Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Liphook
An experienced roof surveyor for chimney surveys in Liphook. Over 5,000 surveys and 20+ years behind us across London and the South East.
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
Chimney survey in Liphook
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. It is not a flue inspection, a sweep or a gas safety check. If you use a fire or a gas appliance, the flue should be checked by a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer as appropriate. If something we see points to the flue, we’ll say so. If you are worried about eroded joints in the brickwork and frost-damaged brickwork on the stack, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Around Liphook, older cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer houses. Coverings range from slate and clay tiles on older homes to concrete tiles on many later ones. On older homes, chimney stacks, valleys and gutters are usually where the work is, and the fixings under the coverings matter too. The fixings under an older roof often fail before good slates or tiles do.
The written findings come by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Liphook (GU30)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
Damp in a chimney breast normally gets worse while the cause is left. It can spoil decoration and plaster. Finding the cause means the right work can be planned. In a smaller place like Liphook, wherever a roof is exposed, a loose ridge or flashing doesn’t stay loose for long. Each storm lifts it a little further, and water follows.
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we can help you choose.
What you get with us
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Every finding written up with photos
Read our cost guide or two real surveys.
What we’re asked to look at in Liphook
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost opens up cracks in the mortar, and rain gets into worn bricks and joints. Most people book after spotting damp or a loose pot, or before buying.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- A stack that appears to lean
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Mortar washing out of the joints
If you let a flat or house near Liphook station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Are they insured for the work?
What a chimney survey looks like in Liphook
There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so the council is the place to ask. Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Bohunt School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near St Mary's Church Centre, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Liphook is about 8 miles north-east of Petersfield, in Hampshire. Surveys in Liphook work the same way as everywhere we cover: a proper look at what can be seen safely, photographs and a clear written report. Liphook is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire where we work for chimney surveys. We also survey roofs in Guildford.
Here we cover the GU30 postcode area for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on London Road, Station Road and Childerstone Close or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover Weavers Down (1 mile west), Conford (1 mile north-west), Passfield (2 miles north-west), Milland (3 miles south) and Longmoor (3 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Farnborough (15 miles north), Fleet (14 miles north), Horndean (15 miles south-west), Aldershot (12 miles north), Alton (9 miles north-west) and Petersfield (8 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Liphook
In Liphook, that means homes and buildings near The Green Dragon Public House and Liphook Infant School. The closest station to Liphook is Liphook station, roughly 0.5 miles south of the centre. A little further out are Chase Community Hospital (3.3 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Lynchmere Commons and Wheeler's Down.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
Each pot is bedded into the flaunching, frequently with a cowl or cap on top. We check that they look secure and undamaged.
Lead flashings
Lead flashings seal the joint between the stack and the roof. We check for lifting, splits and gaps in the joints.
Common questions in Liphook
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Liphook 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, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Is Liphook within the area you cover?
Yes, Liphook is covered. We survey roofs across London and the South East, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
Will you check the loft?
If it is needed and safe to reach, yes. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. We check the roof, not the whole building, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
How soon will I get the report?
The Premium Survey report comes the same day, the Standard within 24–48 hours and the Basic within 48 hours. Each one is emailed, ready to forward.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling are not something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.
Towns and villages near Liphook
What else we do in Liphook
What we do, step by step
The visit normally starts outside and finishes in the loft: outside views come first, then the loft space if there’s safe access. In total, it takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. With a bit of garden around a house, as there often is around Liphook, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. Inside, the loft is checked where it can be reached safely.
- 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 roof space.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Before we arrive
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the building owner or managing agent
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Arrange a survey
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Advice
Tips from our surveys
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
If the stack is shared, you can pass the report to your neighbour. The photos show the problem and which side it is on from the viewpoints we used.
Check redundant flues are capped with ventilation. Ventilation helps keep the stack dry.
For landlords and managing agents
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it as you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, with the report sent to whoever needs it. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.