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Chimney survey in Malting Green, Essex
Chimney surveys across Malting Green, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
Chimney survey in Malting Green
If you are buying a home with chimneys, it is worth knowing their condition before you exchange. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It works alongside a RICS home survey, not instead of one. We survey shared and party-wall stacks, brick chimney stacks and flaunching, and common reasons people get in touch are cracked or missing flaunching and mortar washing out of the joints.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
If any part of the chimney stack couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Location
- Malting Green (CO2)
- Region
- Essex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Landlords and letting agents in Malting Green book surveys as well as householders. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or email us with the addresses.
Do you need a chimney survey in Malting Green?
Removing a chimney breast inside can leave questions about how the stack is supported. We note what’s visible in the loft space and outside, and recommend a structural engineer where support is in question.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Worn or missing pointing
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
Layer Marney Tower, about 3.7 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Malting Green. On a period home nearby, the survey separates sound original work from tired later repairs.
What to check before booking
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Their insurance cover
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- What exactly goes into their report
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Tips from our surveys
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Do not use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
Where another specialist is needed, such as a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it is doing. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council and the council can advise. Around Malting Green, older homes frequently have old roof timbers, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it is left.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can be seen safely and the package you choose.
Why book us in Malting Green
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Packages from £150, including VAT
See what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.
What affects the price in Malting Green
To price your survey, we check:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- The shape of the roof and its details
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Getting in touch
When you call or email, these details help:
- The address and postcode of the property
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Dates you’re working to, like exchange
Most bookings start with a short call: ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
The survey, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so you can see in the report what we found and where. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. Most surveys take an hour or two for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Around Malting Green, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so tell us about the loft hatch and any ladder. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- 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.
- You get a photo-illustrated written report and our recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Book a survey
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or email us and give us a few details about the property and we’ll suggest the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
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Malting Green questions
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Malting Green, take more of a battering?
Frequently, yes. Within about 4 miles of the sea, as Malting Green is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
Do you cover smaller places like Malting Green?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you inspect shared chimneys?
Yes. Many houses share stacks with a neighbour. We record the stack as far as we can see it and flag anything on the neighbour’s side.
How many surveys have you done?
We’ve been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We inspect everything that’s safely in view: from ground level, 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.
How much does a chimney survey cost in Malting Green?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included.
Do you look in the loft space?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Chimney surveys in Malting Green: local notes
Malting Green lies within about 4 miles of the sea, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces. Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, while many towns grew with post-war and newer estates. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you let a flat or house near Colchester Town station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Shop and office owners around Lion Walk may find that knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Malting Green is about 3 miles south of Colchester, in Essex. If you’re in Malting Green, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our Essex coverage includes Malting Green. We also survey roofs in Chelmsford.
Every address in CO2 is within our area for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. You will find streets such as Abberton Road, Mill Lane and Bounstead Hill, all of which we cover. We also cover Layer-de-la-Haye (1 mile west), Abbey Field (2 miles north), Peldon (2 miles south), Birch (2 miles west) and Heckfordbridge (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns such as Colchester (3 miles north), Braintree (14 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (12 miles east), Maldon (12 miles south-west), Witham (11 miles west) and Camulodunum (3 miles north).
What’s near Malting Green
Around Malting Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Donkey And Buskins Public House. The nearest railway station is Colchester Town station, about 3.1 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Birch Castle (2.3 miles west) and Social History Museum (3.1 miles north). Open spaces near Malting Green include Roman River Valley.