Essex · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Moulsham, Essex
Find out the condition of the chimney stack at your property in Moulsham. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- A chimney out of line
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Cracked or missing flaunching
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work with less disruption.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
About our chimney survey in Moulsham
Redundant chimneys are common, particularly where fires have been replaced by central heating. A disused stack still needs looking after. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. We check how redundant stacks have been capped and look for damp in the chimney breasts. You get photos of each stack and our recommendations. Typical surveys look at redundant stacks capped without ventilation and pots or cowls that look unsafe, across lead flashings, shared and party-wall stacks and chimney breasts.
In a smaller place like Moulsham, homes range from older cottages to bungalows and newer houses. Coverings range from slate and clay tiles on older homes to concrete tiles on many later ones. On older homes, chimney stacks, valleys and gutters are usually where the work is, and the fixings under the coverings matter too. Nails and battens under older coverings often give out before the slates or tiles themselves.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Place
- Moulsham (CM2, CM1)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Signs you need a chimney survey in Moulsham
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. When flashings fail, water often shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead is also a target for theft.
Things that frequently lead to a survey include:
- A chimney out of line
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of St John the Evangelist, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
What you can safely check yourself
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
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Common questions in Moulsham
How do I find out if my home in Moulsham is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Do you cover smaller places like Moulsham?
Yes, Moulsham is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
What happens next?
We email you the written report with photographs and recommendations. It is yours to share with a seller, insurer, roofer or managing agent, whichever applies.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
There are a few common causes: cracked flaunching, worn pointing, failed flashings, uncapped pots, or damp trapped in an unventilated stack. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys, over more than 20 years, with 98% customer satisfaction.
My chimney looks like it is leaning. What should I do?
Do not ignore it. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it’s stable.
How long is the visit?
Most surveys take between one and two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. The report follows by email.
What happens on the day
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit typically takes about 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. A visit to Moulsham is planned like any other: the time, the access and where to park are agreed ahead of time. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. Let us know about any garages, outbuildings or extensions you want included.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Getting ready for the survey
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Note where any stains or damp appear
How to book
To get a price for chimney surveys in Moulsham, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us give you an accurate price.
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Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Moulsham
Hylands, about 1.7 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Moulsham. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. In Essex, older buildings are often clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, while many towns grew with post-war and newer estates. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Shop and office owners around Bond Street Chelmsford may find that knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Moulsham is about 1 mile south-west of Chelmsford, in Essex. We cover Moulsham and the rest of Essex, as part of our work across London and the South East. Our Essex coverage includes Moulsham and the places around it.
We work across CM2 and CM1 for chimney surveys. You will find streets such as Elm Road, York Road and Lady Lane, and we cover them all. Moulsham is on the A1060 and A1099, which makes it straightforward to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Chelmsford (1 mile north-east), Widford (1 mile south-west), Patching (2 miles north), Writtle (2 miles west) and Chignall St James (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Basildon (11 miles south), Braintree (11 miles north), Harlow (15 miles west), Brentwood (10 miles south-west), Maldon (9 miles east) and Canvey Island (15 miles south).
Landmarks near Moulsham
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Moulsham High School, Chelmsford College and Oaklands Park. You will also find Our Lady Immaculate Church (less than half a mile north) and The Anchor Public House (under half a mile north-east). The closest station to Moulsham is Chelmsford station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Bond Street Chelmsford (0.6 miles north-east) and Peter Edwards Museum And Library (under half a mile north). Not far away are Newland Grove.
Practical tips
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
You get the report by email and can pass it to whoever does the work. We use plain English and a photo for each defect so anyone reading it can see what we saw.
Check your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. Binoculars help you spot loose pots, missing mortar or lifted flashings.
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we check how the pots are capped. Capping without ventilation can trap moisture.
Rendered stacks
Some stacks are rendered, which can hide the condition of the brickwork beneath. The survey checks for cracking, bulging and staining in the render.