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Chimney survey in Radfield, Kent
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Radfield, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Worn or missing pointing
- A chimney out of line
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
When you need someone else
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will tell you before booking. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Radfield
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
About our chimney survey in Radfield
A leaning chimney stack is worth having looked at. 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. Where it may be a structural concern, we’ll recommend a structural engineer. Typical surveys look at pots or cowls that look unsafe and redundant stacks capped without ventilation, across lead flashings, chimney pots and cowls and chimney breasts.
Somewhere as small as Radfield, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. 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 written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Where
- Radfield (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Common roof problems in Radfield
Flashings seal the gap where a stack passes through the roof. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. Failed flashings are one of the most common causes of damp around chimneys. Lead is also a target for theft.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Historic houses such as Belmont House and Gardens, about 4.9 miles south-east, show how far back building around Radfield goes. Older homes in the area may have roofs that need matching materials when work is done.
What to check before booking
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- What they won’t be able to tell you
- When you will get the report
How the survey works
The visit has one job: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It typically takes an hour or two at most homes, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Older roofs in small places like Radfield can have low, tight loft spaces, so it helps to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- Every part we can see is looked at: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach them.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Getting a price
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or email us, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
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Local roofs in Radfield
Radfield lies within about 3 miles of the sea, where sea air brings more salt and stronger wind than 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. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
The streets around a church such as Church of St Lawrence are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. If you own a rental within reach of Teynham station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Radfield is about 2 miles east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Radfield can all book chimney surveys. Radfield is one of the places in Kent we cover for chimney surveys. Our Maidstone page covers surveys nearby.
Surveys in ME9 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Bogle (1 mile south-east), Tonge Corner (1 mile north), Rodmersham (1 mile south-west), Lynsted (1 mile south) and Bapchild (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as Maidstone (12 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south), Canterbury (13 miles east), Whitstable (11 miles east), Faversham (5 miles east) and Herne Bay (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Radfield
We work in homes and buildings around Sittingbourne Community College and Fox pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Teynham station, roughly 0.9 miles east. Nearby you will also find Bayford Court (2 miles north-west) and Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.9 miles west).
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FAQs for Radfield
Is my home in Radfield listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Radfield, take more of a battering?
Often, yes. Radfield is within about 3 miles of the sea, and coastal roofs tend to see faster wear on metal parts and more wind lifting loose pieces.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it is applicable and safe, yes. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where applicable.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
It depends on its condition and your plans. The survey shows its condition and how it’s been capped. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need consent.
How can you see the top of the stack?
We inspect from wherever is safe: from the ground, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. A drone inspection is included in our Premium Survey where it applies. If part of a stack can’t be seen, the report says so.
Are you insured?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Tips that help
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. Our suggestions:
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Look at your chimneys from ground level now and then, particularly after strong winds. Binoculars help you spot loose pots, missing mortar or lifted flashings.
Checking the roof from ground level
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.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Radfield
Landlords, agents and building managers in Radfield and across Kent can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.