Isle of Wight · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Godshill, Isle of Wight
An experienced roof surveyor for chimney surveys in Godshill. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
How the survey works
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take about 1–2 hours at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Older roofs in small places like Godshill can have low, tight loft spaces, so let us know about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it’s safe.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Before the survey
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Tell us where we can park nearby
Book a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
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Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Godshill
If you are buying a home with chimneys, it’s worth knowing their condition before you exchange. 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. We’re often asked to look into eroded joints in the brickwork and lifted or split lead flashings, on brick chimney stacks, flaunching and chimney pots and cowls.
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. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
The report doesn’t just list problems. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend.
- Where
- Godshill (PO38)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Honest limits
We only report what can be seen safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- A structural engineer’s assessment
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will recommend the right survey. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
Leave it or get it looked at?
If you are thinking of removing or reducing a stack, it is useful 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. Older cottages and farmhouses around Godshill can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, access and the package you choose.
What you get with us
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Prices that include VAT
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Plain-English reports with photos
See how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Common questions in Godshill
Will you come out to Godshill?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Godshill, take more of a battering?
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.
What insurance do you have?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
What does a roof survey cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all inc. VAT.
What’s in the survey report?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, backed by photographs. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely, so you know exactly what was covered.
What do I do with the report?
The report comes by email, and what you do next is up to you: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Do you look in the roof space?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
What you can safely check yourself
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t 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.
Useful tips for Godshill property owners
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out:
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Godshill
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Bigger roofs take more time, and they’re priced for the size.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps with budgets and planning.
Chimney surveys around Godshill
Godshill is within about 4 miles of the coast, 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, while driving rain finds any gap. Thatch survives on some older Isle of Wight buildings, and sea air and wind reach every part of the island. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If you look after a building such as Godshill Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. For landlords with property near Shanklin station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. Sheat Manor lies about 2.5 miles north-west, so building around Godshill goes back a long way. If yours is one of the older homes, the roof may have been repaired many times, and the survey records how each part is holding up.
Godshill is about 5 miles south of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Anywhere in Godshill, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property. We cover towns and villages across the Isle of Wight, large and small. We also survey roofs in Portsmouth.
We work across the PO38 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. That includes homes and businesses on High Street, Jubilee Close and Yarborough Close. We also cover the places around Godshill: Sandford (1 mile east), Rookley Green (1 mile north-west), Rookley (2 miles north-west), Whiteley Bank (2 miles east) and Merstone (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Newport (5 miles north), Ryde (7 miles north-east), Cowes (9 miles north), Sandown (4 miles east), Shanklin (4 miles east) and Ventnor (4 miles south-east). Remote addresses need a little more planning, so tell us where you are when you book.
Near you in Godshill
In Godshill, that means homes and buildings near The Essex pub, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Shanklin station, about 3.5 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Whitecroft Hospital (3.2 miles north-west) and Museum of Country And Agriculture (2.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Alverstone Mead and Stenbury Down.