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Chimney survey in Northease, East Sussex
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- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
Why it is worth a survey now in Northease
Cracked flaunching and worn pointing are often modest repairs when they’re caught early. Left for a few winters, frost and water can loosen pots and bricks, and the work grows. Older cottages and farmhouses around Northease can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it’s left.
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for the job before you book.
Why book us in Northease
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Northease
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the roof space where it’s safe. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where it applies. If we can’t see part of the stack, the report makes that clear. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. If you are worried about gaps where the stack meets the roof and mortar washing out of the joints, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on lead flashings, flaunching and shared and party-wall stacks 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. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Northease (BN7)
- Wider area
- East Sussex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do, step by step
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement, as far as the space allows. The whole visit typically takes about one to two hours for most houses, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. Somewhere as small as Northease, access is often the only tricky part. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- 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.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Note where any stains or damp appear
How to book
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
Questions from Northease
Is the coastal weather around Northease hard on roofs?
Generally, yes: wind and salt air take more of a toll near the sea. Exposed details such as ridges, verges, flashings and metal fixings are the ones to watch.
Is Northease within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that in advance, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: from the pots and flaunching down to the flashings. Leaning, unused stacks and damp on chimney breasts are recorded too.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
It depends on its condition and your plans. We record how the stack is doing and whether it is capped with ventilation. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need consent.
What do I do with the report?
You receive the written report by email, with photos and recommendations. You can use it to talk to a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent, whichever applies.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there’s safe access. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement.
What else we do in Northease
Before and after the survey
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
With a shared stack, the report can help when talking to next door. It shows what we found and where, as far as we could see.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. It’s far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Northease
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 around your tenants.
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which helps when tenants work during the week.
What you can safely check yourself
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Northease
The coast is about 4 miles or less from Northease, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, and strong wind lifts anything already loose on a roof, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. With Monk's House about 0.7 miles east, Northease 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 any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you let a flat or house near Southease station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. Take a building like Priory School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Homes near green spaces such as Lewes and Laughton Levels can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Northease is about 3 miles south of Lewes, in East Sussex. In Northease, as across East Sussex, every roof gets the same careful survey. Northease is one of the towns and villages in East Sussex we cover. Brighton is in our area too.
Every address in BN7 is within our area for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We also cover Rodmell (1 mile south-east), Iford (1 mile north-west), Kingston near Lewes (2 miles north-west), Southover (2 miles north) and Cliffe (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns such as Eastbourne (13 miles east), Seaford (6 miles south-east), Hailsham (11 miles east), Uckfield (10 miles north-east), Newhaven (4 miles south-east) and Peacehaven (3 miles south).
Near you in Northease
Around Northease, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Lewes and Laughton Levels. The closest station to Northease is Southease station, about 1.4 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Lewes Castle (2.2 miles north) and Lewes Victoria Hospital (2.4 miles north). Not far away are Southerham Farm and Itford Hill.
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney breasts and the loft
Damp patches on chimney breasts frequently point to a problem above. We look at them and at the stack in the loft where there’s safe access.
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.