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Icklesham Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching around Icklesham, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
What affects the price in Icklesham
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- Roof area
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Height and safe access
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can safely be seen and the package you choose.
What we need to know
The more you let us know, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, tell us:
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- What’s prompted the survey
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Chimney survey in Icklesham
We inspect chimneys from wherever they can be seen safely: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the loft space where it’s safe. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where applicable. Where part of a stack cannot be seen, the report says so. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. If you’ve noticed damp patches on chimney breasts and lifted or split lead flashings, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Some older homes in villages like Icklesham 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. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Icklesham (TN36)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey works
It helps to start with what’s prompted the survey: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. That way we can focus on what matters to you. Most visits take about one to two hours at most homes, and more on a big or complicated roof. Somewhere like Icklesham needs a little journey planning: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- The stacks are looked at from the ground, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach them.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Arrange a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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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.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
What a chimney survey does not cover
Before booking, it is worth knowing what a survey will not do:
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Conditions inside walls
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll suggest the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Icklesham
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
What a chimney survey looks like in Icklesham
The coast is about 3 miles or less from Icklesham, and places near the sea get more salt in the air and more wind than inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles. With Lamb House about 3.7 miles north-east, Icklesham sits in an area with a long building history. 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.
For landlords with property near Winchelsea station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. If you look after a building such as Icklesham Church of England Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Icklesham is about 6 miles north-east of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever you are in Icklesham, we can come and survey your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. We cover towns and villages across East Sussex, large and small. Our Maidstone page covers surveys nearby.
Chimney surveys in TN36 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on Tithe Barn Field, Manor Close and High Fords or a nearby road, we can survey it. Close by, we survey roofs in Broad Street (1 mile west), Cock Marling (2 miles north), Udimore (2 miles north), Three Oaks (2 miles south-west) and Broadland Row (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Hastings (6 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles south-west), St Leonards (7 miles south-west), Hastings Old Town (5 miles south-west), Belmont (5 miles south-west) and Hollington (6 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Icklesham
For rail, the closest station is Winchelsea station, roughly 2 miles north-east. A little further out are Camber Castle (3.2 miles east) and Winchelsea Court Hall Museum (1.9 miles east). The countryside around Icklesham includes Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Icklesham: your questions answered
Is the coastal weather around Icklesham hard on roofs?
Yes, coastal weather is harder on roofs: there is more wind, and more salt in the air. Exposed details such as ridges, verges, flashings and metal fixings are the ones to watch.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Winchelsea station?
Yes, that’s a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
How much is a survey?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all including VAT.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, like cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
How soon will I get the report?
Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24–48 hours and Premium reports on the same day. Each one is emailed, ready to forward.
Is a leaning chimney dangerous?
Don’t ignore it. Leaning frequently comes from mortar breaking down unevenly. We record its condition with photos, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it’s stable.
Can I check my roof myself?
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
A lot can be seen from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
When to book a survey in Icklesham
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. A stack sealed without ventilation can trap damp. Damp patches can appear on chimney breasts even when nothing is leaking.
Problems we come across often include:
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- A stack that appears to lean
- Flaunching that has broken away
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near The Parish Church of St Nicholas, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Questions to ask before booking
- Their insurance cover
- What experience they bring
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone