Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Headbourne Worthy, Hampshire
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in Headbourne Worthy, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- A stack that appears to lean
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
Do you need a chimney survey in Headbourne Worthy?
Aerials and dishes are often fixed to stacks. Their weight and the wind on them can loosen bricks and pointing. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- A chimney out of line
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Mary, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- What experience they bring
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Headbourne Worthy
On terraced and semi-detached houses, a chimney stack is often shared with next door. We inspect the parts we can see safely and the parts 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. Everything is written up with photos and our recommendations. We survey flaunching, chimney breasts and chimney pots and cowls, and the problems we are asked to look at most are mortar washing out of the joints and frost-damaged brickwork on the stack.
Somewhere as small as Headbourne Worthy, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. We report on whatever is safely visible, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it’s typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Most points in the report come with a picture, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Headbourne Worthy (SO23)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to Headbourne Worthy
What else we do in Headbourne Worthy
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney breasts and the loft
Inside, chimney breasts can show damp when water gets into the stack. We check the breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach.
Flaunching
Flaunching takes the worst of the weather. We look for cracks, gaps around the pots and missing pieces.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Headbourne Worthy
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Headbourne Worthy?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you cover smaller places like Headbourne Worthy?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
Damp on a chimney breast typically means water is getting into the stack, or moisture is trapped inside it. We check the stack, the flashings and how unused flues are capped and records the likely cause.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
That depends on the survey. For inside areas and the roof space, someone has to give us access, while outside access can be discussed when booking.
What does the report include?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos, and ends with what we recommend. The most urgent items are made clear.
What should I do with a chimney I do not use?
There’s no single answer. We record how the stack is doing and whether it is capped with ventilation. If you are thinking of removing it, check with the council first in a conservation area or on a listed building.
How do you inspect a chimney without scaffolding?
Each stack is viewed from the safest viewpoints: from ground level, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Tips from our surveys
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They apply to most roofs:
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
Once we’ve been, the findings are written up with photos. It covers the pots, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings, and any damp we found inside. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
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.
Leave it or get it looked at?
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. Outbuildings and barns around Headbourne Worthy are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Headbourne Worthy
- Prices that include VAT
- Surveys seven days a week
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
For landlords and managing agents
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Let us know about it as you book and we’ll plan the survey around it.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
Headbourne Worthy homes and their roofs
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. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. Before planning roof work on an older home, find out whether it is listed or in a conservation area. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, and councils can also use Article 4 directions to control changes in conservation areas.
If you own a rental within reach of Winchester station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. Anyone responsible for a site like Kings Worthy Primary School will know that long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Headbourne Worthy is about 2 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. Roofs in Headbourne Worthy get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Hampshire. Headbourne Worthy is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire where we work. You can also see our page for Southampton.
Every address in SO23 is covered for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover properties on London Road, Whiteway Close and The Dell. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Abbotts Barton (1 mile south), Harestock (1 mile south-west), Hyde (2 miles south), Weeke (2 miles south-west) and Littleton (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (15 miles north-east), Eastleigh (9 miles south), Andover (11 miles north-west), Totton (15 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (8 miles south-west) and Alton (15 miles east).
Around Headbourne Worthy
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Cart And Horses Public House and Henry Beaufort School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Winchester station, about 1.8 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Royal Observer Corps Museum (1.1 miles south) and Winchester Castle (2.1 miles south). Open spaces near Headbourne Worthy include Twyford Down and Winnall Moors.
What happens on the day
We’ll ask a few questions first, about the roof’s history, any leaks and past repairs. The inspection then takes about one to two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Older rural homes like those around Headbourne Worthy 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 go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Arrange a survey
To get a price for chimney surveys in Headbourne Worthy, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.