Kent · London and the South East
Milton-next-Gravesend Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in Milton-next-Gravesend, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photos.
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Flaunching that has broken away
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date, which helps when we look at the roof.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground.
Chimney survey in Milton-next-Gravesend: what you get
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 is 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. We survey brick chimney stacks, flaunching and lead flashings, and common reasons people get in touch are gaps where the stack meets the roof and unused flues sealed without airflow.
Around Milton-next-Gravesend, older cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer houses. Coverings range from slate and clay tiles on older homes to concrete tiles on many later ones. Chimneys, valleys and gutters on older homes frequently need the most attention. The fixings under an older roof often fail before good slates or tiles do.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent.
- Place
- Milton-next-Gravesend (DA12, DA11)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do, step by step
You don’t need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will get on with the inspection. The survey itself takes an hour or two at a typical home, and more on a big or complicated roof. In a smaller place like Milton-next-Gravesend, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- 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.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Booking a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Milton-next-Gravesend, ring 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Chimney surveys around Milton-next-Gravesend
Milton-next-Gravesend lies within about 1 mile 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, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
The streets around a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. With Cobham College about 3.5 miles south, the area around Milton-next-Gravesend has a long history. Older roofs nearby frequently mix original materials with later repairs, and the survey shows where each one is. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St John's Catholic Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Milton-next-Gravesend is about 1 mile north-east of Gravesend, in Kent. Whether the building in Milton-next-Gravesend is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed. We cover towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Maidstone.
Surveys in DA12 and DA11 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Joy Road, Love Lane and Mark Lane, and we cover them all. Milton-next-Gravesend sits on or near the A226. We also cover the places around Milton-next-Gravesend: Denton (1 mile south-east), Gravesend (1 mile south-west), Windmill Hill (1 mile south-west), Northfleet (2 miles west) and Singlewell or Ifield (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (7 miles west), Sevenoaks (14 miles south-west), Swanley (10 miles west), Kings Hill (12 miles south) and Foley Park (13 miles south-east).
Near you in Milton-next-Gravesend
Typical jobs here are in homes near St John's Catholic Comprehensive, Northfleet Urban Country Park and The Waterloo Public House. For rail, the closest station is Gravesend station, about 0.8 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Community Hospital (0.9 miles west) and Gravesham Museum (0.7 miles west). Not far away are Gad's Hill and Thurrock Thameside Nature Park.
Tips from our surveys
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. A few suggestions:
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Check your stacks from the ground after strong winds
- Make sure fixings on the stack are secure
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. With the same list in front of each contractor, comparing quotes is simpler.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
When you need someone else
Every survey has limits, and it’s better to know them up front. Bear these in mind:
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Conditions inside walls
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Milton-next-Gravesend
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
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Milton-next-Gravesend: your questions answered
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Milton-next-Gravesend, take more of a battering?
Generally, yes: wind and salt air take more of a toll near the sea. Exposed details like ridges, verges, flashings and metal fixings are the ones to watch, and Milton-next-Gravesend is within about 1 mile of the coast.
Is Milton-next-Gravesend within the area you cover?
Yes, Milton-next-Gravesend is covered. We work right across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned beforehand.
Do you look in the loft space?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
How soon will I get the report?
That depends on the survey you book: the Basic Survey report arrives within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey the same day. The report is emailed to you.
Does someone need to be in?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
We inspect from wherever is safe: from the ground, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. A drone inspection is included in our Premium Survey where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It is a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
How the survey changes by roof type
Lead flashings
Mortar fillets are sometimes used where lead would usually be. They tend to crack, so we check them closely.
Rendered stacks
Cracked render can let water in and trap it behind. Cracks are photographed and noted.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Milton-next-Gravesend
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. We survey on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.