Essex · London and the South East
Hawbush Green Chimney Survey
Need a chimney survey in Hawbush Green? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
About our chimney survey in Hawbush Green
Redundant chimneys are common, particularly where fires have been replaced by central heating. A disused stack still needs looking after. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. We check how redundant stacks have been capped and look for damp in the chimney breasts. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. We survey lead flashings, chimney breasts and brick chimney stacks, and people most frequently book us about a chimney out of line and pots or cowls that look unsafe.
Older buildings in small places like Hawbush Green 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. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
It isn’t only a list of defects. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend.
- Location
- Hawbush Green (CM77)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord and commercial surveys in Hawbush Green
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Hawbush Green. For a price for a let property or a block, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. Surveys run on any day of the week, which can make access easier.
Why get it checked now?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it’s doing. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council and the council can advise. Around Hawbush Green, older homes frequently have old roof timbers, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Why us?
- 98% of clients satisfied
- An independent view of the roof
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or two real surveys.
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What else we do in Hawbush Green
What affects the price in Hawbush Green
Survey packages start from £150, including VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- How big the roof is
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and some details. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Booking your survey
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. Just tell us:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- What’s prompted the survey
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before you book.
Common questions in Hawbush Green
How do I find out if my home in Hawbush Green is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. If a 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.
I let a flat near Cressing station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and some details.
Do you look in the roof space?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. We use safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where applicable, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
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.
Do I need to be at home?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. Shared stacks are common on terraced and semi-detached houses. We survey what we can see safely, and note anything that seems to involve next door.
What this survey can’t tell you
It’s a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before you book. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
When to book a survey in Hawbush Green
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. Failed flashings are one of the most common causes of damp around chimneys. Lead is also a target for theft.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
If you let a flat or house near Cressing station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
What a chimney survey looks like in Hawbush Green
Older buildings in Essex often have clay tiles and weatherboarding, alongside a good many post-war and newer estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list.
Take a building like Cressing Primary School: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. The streets around a church such as Parish Church of All Saints are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Hawbush Green is about 2 miles south-east of Braintree, in Essex. Anywhere in Hawbush Green, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Hawbush Green is one of the towns and villages in Essex we cover. Chelmsford is in our area too.
Here we cover the CM77 postcode area for chimney surveys. We cover properties on Laxton Lane, Witham Road and Polecat Road. We also cover the places around Hawbush Green: Tye Green (1 mile west), Long Green (1 mile north-west), The Green (1 mile south-west), Black Notley (1 mile west) and White Notley (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Colchester (13 miles east), Chelmsford (9 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles south-east), Witham (4 miles south-east), Camulodunum (12 miles east) and Halstead (6 miles north).
What’s near Hawbush Green
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Willows Public House and Alec Hunter Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Cressing station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are William Julien Courtauld Hospital (2.7 miles north-west) and Cressing Temple (1.3 miles south-east). For a walk, there is Sandylay and Moat Woods.
What happens on the day
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take about one to two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Somewhere like Hawbush Green needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- 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.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Before the survey
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Let us know about parking near the property
How to book
You can call us seven days a week. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.