Hampshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in New Alresford
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching for New Alresford, from an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
For landlords and managing agents
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work with less disruption.
Letting agents frequently book on a landlord’s behalf. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Chimney survey in New Alresford
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. 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. We’re often asked to look into spalled or crumbling bricks and gaps in the mortar around the pots, across shared and party-wall stacks, flaunching and lead flashings.
Houses in smaller places like New Alresford can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. Checking those edges shows whether anything has begun to work loose. A loose ridge tile or slate gives the wind something to catch, and others soon follow.
The report is written in plain words, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Each point is backed by a photograph where possible.
- Place
- New Alresford (SO24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near New Alresford
Also in New Alresford
How it works
We check the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the roof space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit usually takes between one and two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to New Alresford is booked with the forecast in mind: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
Getting a price
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can phone 07833 053749 or email us to find out.
Advice
What a survey costs
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before booking. These are the things that affect it:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- How big the roof is
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Getting in touch
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, let us know:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
To get a price for chimney surveys in New Alresford, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
What we cannot see
A survey is a careful look at the chimney stack, but it can’t do everything. Its limits include:
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Parts of the stack that can’t be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we can’t access
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer before booking. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
Chimney surveys around New Alresford
Some Hampshire villages still have thatched roofs. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Hinton Ampner House about 3 miles south, New Alresford sits in an area with a long building history. If you own one of the older houses, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If you look after a building such as Sun Hill Junior School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Take an older house close to Church of St John the Baptist: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
New Alresford is about 7 miles east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Bookings from New Alresford are handled just like any other: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our Hampshire coverage includes New Alresford and the places around it. There’s also a page for Southampton.
We work across SO24 for chimney surveys. Local streets include Station Road, Elm Road and Bramble Hill, and we cover them all. New Alresford sits on or near the B3046 and B3047, which makes travel easy. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Bishop's Sutton (2 miles east), Gundleton (2 miles east), Cheriton (2 miles south), Hinton Ampner (3 miles south) and Bramdean (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (13 miles north), Winchester (7 miles west), Eastleigh (11 miles south-west), Horndean (14 miles south-east), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles north-east).
Near you in New Alresford
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Running Horse Public House and Perins School, among other places. A little further out are Barton Castle (4.3 miles north-east). The countryside around New Alresford includes Shutts Copse.
New Alresford questions
How do I find out if my home in New Alresford is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Is New Alresford within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
A redundant chimney needs looking after like any other. Capping without airflow can lead to damp. Our survey records its condition and how it’s capped, so you can plan what to do with it.
What will the report tell me?
It works through the roof part by part, in writing and with photos, and ends with what we recommend. The most urgent items are made clear.
How experienced are you?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We check the roof, not the whole building, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Damp in a chimney breast typically gets worse while the cause is left. It can spoil decoration and plaster. Finding the cause means the right work can be planned. Around New Alresford, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the roof fault itself.
All our prices include VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
Why us?
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- An independent view of the roof
- 98% of clients satisfied
See what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery. That part is for a survey.
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when you book and it will help the survey.