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Chimney survey in Passfield, Hampshire
Chimney surveys across Passfield, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
Chimney surveys in Passfield: local notes
A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Before planning roof work on an older home, find out whether it is listed or in a conservation area. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, and councils can also use Article 4 directions to control changes in conservation areas.
Anyone responsible for a site like Mill Chase Academy will know that a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Passfield is about 7 miles south-east of Alton, in Hampshire. In Passfield, as across Hampshire, every roof gets the same careful survey. Passfield is one of the places in Hampshire we cover. We also survey roofs in Guildford.
We cover every part of GU30 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. You will find streets like The Lyndons, Eleanor Close and Lynchborough Road, and we cover them all. Other places close to Passfield include Conford (1 mile south-east), Weavers Down (1 mile south), Liphook (2 miles south-east), Woolmer (2 miles south-west) and Longmoor (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (14 miles north), Fleet (12 miles north), Horndean (15 miles south-west), Aldershot (11 miles north), Alton (7 miles north-west) and Petersfield (8 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Passfield
Passfield’s nearest station is Liphook station, roughly 2.3 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Chase Community Hospital (1.5 miles north-west). The countryside around Passfield includes Deadwater Valley and Wheeler's Down.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Passfield
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. Typical surveys look at redundant stacks capped without ventilation and signs that a stack is leaning, on chimney pots and cowls, brick chimney stacks and shared and party-wall stacks.
In a village or hamlet like Passfield, older cottages and farmhouses frequently sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few 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. On older roofs, it’s normally the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters, with a note and a photo for each point. You’ll see the good as well as the bad.
- Location
- Passfield (GU30)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What else we do in Passfield
Passfield: your questions answered
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Passfield?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. 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 Passfield?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. We will talk about access when you book.
Are you structural engineers?
No. We’re roof surveyors, not structural engineers. If we see signs that need an engineer’s opinion, we’ll recommend one.
How many surveys have you done?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Passfield?
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price and agree a day with you.
Roof by roof
Flaunching
We often find flaunching that has cracked or broken away. It is typically a modest repair when it’s caught early.
Brick stacks
Many older stacks were built with lime mortar. We note where repairs should match the original mortar.
Honest limits
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Whether the flue is safe to use
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
What we are asked to look at in Passfield
Stacks that were used for open fires for many years can weaken from the inside. Flue gases and damp can break down the mortar, sometimes more on one side than the other, which can make a stack lean.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- A stack that appears to lean
If you let a flat or house near Liphook station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Before booking anyone
- Are they insured for the work?
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- What the survey won’t cover
- What experience they bring
DIY checks: what’s safe
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Why get it checked now?
If you’re thinking of removing or reducing a stack, it is useful to know its condition first. Changes to stacks in conservation areas or on listed buildings may need consent, so check with them first. For older village homes like those around Passfield, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Passfield
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 20+ years’ experience
- Every finding written up with photos
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
How it works
Before we start, tell us why you’ve booked: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. It helps us focus on what matters most to you. Most visits take about 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Rural addresses near Passfield can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Where there is safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Booking a survey
To book a survey, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.