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Chimney survey in Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent
Not sure what state the chimney stack is in? You can book a chimney survey in Littlestone-on-Sea and across Kent.
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Worn or missing pointing
- Staining on walls around the chimney
How a chimney survey works in Littlestone-on-Sea
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. Even when it is not used, a stack has to stay weathertight. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. You get photos of each stack and our recommendations. Common reasons to book are flaunching that has broken away and bricks with flaking faces, across flaunching, chimney pots and cowls and chimney breasts.
Somewhere as small as Littlestone-on-Sea, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs frequently need the most attention.
It is not only a list of defects. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend.
- Place
- Littlestone-on-Sea (TN28)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
For landlords and managing agents
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work around your tenants.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.
DIY checks: what’s safe
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A loose pot or brick can fall from height. Finding them early means they can be dealt with before they come down by a roofer. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
All our prices include VAT. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for the job before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Littlestone-on-Sea
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Visits on any day of the week
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
Read our cost guide and our case studies.
Common questions in Littlestone-on-Sea
Will you come out to Littlestone-on-Sea?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Littlestone-on-Sea, take more of a battering?
It can do. Within about 1 mile of the sea, as Littlestone-on-Sea is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
What will the report tell me?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, backed by photographs. Anything we couldn’t see safely is noted too.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We inspect what can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows, from inside the roof space, from the roof where it’s safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
What happens after the survey?
You’ll receive the report by email, and what you do next is up to you: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Roof by roof
Chimney pots and cowls
Damaged pots are a safety concern as well as a leak risk. We photograph each pot and note any damage.
Brick stacks
Most chimney stacks are built of brick, with mortar joints that wear over time. We check the bricks for spalling and the joints for erosion.
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How it works
Photos are taken throughout the visit, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. A typical visit takes roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Cottages and farmhouses around Littlestone-on-Sea often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from the ground, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- Every part we can see is looked at: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- Where there is safe access, we look at the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
How to prepare
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Book a survey
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Littlestone-on-Sea
Littlestone-on-Sea is within about 1 mile of the coast, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, and strong wind lifts anything already loose on a roof, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. 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. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If you look after a building such as The Marsh Academy, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. If you live in an older home near Church of St Nicholas, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. Homes near green spaces like Romney Warren Country Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Littlestone-on-Sea is about 8 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. We cover Littlestone-on-Sea and the rest of Kent, as part of our work across London and South East England. Littlestone-on-Sea is one of the places in Kent where we work. There is also a page for Canterbury.
We survey roofs across the TN28 postcode area for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Blenheim Road, St Nicholas Road and St Andrew's Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Littlestone-on-Sea include the B2071, which makes travel easy. We also cover the places around Littlestone-on-Sea: Greatstone-on-Sea (1 mile south), New Romney (1 mile west), St Mary's Bay (2 miles north), St Mary in the Marsh (2 miles north-west) and Lydd-on-Sea (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles north), Folkestone (11 miles north-east), Hythe (8 miles north-east), Hawkinge (12 miles north-east), Tenterden (13 miles north-west) and Cheriton (11 miles north-east).
What’s near Littlestone-on-Sea
Around Littlestone-on-Sea, our work takes us to homes and buildings near St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy, Captain Howey Hotel and Romney Warren Country Park and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Lydd Town Museum (3.5 miles south-west) and Romney 'castle' (3 miles west). For a walk, there is Burnthouse Pen and Dungeness National.
What this survey can’t tell you
This isn’t a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Hidden damage within the stack
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts