Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Milford on Sea
Get a clear view of the chimney stack at a property in Milford on Sea. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Cracked or missing flaunching
About our chimney survey in Milford on Sea
Our chimney survey covers the stack and the details that keep water out around it: the pots and cowls, the flaunching on top, the pointing, the brickwork and the flashings where it meets the roof. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. Typical surveys look at disused chimneys trapping moisture and cracked or missing flaunching, on flaunching, shared and party-wall stacks and lead flashings.
Around Milford on Sea, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Blocked gutters overflow and soak the walls below. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from the ground.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Place
- Milford on Sea (SO41)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
Rendered stacks
We cannot see the bricks behind render without it being opened up, so the report explains what we could and couldn’t assess.
Brick stacks
Many older stacks were built with lime mortar. We note where repairs should match the original mortar.
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Useful tips for Milford on Sea property owners
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
Where another specialist is needed, like a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. That helps you brief them.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we check:
- The roof’s overall size
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Which survey package you book
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. You will know the figure before booking.
Getting in touch
We’ll normally ask about:
- The type of building and roof, like pitched or flat
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- The address and postcode of the property
- What’s prompted the survey
When you are ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
How the survey works
A survey visit follows a simple order: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photographs as we go and make notes for the report. It typically takes about 1–2 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 Milford on Sea, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Mention any side of the property we cannot get to. Inside, the loft is checked where it can be reached safely.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- Every part we can see is checked: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach them.
- You get a report with photos and our recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
Getting a price
To get a price for chimney surveys in Milford on Sea, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. A few details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Advice
Surveys for landlords and agents in Milford on Sea
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant.
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the chimney stack.
Chimney surveys in Milford on Sea: local notes
The coast is about 1 mile or less from Milford on Sea, and places near the sea get more salt in the air and more wind than inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list.
If you let a flat or house near Lymington Town station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. For an older house near a landmark such as Church of All Saints, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Milford-on-Sea Church of England Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Milford on Sea is about 3 miles south-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. We survey roofs in Milford on Sea across London and South East England. Milford on Sea is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire where we work for chimney surveys. Our Southampton page covers surveys nearby.
We survey roofs across the SO41 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Local streets include High Street, Love Lane and Greenbanks Close, and we cover them all. We also cover Lymore (1 mile north-east), Keyhaven (1 mile east), Everton (1 mile north), Lower Pennington (2 miles north-east) and Pennington (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (14 miles north), Hythe (13 miles north-east), New Milton (4 miles north-west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles west) and Dibden Purlieu (12 miles north-east).
Near you in Milford on Sea
In Milford on Sea, that means homes and buildings near The Red Lion Public House and Priestlands School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Lymington Town station, roughly 3.4 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Yarmouth Castle (4.3 miles east) and Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Milford on Sea LNR and Tennyson Down.
What a chimney survey does not cover
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll point you to the right survey. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
FAQs for Milford on Sea
Is my home in Milford on Sea listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Will you come out to Milford on Sea?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
What will the report tell me?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, with photos throughout. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely, so you know exactly what was covered.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. We inspect what can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Will you photograph what you find?
Yes. Photos are part of every report.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it is applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain doesn’t typically stop a survey, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather is not suitable.