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Nyton Chimney Survey
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you spend money on it. Chimney surveys in Nyton.
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- A chimney out of line
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
FAQs for Nyton
Can a landlord with a rental near Barnham station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need.
How do I find out if my home in Nyton is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is 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 need to get into the loft?
If there is a loft and safe access to it, yes. The roof space can show things the outside cannot, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
How can you see the top of the stack?
We use safe viewpoints rather than climbing onto the stack. Where it applies, our Premium Survey adds a drone inspection for a closer view. The report is clear about anything that couldn’t be seen.
Will I get photos?
Yes. Photos are taken throughout the survey, and they go into the written report.
Do you inspect shared chimneys?
Yes. Many houses share stacks with a neighbour. We record the stack as far as we can see it and flag anything on the neighbour’s side.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Nyton?
To book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
About our chimney survey in Nyton
If you’re buying a home with chimneys, it is worth knowing their condition before you exchange. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. You get photos and findings you can take back to the seller or agent. It complements a RICS home survey rather than replacing it. If you’ve noticed damp on a chimney breast inside and worn or missing pointing, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on brick chimney stacks, chimney pots and cowls and chimney breasts alike.
Village roofs frequently face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
Most points in the report come with a picture, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Place
- Nyton (PO20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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What we can’t see
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
Why act early in Nyton
Loose pots and bricks on a stack are a safety concern. A survey picks them out so they can be made safe by a roofer. In a place like Nyton, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. You’ll know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- An independent look at the roof
- Package prices that include VAT
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
Read what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
What a chimney survey looks like in Nyton
Nyton lies within about 5 miles of the sea, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces. The wider area around Nyton has a long history of building, with Goodwood House about 3.6 miles north-west. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Anyone responsible for a site like Ormiston Six Villages Academy will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Nyton is about 4 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. We provide chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Nyton. We cover towns and villages across West Sussex. There’s also a page for Portsmouth.
We survey roofs across PO20 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Close by, we survey roofs in Westergate (1 mile south-east), Aldingbourne (1 mile west), Eastergate (1 mile east), Norton (1 mile north-west) and Crockerhill (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Worthing (12 miles east), Bognor Regis (4 miles south), Chichester (5 miles west), Selsey (9 miles south-west), Littlehampton (7 miles east) and Lancing (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Nyton
Around Nyton, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Eastergate CofE Primary School, among other places. The closest station to Nyton is Barnham station, about 1.6 miles south-east. Well-known places in the area include Bognor Regis War Memorial Hospital (3.4 miles south) and Tote Copse Castle (0.9 miles south-west).
Before and after the survey
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Glance at the stacks from the street now and then
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
Where another specialist is needed, like a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. That helps you brief them.
Make sure redundant flues are capped with ventilation. That helps stop damp building up inside.
Common roof problems in Nyton
Many chimneys are no longer used. If a stack is capped or blocked without ventilation, moisture can build up inside. That can lead to damp patches on chimney breasts, even with the roof in good order.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Signs that a stack is leaning
If you own a rental within reach of Barnham station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether the loft space is looked at, where there is one
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Their track record with similar roofs
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
What we do, step by step
The visit usually starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the loft space where it can be reached. All told, expect between one and two hours on an ordinary house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. In a small place like Nyton, access is usually the main thing to plan. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- 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.
- You get a photo-illustrated written report and our recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Getting a price
For a price for chimney surveys in Nyton, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the addresses.
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 around your tenants.