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Chimney Survey in Hickmans Green
An experienced roof surveyor for chimney surveys in Hickmans Green. Over 5,000 surveys and 20+ years behind us.
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Prices for chimney surveys in Hickmans Green
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Which survey package you book
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Helping us price your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
- Anything about access we should know
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
We survey roofs on any day of the week. To arrange a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Hickmans Green
A chimney stands up above the roof, exposed to wind, rain and frost on every side. In time, flaunching cracks, mortar washes out and flashings come loose. Water then gets into the stack and can show as damp on a chimney breast or a stain in the loft. A survey finds these problems and records them with photos. We survey chimney breasts, chimney pots and cowls and shared and party-wall stacks, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are disused chimneys trapping moisture and gaps in the mortar around the pots.
Some older homes in villages like Hickmans Green are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. 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.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Place
- Hickmans Green (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Local roofs in Hickmans Green
Hickmans Green lies within about 5 miles of the sea, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces. With Belmont House and Gardens about 4.9 miles west, Hickmans Green sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Trees in and around Mount Ephraim Gardens shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching. If you look after a building like Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. The streets around a church such as St Barnabas are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Hickmans Green is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. We carry out chimney surveys in Hickmans Green for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. We cover towns and villages across Kent.
We survey roofs across the ME13 postcode area for chimney surveys. If you’re just outside Hickmans Green, we cover Winterbourne (1 mile south-east), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north-east), Oversland (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Hickmans Green
We work in homes and buildings around Mount Ephraim Gardens and The Queens Head pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Selling station, roughly 1 mile south-west of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.1 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.4 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
Tips that help
You do not need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Ask about consent before removing a chimney on an older property
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. Small repairs now can save bigger work later.
Checking the roof from ground level
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it.
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What else we do in Hickmans Green
The survey, step by step
On the day, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that’s worrying you. After that, we check everything we can see safely, from the ground, from windows, in the loft space and by drone where applicable. Most surveys take an hour or two at most homes, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Rural addresses near Hickmans Green can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Where there’s safe access, we look at the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before the survey
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Booking a survey
We confirm the price for the job before booking, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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What this survey cannot tell you
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
Roof by roof
Brick stacks
Brick stacks rely on sound pointing to keep water out. We check the bricks for spalling and the joints for erosion.
Flaunching
The sloping mortar around the pots is called flaunching. Once it cracks, water can get straight into the brickwork.
Hickmans Green: your questions answered
How do I find out if my home in Hickmans Green is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do you cover smaller places like Hickmans Green?
Yes, Hickmans Green is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you as you book.
Are you insured?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drones cannot fly safely in high wind or heavy rain, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. We will rearrange with you if the weather isn’t right.
Can you survey a chimney stack we share with next door?
Yes. We inspect what can be seen safely and what you 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.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. It isn’t a flue, sweep or gas safety inspection. We check the structure and weathering of the stack and any damp, and we will say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.