flashings and shared and party-wall stacks.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, 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 roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Place
- Frogham (SP6)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Frogham
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What you can safely check yourself
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
FAQs for Frogham
Do you cover Frogham?
Yes, Frogham is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos.
Do you cover smaller places like Frogham?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
What’s the best way to book?
Just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
It can come from several places: cracked flaunching, worn pointing, failed flashings, uncapped pots, or damp trapped in an unventilated stack. We check each one and note the most likely cause.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it is applicable. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
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.
Will you photograph what you find?
Yes. The report includes photographs of what we found, so you can see exactly what each finding refers to.
Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
What we’re asked to look at in Frogham
Many chimneys are no longer used. A stack sealed without ventilation can trap damp. That can lead to damp patches on chimney breasts, even with the roof in good order.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
Anyone responsible for a site like Hyde Church of England Primary School will know that long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- What happens after the report arrives
What a chimney survey looks like in Frogham
Breamore House, about 4 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Frogham. 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. Some Hampshire villages still have thatched roofs. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Take an older house close to Church of the Holy Ascension: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Frogham is in Hampshire. Whether the building in Frogham is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof. Our area takes in places right across Hampshire. You can also see our page for Southampton.
We cover every part of the SP6 postcode area for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Blissford Hill, Abbots Well Road and Frogham Hill or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we survey roofs in Blissford (1 mile north), Hyde (1 mile south-west), Hungerford (1 mile south-west), Stuckton (1 mile west) and North Gorley (1 mile south-west). Further out, we also cover Totton (11 miles east), Lymington (14 miles south-east), Romsey (13 miles north-east), New Milton (12 miles south), Ringwood (5 miles south) and Barton on Sea (13 miles south).
Near you in Frogham
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Burgate School and Sixth Form. Nearby you will also find Fordingbridge Doll Museum (1.6 miles north-west) and Godshill Castle Hill (2 miles north). For a walk, there is Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
Useful tips for Frogham property owners
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. Our suggestions:
- Ask about consent before removing a chimney on an older property
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Check fixings on the stack are secure
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
After the visit, we write up the report with photographs of each stack. It explains the condition of each part of the stack and any damp inside. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24 to 48 hours and Premium reports the same day.
Get small mortar repairs done while they’re small. It is far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.
Leave it or get it looked at?
If you are thinking of removing or reducing a stack, it helps to know its condition first. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council, so check with them first. In a small place like Frogham, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can safely be seen and the package you choose.
Why book us in Frogham
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Package prices that include VAT
- A written report with photographs
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID