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Chimney Survey in Moor Street
Chimney surveys across Moor Street, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
To price your survey, we look at:
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- How big the roof is
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
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. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Getting in touch
A little information up front helps. It helps to include:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before you book.
About our chimney survey in Moor Street
We inspect chimneys from wherever they can safely be seen: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included 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. We survey flaunching, lead flashings and shared and party-wall stacks, and people most often book us about a stack that appears to lean and flashings pulling away from the stack.
Somewhere as small as Moor Street, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, frequently 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.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, each with a short note and a photograph. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- Moor Street (ME8)
- Region
- Medway
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
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Moor Street questions
Can a landlord with a rental near Rainham (Kent) station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Will you come out to Moor Street?
Yes. Moor Street is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
What do you check on a chimney?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
Do you inspect shared chimneys?
Yes. Shared stacks are common on terraced and semi-detached houses. We survey what we can see safely, and note anything that seems to involve next door.
How long will you be at the property?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof, but most surveys take an hour or two for a house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. The report is sent afterwards by email.
What happens after the survey?
You’ll receive the report by email, and what you do next is up to you: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run on any day of the week. To find a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Checking the roof from ground level
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
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.
What a chimney survey looks like in Moor Street
Moor Street lies within about 3 miles of the sea, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles. If your home is older, it’s worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before planning roof work. Listed building consent covers changes to a listed building’s special interest, and an Article 4 direction can bring extra controls in a conservation area.
For landlords with property near Rainham (Kent) station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you live near a park such as Berengrave Chalk Pit, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. Take a building like Leigh Academy Rainham: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Moor Street is about 2 miles east of Gillingham, in Medway. We provide chimney surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Moor Street and the surrounding area. Moor Street is one of the places in Medway where we work. You can also see our page for Maidstone.
We cover every part of the ME8 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Local streets include Seymour Road, Horseman's Green Road and South Bush Lane, and we cover them all. Other places close to Moor Street include Rainham (1 mile west), Hartlip (1 mile south-east), Meresborough (1 mile south-west), Breach (1 mile east) and Lower Hartlip (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Chatham (4 miles west), Rochester (6 miles west), Strood (7 miles west), Luton (4 miles west), Lordswood (4 miles south-west) and Hoo St Werburgh (5 miles north-west).
Around Moor Street
Typical jobs here are in homes near Berengrave Chalk Pit, The Railway pub and Riverside Primary School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Rainham (Kent) station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Medway Maritime Hospital (4 miles west). For a walk, there is Bishop Saltings and Detling Hill.
The survey, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos, sent to you by email. On timing, most surveys take about one to two hours for most houses, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Cottages and farmhouses around Moor Street frequently have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Before the survey
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Keep pets in another room
- Tell us about parking before the day
Book a survey
When you’re ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or email us. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Related advice
Why it is worth a survey now in Moor Street
If a stack seems to lean, don’t leave it. We record its condition and recommend a structural engineer where needed, so you can decide what to do next. In a place like Moor Street, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. A quick look before winter can save a lot.
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where it applies) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 inc. VAT. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Why us?
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Surveys seven days a week
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or our case studies.
Different roofs, different checks
Rendered stacks
What’s behind the render cannot be seen without removing some, so the report says what can and cannot be judged.
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.
What this survey can’t tell you
We only report whatever is safely visible on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- Conditions inside walls
- Whether the flue is safe to use
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Moor Street
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings