Isle of Wight · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Marsh Green, Isle of Wight
Find out the condition of the chimney stack at your property in Marsh Green from an independent roof surveyor. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
How we price chimney surveys
Our packages start from £150, inc. VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The shape of the roof and its details
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- What made you get in touch
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- The property’s address and postcode
- What kind of property and roof it is
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Chimney survey in Marsh Green
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where it applies. Where part of a stack cannot be seen, the report says so. Every defect we find is photographed and described in plain words. If you’re worried about staining on walls around the chimney and frost-damaged brickwork on the stack, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
In a village or hamlet like Marsh Green, older cottages and farmhouses frequently sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. We report on whatever is safely visible, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
The report is written in plain words, so you do not need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to.
- Place
- Marsh Green (PO30)
- Wider area
- Isle of Wight
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How it works
Photos are taken throughout the visit, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe, including by drone where it is applicable and the weather allows. Most surveys take between one and two hours for a house, and longer for a large or complex roof. In a hamlet or village like Marsh Green, a postcode does not always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- 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.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there’s access.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Getting ready for the survey
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
Getting a price
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form when you’re ready.
Related advice
Why get it checked now?
Damp in a chimney breast normally gets worse while the cause is left. It can spoil decoration and plaster. Knowing whether it is the flaunching, flashings, brickwork or ventilation means the right fix can be planned. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Marsh Green, driving rain gets into any weakness, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400, both with VAT included. We confirm the price for your survey before you book.
What you get with us
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
Common questions in Marsh Green
Do you cover smaller places like Marsh Green?
Yes, Marsh Green is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Marsh Green, take more of a battering?
It can do. Marsh Green is within about 1 mile of the sea, and coastal roofs tend to see faster wear on metal parts and more wind lifting loose pieces.
Will you check the loft?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that can’t be seen from outside.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We check everything that can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows, from inside the loft space, from the roof where it’s safe and by drone where applicable. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
What does a chimney survey cover?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: from the pots and flaunching down to the flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
How quickly is the report sent?
The Premium Survey report comes the same day, the Standard within 24–48 hours and the Basic within 48 hours. All of them come by email, ready to forward.
Towns and villages near Marsh Green
What else we do in Marsh Green
Do you need a chimney survey in Marsh Green?
Removing a chimney breast inside can leave questions about how the stack is supported. We note what’s visible in the roof space and outside, and the report recommends a structural engineer if support is a concern.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
If you look after a building such as Brighstone Church of England Aided Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Before booking anyone
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
Different roofs, different checks
Rendered stacks
Cracked render can let water in and trap it behind. Cracks are photographed and noted.
Lead flashings
Lead flashings seal the joint between the stack and the roof. We check for lifting, splits and gaps in the joints.
Chimney surveys around Marsh Green
Marsh Green is within about 1 mile of the coast, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Thatch survives on some older Isle of Wight buildings, and nowhere on the island is far from the sea. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
The streets around a church like St. Mary's Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Historic houses such as Mottistone Manor, about 1.5 miles north-west, show how far back building around Marsh Green goes. Older roofs nearby often mix original materials with later repairs, and the survey shows where each one is.
Marsh Green is about 6 miles south-west of Newport, in the Isle of Wight. Whether the building in Marsh Green is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof. Marsh Green is one of the towns and villages in the Isle of Wight we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton.
Chimney surveys in PO30 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around Marsh Green: Chilton Green (1 mile north-west), Hulverstone (2 miles north-west), Brookgreen (2 miles west), Brook (2 miles north-west) and Dunsbury (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Newport (6 miles north-east), Ryde (12 miles north-east), Cowes (9 miles north-east), Sandown (11 miles east), Shanklin (10 miles east) and Ventnor (9 miles east). For harder-to-reach addresses, the survey takes a little more planning.
Local landmarks in Marsh Green
We work in homes and buildings around The Three Bishops pub and the streets around them. Other landmarks nearby include Whitecroft Hospital (5 miles north-east) and Brighstone Village Museum (0.6 miles north-east). The countryside around Marsh Green includes Brighstone Down.
What you can safely check yourself
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.