Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Lyde Green
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching for Lyde Green and the rest of Hampshire. Surveys run on any day of the week.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Lyde Green
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. It isn’t a flue inspection, a sweep or a gas safety check. For the flue itself, you will need a sweep or, for gas appliances, a Gas Safe registered engineer. If something we see points to the flue, we’ll say so. We survey chimney breasts, brick chimney stacks and flaunching, and common reasons people get in touch are worn or missing pointing and damp on a chimney breast inside.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly.
- Where
- Lyde Green (RG27)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Prices for chimney surveys in Lyde Green
We confirm the price for the job before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The size of the roof
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We will give you the figure before anything is booked.
What to tell us when you contact us
These details help when you contact us:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- When you need the report by
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Lyde Green
With Stratfield Saye House about 2.8 miles north, Lyde Green sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Some Hampshire villages still have thatched roofs. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
The streets around a church like Rotherwick Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. Take a building like Whitewater Church of England Primary School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Lyde Green is about 6 miles north-east of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Bookings from Lyde Green are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Lyde Green is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire where we work for chimney surveys. You can also see our page for Reading.
We work across RG27 for chimney surveys. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Rotherwick (1 mile south-east), Mattingley (2 miles east), Hound Green (2 miles north-east), Heckfield (2 miles north-east) and Hazeley (3 miles north-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Basingstoke (6 miles south-west), Farnborough (9 miles east), Fleet (7 miles east), Aldershot (11 miles south-east), Alton (11 miles south) and Yateley (7 miles east).
What’s near Lyde Green
Around Lyde Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Coach And Horses Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Hook station, roughly 2.2 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include West Green House Agricultural Museum (2.3 miles east) and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (5.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include The Mill Field and Dogmersfield Lake.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Do not go up yourself.
When you need someone else
It is a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. The main limits are:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Flue inspections or sweeping
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
What we check
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
How it works
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. All in, the survey normally takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and more on a big or complicated roof. For a village or hamlet like Lyde Green, the journey is planned in advance: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect whatever is safely visible, inside and out.
- You let us know how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- 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.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Find any records of previous roof work
Book a survey
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form, tell us about the property and we will explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
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FAQs for Lyde Green
Do you cover smaller places like Lyde Green?
Yes, Lyde Green is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
How do I find out if my home in Lyde Green is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
It is worth having a leaning stack checked. We record the lean, the brickwork and the pointing, and if it may be a structural issue, we recommend a structural engineer.
How long does the survey take?
Time on site depends on the roof, but most surveys take between one and two hours for most houses, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. The written report follows by email.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It’s a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
How fast do 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.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Why get it checked now?
If you are buying, find out about the stacks before you exchange. After that, any work is yours to arrange and pay for. Our report gives you facts to raise with the seller or agent. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Lyde Green, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
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.
Why book us in Lyde Green
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Common roof problems in Lyde Green
TV aerials, satellite dishes and their brackets are often fixed to chimneys. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
For landlords with property near Hook station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What they will not be able to tell you
- Are they insured for the work?