Kent · London and the South East
Leeds Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys around Leeds, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Worn or missing pointing
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
Common questions in Leeds
Is Leeds within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Leeds?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
My chimney looks like it is leaning. What should I do?
A leaning stack should be looked at. Our survey notes how it looks and the condition of the bricks and joints, and if it may be a structural issue, we recommend a structural engineer.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
How much does a chimney survey cost in Leeds?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain is typically fine; heavy rain and wind are different. In strong wind or a downpour, a drone can’t fly and access may not be safe, and we’d agree another day.
What do I do with the report?
You will get the report by email. With Standard there’s a follow-up consultation; with Premium, an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
Chimney survey in Leeds: what you get
Our chimney survey covers the stack and the details that keep water out around it: the pots and cowls, the flaunching on top, the pointing, the brickwork and the flashings where it meets the roof. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it is safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. We survey brick chimney stacks, lead flashings and flaunching, and people most often book us about lifted or split lead flashings and eroded joints in the brickwork.
Some older homes in villages like Leeds are listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. 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.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Leeds (ME17)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Leeds
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How the survey works
You do not need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will take it from there. A typical survey takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Somewhere like Leeds needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- 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 photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the building owner or managing agent
Getting a price
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or email us and give us a few details about the property and we will explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
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What this survey cannot tell you
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, so a survey has limits:
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will recommend the right survey. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
Useful tips for Leeds property owners
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
What a chimney survey looks like in Leeds
With Leeds Castle about 1 mile east, Leeds 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. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
Landlords with a home close to Hollingbourne station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Take an older house close to St Nicholas's Church: its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. If you run a business near The Mall Maidstone, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
Leeds is about 4 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Wherever you are in Leeds, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property. Across Kent, we cover Leeds and the places around it.
We cover every part of the ME17 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. We cover properties on Brogden Crescent, Forge Lane and Gloriette Avenue. We also cover the places around Leeds: Ashbank (1 mile north-east), Broomfield (1 mile east), Eyhorne Street (1 mile north-east), Chartway Street (2 miles south) and Kingswood (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (4 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-east), Tonbridge (15 miles west), Faversham (13 miles east) and Minster (15 miles north-east).
What’s near Leeds
In Leeds, that means homes and buildings near The George Inn. For rail, the closest station is Hollingbourne station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east. A little further out are Leeds Castle (1 mile east) and KIMS hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Open spaces near Leeds include Detling Hill.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Prices always include VAT. What changes the price is:
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- House, block, shop or office
- Height and safe access
- The shape of the roof and its details
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What we need to know
There’s no need for technical words. It is enough to tell us:
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
For a price for chimney surveys in Leeds, phone 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Different roofs, different checks
Flaunching
We often find flaunching that has cracked or broken away. Caught early, it is often a small job.
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we check how the pots are capped. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
Checking the roof from the ground
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.