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Chimney survey in High Brooms, Kent
Find out the condition of the chimney stack at your property in High Brooms from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- A chimney out of line
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
Chimney survey in High Brooms: what you get
Many terraced and semi-detached homes share their chimney stacks with a neighbour. We check what can be seen safely and what 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. You get a report with photos and our recommendations. We survey shared and party-wall stacks, chimney breasts and chimney pots and cowls, and common reasons people get in touch are lifted or split lead flashings and spalled or crumbling bricks.
Around High Brooms, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Blocked gutters overflow and soak the walls below. It is the kind of slow problem a roof report picks up early. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from the ground.
Nothing in the report is left vague: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, and where it can wait, that is said too.
- Place
- High Brooms (TN2, TN4, TN1)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about chimney surveys in High Brooms
Is High Brooms within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
Is my home in High Brooms listed or in a conservation area?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
The survey covers the pots and cowls, the flaunching, the pointing, the bricks and the flashings. We also check chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach. Everything is written up with photographs.
Do I need to be at home?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that in advance, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
How much does a chimney survey cost in High Brooms?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose, and it is agreed before booking.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it is safe. Safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where applicable cover most of what’s needed, and the report notes anything we couldn’t see.
What do I do with the report?
We email you the written report with photos and recommendations. You can use it to talk to a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent, whichever applies.
Tips from our surveys
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
Questions about the findings are always welcome. Standard Surveys come with a follow-up consultation, and Premium Surveys with an in-person one.
Check your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. With binoculars, you can often see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
For landlords and managing agents
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
Also near High Brooms
What else we do in High Brooms
Chimney surveys in High Brooms: local notes
Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Groombridge Place, about 4.4 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around High Brooms. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
If you own a rental within reach of High Brooms station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. Homes near green spaces such as Hilbert Woods can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn. For businesses in and around places such as Royal Victoria Place, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
High Brooms is about 1 mile north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in High Brooms can all book chimney surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Our area takes in places right across Kent. We also survey roofs in Maidstone.
Chimney surveys in TN2, TN4 and TN1 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Oak Road, Brook Road and Caley Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. We also cover Southborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles south), Stockland Green (2 miles west) and Bidborough (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns like Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (5 miles east).
Around High Brooms
Typical jobs here are in homes near St Gregory's Catholic School, Hilbert Woods and Longbow Court pub, among other places. There’s a railway station in High Brooms itself: High Brooms station. Well-known places in the area include Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (1.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near High Brooms include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
How the survey works
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof; as a rough guide, the survey takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. If you have questions on the day, just ask. In a smaller place like High Brooms, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there’s access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Before we arrive
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Booking a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Advice
Why act early in High Brooms
A leaning stack should be looked at sooner rather than later. We record its condition and recommend a structural engineer where needed, so you can decide what to do next. With lower homes, common in places like High Brooms, there’s little between a roof defect and the ceiling, so water can show inside quickly once it gets past the covering. Finding the cause first saves a second job inside.
To find out what your survey will cost, phone 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Why book us in High Brooms
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Drones and thermal imaging where applicable
- Clear package prices, inc. VAT
- Visits on any day of the week
See how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
What a chimney survey doesn’t cover
A survey is a close look at the chimney stack, but it cannot do everything. Its limits include:
- Whether the flue is safe to use
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we check how the pots are capped. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
Chimney breasts and the loft
In the loft, staining around the stack frequently shows where water is getting in. We record what we see with photos.