Hampshire · London and the South East
Great Shoddesden Chimney Survey
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you decide what to do next. Chimney surveys in Great Shoddesden, with photos and a clear written report.
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Lifted or split lead flashings
What you can safely check yourself
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Do not go up yourself.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
How a chimney survey works in Great Shoddesden
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. A drone inspection is part of our Premium Survey where applicable. Where part of a stack can’t be seen, the report says so. Every defect we find is photographed and described in plain words. We survey chimney breasts, brick chimney stacks and chimney pots and cowls, and people most often book us about gaps in the mortar around the pots and mortar washing out of the joints.
Older buildings in small places like Great Shoddesden 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. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
If any part of the chimney stack couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Place
- Great Shoddesden (SP11)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Chimney surveys in Great Shoddesden: local notes
England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council. A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
If you look after a building such as Ludgershall Castle Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Great Shoddesden is about 6 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. We visit Great Shoddesden as part of our work across Hampshire. We cover towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. There’s also a page for Southampton.
We survey roofs across SP11 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Other places close to Great Shoddesden include Perham Down (1 mile west), Ludgershall (1 mile north-west), Kimpton (1 mile south) and Tidworth (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Andover (6 miles east), Whitchurch (12 miles east), East Anton (6 miles east), Overton (15 miles east), Picket Piece (7 miles east) and Picket Twenty (7 miles east).
What’s near Great Shoddesden
We work in homes and buildings around The Wellington Academy, among other places. The nearest railway station is Grateley station, roughly 4.9 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Ludgershall Castle (1.4 miles north-west) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (5.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Quarley Hill.
Why it’s worth a survey now in Great Shoddesden
Chimneys are easy to forget because you rarely see the top of them. Defects tend to go unseen until there’s a stain. Surveying the stack now can catch problems first. Around Great Shoddesden, older homes often have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how it can be reached and seen safely. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Why us?
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Prices that include VAT
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
Landlord and commercial surveys in Great Shoddesden
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Mention it when you get in touch and we will plan the visit with that in mind.
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work around your tenants.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Great Shoddesden
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Grateley station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just ring 07833 053749 or email us with the details, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Is my home in Great Shoddesden listed or in a conservation area?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, if the freeholder or managing agent agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain doesn’t usually stop a survey. Strong wind or a downpour can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so if conditions are not right we’ll arrange another day with you.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. Shared stacks are common on terraced and semi-detached houses. We record the stack as far as we can see it and flag anything on the neighbour’s side.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
Have it checked rather than leaving it. Leaning frequently comes from mortar breaking down unevenly. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can assess whether it needs work.
Are you structural engineers?
No. Visible signs like deflection or sagging are recorded, but we don’t provide calculations or an engineer’s opinion. The report will say if you need an engineer.
Different roofs, different checks
Lead flashings
Flashings can lift in wind or pull out of their mortar joints. We photograph any we find that look loose or damaged.
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we check how the pots are capped. Capping without ventilation can trap moisture.
Do you need a chimney survey in Great Shoddesden?
Stacks that were used for open fires for many years can weaken from the inside. Flue gases and damp can break down the mortar, sometimes more on one side than the other, which can make a stack lean.
Problems we come across often include:
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Lifted or split lead flashings
For landlords with property near Grateley station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
What to check before booking
- Are they insured for the work?
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- What the survey will not cover
- What follow-up you get after the report
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What we do, step by step
We’ll ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes about one to two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Cottages and farmhouses around Great Shoddesden often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- You get a report with photos and our recommendations.
How to prepare
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Let us know about parking near the property
Book a survey
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or send us an email, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.