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Norton Mandeville Chimney Survey
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you spend money on it. Chimney surveys in Norton Mandeville.
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
How we price chimney surveys
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- Which survey package you book
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included.
Helping us price your survey
We will usually ask about:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- When you need the report by
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
We survey roofs on weekdays and at weekends. To find a date that works for you, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Norton Mandeville
If a chimney looks out of line, it is worth getting it checked. A stack may lean because the mortar on one side has weakened, which can happen over many years of use. The survey notes how the stack looks, how far it seems to lean and the state of the bricks and joints. If the stack looks like a structural issue, the report recommends a structural engineer. We survey flaunching, chimney pots and cowls and lead flashings, and the problems we are asked to look at most are frost-damaged brickwork on the stack and disused chimneys trapping moisture.
Somewhere as small as Norton Mandeville, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs frequently need the most attention.
The report is written in plain words, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to.
- Location
- Norton Mandeville (CM5, CM4)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey changes by roof type
Flaunching
Cracked flaunching is one of the most common chimney defects we record. It’s normally a modest repair when it’s caught early.
Chimney pots and cowls
For unused flues, we check whether caps or cowls allow ventilation. Capping without ventilation can trap moisture.
What happens on the day
When we arrive, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that is worrying you. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen, from the ground, from windows, in the loft space and by drone where applicable. Most surveys take between one and two hours at most homes, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. In a small place like Norton Mandeville, access is normally the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Getting ready for the survey
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Keep pets in another room
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Booking a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Norton Mandeville, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
When to book a survey in Norton Mandeville
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 flashings can also be stolen.
Problems we come across often include:
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- A stack that appears to lean
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Anyone responsible for a site like High Ongar Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
What to check before booking
- What experience they bring
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- How soon the report will arrive
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
Towns and villages near Norton Mandeville
What else we do in Norton Mandeville
What you can safely check yourself
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
It’s useful to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us as you book.
What we cannot see
Every survey has limits, and we’d rather be clear about that before booking. Bear these in mind:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Whether the flue is safe to use
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
FAQs for Norton Mandeville
Is Norton Mandeville in the area you cover?
Yes, Norton Mandeville is within the area we cover. We work right across London and the South East. You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and a few details, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is Norton Mandeville within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
What’s the best way to book?
To book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We don’t sample or test for asbestos. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from ground level, from windows, from inside the loft space, from the roof where it is safe and by drone where applicable. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
There are a few common causes: water getting in at the top, through the brickwork or at the flashings, or moisture trapped in a stack with no ventilation. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
We look from the ground, from windows and from the loft where it’s safe. Where applicable, our Premium Survey adds a drone inspection for a closer view. Any area we couldn’t view is noted.
Chimney surveys around Norton Mandeville
In Essex, older buildings are often clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, alongside plenty of post-war and newer estates. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Older buildings may be listed or sit in a conservation area. Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the council can say whether a street is in a conservation area. Re-roofing in different materials may need permission there.
The streets around a church like Church of All Saints are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Norton Mandeville is about 6 miles north of Brentwood, in Essex. From houses to flats and shops in Norton Mandeville, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. Across Essex, we cover Norton Mandeville and the places around it. There is also a page for Chelmsford.
Every address in CM5 and CM4 is covered for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Close by, we survey roofs in King Street (1 mile south-east), Cannon's Green (1 mile north), High Ongar (1 mile south-west), Fyfield (1 mile north) and Clatterford End (2 miles north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Chelmsford (9 miles east), Basildon (13 miles south-east), Harlow (8 miles north-west), Brentwood (6 miles south), Billericay (9 miles south-east) and Loughton (11 miles south-west).
Around Norton Mandeville
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Forester's Arms and The Ongar Academy and the streets around them. A little further out are Willingale Doe (2.6 miles north-east).