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Chimney Survey in High Roding
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in High Roding, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Why it is worth a survey now in High Roding
Most people never get a proper look at their chimney stacks. Problems often go unnoticed until damp appears inside. Surveying the stack now can catch problems first. For older village homes like those around High Roding, the right replacement materials are not always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Why book with us
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Prices that include VAT
- Surveys seven days a week
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Chimney survey in High Roding
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. If you are worried about flaunching that has broken away and spalled or crumbling bricks, we can find out what’s behind it, on chimney breasts, chimney pots and cowls and lead flashings alike.
In a village or hamlet like High Roding, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Place
- High Roding (CM6)
- Region
- Essex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney pots and cowls
Each pot is bedded into the flaunching, often with a cowl or cap on top. We check that they look secure and undamaged.
Brick stacks
Brick stacks rely on sound pointing to keep water out. The survey looks for crumbling bricks and worn or missing mortar.
Signs you need a chimney survey in High Roding
The flaunching on top of a stack holds the pots in place and sheds water. Once it cracks, water gets in and frost makes the cracks bigger. In time, the pots can become loose.
We are often asked to look at:
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- A chimney out of line
- Flaunching that has broken away
For landlords with property near Stansted Airport station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Before you book anyone
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- What insurance they carry
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
How the survey works
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, such as stains, drips or loose pieces, and we will get on with the inspection. A typical survey takes roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Rural addresses near High Roding can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- 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.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft space.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the freeholder or managing agent
Booking a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Prices for chimney surveys in High Roding
Prices always include VAT. What changes the price is:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- House, block, shop or office
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, with VAT included. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Booking your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- Dates you are working to, like exchange
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- The kind of building and roof involved
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
Before and after the survey
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. Here’s what helps most:
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
You can send the report to roofers or builders for quotes. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
Chimney surveys in High Roding: local notes
Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, alongside plenty of post-war and newer estates. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. The wider area around High Roding has a long history of building, with Barrington Hall about 3.4 miles west. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
The streets around a church like Parish Church of St Mary are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
High Roding is about 8 miles east of Bishop's Stortford, in Essex. We cover High Roding and the rest of Essex, as part of our work across London and the South East. High Roding is one of the towns and villages in Essex where we work. Our Chelmsford page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the CM6 postcode area for chimney surveys. We offer chimney surveys to properties on The Street, Owers Place and Broadfield. If you are just outside High Roding, we cover Great Canfield (1 mile west), Roundbush Green (2 miles south-west), Keeres Green (2 miles south), High Easter (2 miles south-east) and Stagden Cross (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Chelmsford (9 miles south-east), Braintree (11 miles east), Harlow (10 miles south-west), Brentwood (14 miles south), Billericay (15 miles south) and Witham (13 miles east).
Near you in High Roding
We work in homes and buildings around The Old Lamb (Public House). High Roding’s nearest station is Stansted Airport station, roughly 4.8 miles north-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Little Easton Moat (3.8 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Portingbury Hills.
Common questions in High Roding
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Stansted Airport station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details.
Do you cover smaller places like High Roding?
Yes. High Roding is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain does not typically stop a survey, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so if conditions are not right we’ll arrange another day with you.
What happens next?
The report comes by email, and you decide the next step: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. Our survey looks at the roof, not the whole building. For the rest of the building, a RICS home survey is a separate job.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only if it is safe. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
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. Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. Everything is written up with photos.