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Chimney Survey in Fuller Street
Chimney surveys in Fuller Street from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
How a chimney survey works in Fuller Street
On terraced and semi-detached houses, a chimney stack is often shared with next door. We check whatever is safely visible and what the owner gives us access to. If a defect appears to be on the neighbour’s side, we note it, so you can talk to them. You get a written report with photographs and what we recommend. If you’re worried about loose, cracked or missing pots and bricks with flaking faces, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Older buildings in small places like Fuller Street may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, sent by email. It explains the condition of the chimney stack, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Where
- Fuller Street (CM3)
- Region
- Essex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Surveys for landlords and agents in Fuller Street
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Tell us about it when booking and we will plan the survey around it.
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners. A report with photographs gives you a clear record of the chimney stack.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Fuller Street
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near White Notley station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Is my home in Fuller Street listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
How do you inspect a chimney without scaffolding?
Each stack is viewed from the safest viewpoints: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the loft space. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where it applies. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Do you work in Fuller Street?
Yes, we do. We carry out chimney surveys in Fuller Street, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first. Mention it when you get in touch and we will explain what’s needed.
Are you structural engineers?
No. We are experienced roof surveyors, and visible signs such as sagging are noted, but calculations and an engineer’s opinion are outside what we do. The report will say if you need an engineer.
What insurance do you have?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
What you can safely check yourself
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Do not go up yourself.
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
How the survey works
We don’t take risks to get a closer look. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey usually takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Older rural homes like those around Fuller Street can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely, and anything we can’t 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.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before the survey
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Book a survey
When you are ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
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What else we do in Fuller Street
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney pots and cowls
For unused flues, we check whether caps or cowls allow ventilation. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
Rendered stacks
Some stacks are rendered, which can hide the condition of the brickwork beneath. We look for cracks, hollow areas and staining.
What we’re asked to look at in Fuller Street
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. If a stack is capped or blocked without ventilation, moisture can build up inside. Damp patches can appear on chimney breasts even when nothing is leaking.
Here are some of the things we see frequently:
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- A chimney out of line
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Staining on walls around the chimney
If you own a rental within reach of White Notley station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Whether the price includes VAT
Why it’s worth a survey now in Fuller Street
A small amount of repointing or new flaunching is normally a modest job. Left for a few winters, frost and water can loosen pots and bricks and the job gets bigger. Older cottages and farmhouses around Fuller Street can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
Prices start from £150, with VAT included, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400. You will know the price for your survey before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Fuller Street
- Visits on any day of the week
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Every finding written up with photos
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
See how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Fuller Street homes and their roofs
Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, while many towns grew with post-war and newer estates. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. 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.
Take an older house close to Church of St Mary the Virgin: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Fuller Street is about 4 miles west of Witham, in Essex. We cover Fuller Street and the rest of Essex. We cover towns and villages across Essex, large and small. You can also see our page for Chelmsford.
Every address in CM3 is within our area for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Gambles Green (1 mile south-east), Gubbion's Green (1 mile north-west), Fairstead (1 mile east), Flacks Green (1 mile south-east) and Great Leighs (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (6 miles south), Braintree (5 miles north), Maldon (9 miles south-east), Billericay (14 miles south), Witham (4 miles east) and Wickford (14 miles south).
Local landmarks in Fuller Street
We work in homes and buildings around The Square and Compasses pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is White Notley station, roughly 3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Cressing Temple (3.5 miles north-east) and Broomfield Hospital (4.1 miles south-west). For a walk, there is Sandylay and Moat Woods.