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North Chailey Chimney Survey
Find out the condition of the chimney stack at your property in North Chailey. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
Chimney survey in North Chailey
A chimney survey looks at the stack and everything 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’s 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 are often asked to look into flashings pulling away from the stack and pots or cowls that look unsafe, on chimney breasts, shared and party-wall stacks and lead flashings.
Some older homes in villages like North Chailey are listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is frequently expected.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Where
- North Chailey (BN8)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
North Chailey homes and their roofs
Many older homes in Sussex have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls. A few old Sussex buildings still carry heavy Horsham stone slabs, and the county’s older buildings include oast houses and Wealden hall houses. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list, ideally before any re-roofing is planned.
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of Our Lady, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Anyone responsible for a site like Chailey Heritage School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
North Chailey is about 4 miles south-east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex. Anywhere in North Chailey, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property. North Chailey is one of the towns and villages in East Sussex we cover for chimney surveys. There’s also a page for Brighton.
We cover every part of the BN8 postcode area for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Station Road, Downs View and Downs View Close or a nearby road, we can help. North Chailey is on the A275, so it’s easy for us to get to. We also cover the places around North Chailey: Chailey (1 mile south), Newick (1 mile east), South Street (2 miles south), Founthill (2 miles east) and Scaynes Hill (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (7 miles south), Hailsham (14 miles south-east), Crowborough (10 miles north-east), Uckfield (5 miles east) and Newhaven (13 miles south).
Near you in North Chailey
Typical jobs here are in homes near Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School and Chailey School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Plumpton station, roughly 3.6 miles south-west. Nearby you will also find Heaven Farm Museum (3.4 miles north) and Waterbury Castle (4.7 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Ashenground and Bolnore Woods.
What a chimney survey does not cover
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Parts of the stack that can’t be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we can’t access
- Conditions inside walls
- A structural engineer’s assessment
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.
What we check
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
For landlords and managing agents
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed beforehand. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which can make access easier.
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work with less disruption.
Do you need a chimney survey in North Chailey?
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost opens up cracks in the mortar, and rain gets into worn bricks and joints. People normally call us when they notice damp or a problem with the stack, or before a purchase.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
For landlords with property near Plumpton station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
Your questions about chimney surveys in North Chailey
How do I find out if my home in North Chailey 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. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you cover smaller places like North Chailey?
Yes. North Chailey is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We survey roofs across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
What does a roof survey cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose, and it’s agreed before booking.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. Our survey covers the outside of the stack and the roof around it. For the flue, you’ll need a sweep or, for gas, a Gas Safe registered engineer.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.
Do you use drones?
Where it’s applicable and safe, yes. We fly a sub-250g drone and we are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.
Do you look in the roof space?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Roof area
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Which survey package you book
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the report isn’t charged as an extra. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Getting in touch
When you call or email, these details help:
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- What made you get in touch
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
How the survey works
Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect whatever is safely visible, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. Most visits take roughly 1–2 hours at most homes, and longer for a large or complex roof. Older roofs in small places like North Chailey can have low, tight loft spaces, so it is useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Where there’s safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before the survey
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Arrange a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or send us an email whenever suits you.
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Leave it or get it looked at?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it is doing. Changes to stacks in conservation areas or on listed buildings may need consent, so check with them first. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like North Chailey, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking.
What you get with us
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.