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Mindenhurst Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys around Mindenhurst, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Worn or missing pointing
What we do, step by step
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings as a photo-illustrated written report, sent to you by email. As for time on site, most surveys take an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Older rural homes like those around Mindenhurst can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely.
- You let us know how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- 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 written report with photos and our recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or email us, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Advice
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Mindenhurst
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. A drone inspection is part of our Premium Survey where applicable. Where part of a stack cannot be seen, the report says so. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. If you’re worried about frost-damaged brickwork on the stack and lifted or split lead flashings, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on shared and party-wall stacks, brick chimney stacks and flaunching alike.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
You receive the findings by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Location
- Mindenhurst (GU16, GU24)
- Region
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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What affects the price in Mindenhurst
Survey packages start from £150, including VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Roof area
- Height and safe access
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, access and the package you choose.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney pots and cowls
Each pot is bedded into the flaunching, often with a cowl or cap on top. We check that they look secure and undamaged.
Rendered stacks
We cannot see the bricks behind render without it being opened up, so the report says what can and can’t be judged.
When you need someone else
Before booking, it is worth knowing what a survey won’t do:
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- A structural engineer’s assessment
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
What you can safely check yourself
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
What a chimney survey looks like in Mindenhurst
Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, ideally before any re-roofing is planned. Many older homes in Surrey have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
Living close to Frimley Lodge Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Sandringham Infant & Nursery School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Mindenhurst is about 1 mile south-east of Frimley, in Surrey. If you’re in Mindenhurst, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Mindenhurst is one of the places in Surrey where we work for chimney surveys. There is also a page for Guildford.
We work across the GU16 and GU24 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. We cover properties on Heath Lane, Tram Avenue and Woodend Road and the roads around them. Other places close to Mindenhurst include Sheet's Heath (3 miles east), Brookwood (3 miles east), Lucas Green (3 miles north-east), Donkey Town (3 miles north-east) and Bisley (3 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (7 miles south-east), Woking (5 miles east), Farnham (8 miles south-west), Egham (11 miles north-east), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east) and Staines-upon-Thames (12 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Mindenhurst
Around Mindenhurst, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Frimley Lodge Park, Tomlinscote School and Tomlinscote School and the streets around them. The closest station to Mindenhurst is Farnborough North station, about 1.9 miles west. A little further out are The Museum of The National Rifle Association (1.9 miles east) and Frimley Park Hospital (2.1 miles north-west). For a walk, there is Ash Ranges and Danger Hill.
Common roof problems in Mindenhurst
Flashings seal the gap where a stack passes through the roof. They can lift in wind, crack with age or pull out of the mortar joints. When flashings fail, water frequently shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Worn or missing pointing
Landlords with a home close to Farnborough North station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Before booking anyone
- What the survey will not cover
- Their insurance cover
- How soon the report will arrive
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
Mindenhurst questions
Is Mindenhurst within the area you cover?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
I let a flat near Farnborough North station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. Just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us about the building.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tell us which days suit you when you book.
What happens next?
You’ll get the report by email, with photographs and clear recommendations. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
Can you survey in bad weather?
A survey can typically go ahead in light rain, 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 isn’t suitable.
What does the report include?
It explains what we saw, what it means and what we’d suggest, backed by photographs. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where applicable. Anything we can’t see is noted in the report.