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Chimney Survey in Godinton
Chimney surveys in Godinton, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Godinton
For buyers, a chimney survey before exchange can flag work you may want to raise. Cracked flaunching, failed flashings and worn pointing are common findings on older stacks. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It complements a RICS home survey rather than replacing it. Common reasons to book are loose, cracked or missing pots and gaps where the stack meets the roof, on lead flashings, chimney breasts and flaunching.
Around Godinton, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from ground level.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Where
- Godinton (TN23, TN25, TN24)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Godinton: your questions answered
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Ashford International station?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Godinton?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We check the parts we can see safely and the parts you can give us access to. Where a problem appears to be on next door’s side, we note it and you can raise it with them.
Do you take photos of the roof?
Yes. Photographs are part of every report, so you can see each point for yourself.
How fast do I get the report?
That depends on the survey you book: the Basic Survey report arrives within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey the same day. Reports are sent by email.
Does someone need to be in?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you when booking.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: from the pots and flaunching down to the flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we look at:
- Roof area
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Height and safe access
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so they’re priced to match. The price is confirmed before booking.
What we need to know
There is no need for technical words. It’s enough to tell us:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
When you are ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
What you can safely check yourself
It’s useful to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the 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 ground level.
Tips that help
You do not need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Check your stacks from ground level after strong winds
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
You can send the report to roofers or builders for quotes. With the same list in front of each contractor, comparing quotes is simpler.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.
What a chimney survey looks like in Godinton
Across Kent, older roofs are often handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Godinton House about 0.8 miles north-west, Godinton sits in an area with a long building history. 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.
Trees in and around Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. If you own a rental within reach of Ashford International station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. For businesses in and around places like County Square, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
Godinton is about 1 mile north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in Godinton, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property. Across Kent, we cover Godinton. There is also a page for Canterbury.
Surveys in TN23, TN25 and TN24 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on Chart Road, Bridge Road and Chart Avenue. Close by, we survey roofs in Great Chart (1 mile south-west), Ashford (1 mile south-east), Potters Corner (1 mile north), Stanhope (1 mile south) and Bockhanger (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (11 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
Around Godinton
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Highworth Grammar School, The Little Black Dog pub and Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood. Godinton’s nearest station is Ashford International station, roughly 1.4 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find County Square (1.1 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3 miles east). The countryside around Godinton includes Hatch Park.
What we can’t see
A survey is a careful look at the chimney stack, but it cannot do everything. Its limits include:
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
Leave it or get it looked at?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it is doing. Changes to stacks in conservation areas or on listed buildings may need consent and the council can advise. In a smaller place like Godinton, wherever a roof is exposed, a loose ridge or flashing does not stay loose for long. Wind gets under it and lifts more, and water follows.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can safely be seen and the package you choose.
Why book us in Godinton
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- An independent view of the roof
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Package prices that include VAT
See what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
Nearby places to Godinton
What else we do in Godinton
How it works
A survey visit follows a simple order: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photographs as we go and make notes for the report. Most visits take about one to two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Homes around Godinton often have gardens on more than one side, which gives us room to step back and see the roof. Mention any side of the property we cannot get to. The loft, where there is safe access, completes the picture.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- We check the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Preparing for the visit
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Arrange a survey
We survey roofs seven days a week. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.