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Chimney Survey in Satmar
Chimney surveys in Satmar, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
About our chimney survey in Satmar
Many terraced and semi-detached homes share their chimney stacks with a neighbour. We inspect the parts we can see safely and the parts the owner gives us access to. If a defect appears to be on the neighbour’s side, we note it and you can then discuss it with them. You get a written report with photos and our recommendations. If you’ve noticed frost-damaged brickwork on the stack and pots or cowls that look unsafe, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
In a village or hamlet like Satmar, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. We report on what can be seen safely, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Satmar (CT18)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Signs you need a chimney survey in Satmar
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 frequently shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Worn or missing pointing
With Acrise Place about 4.3 miles north-west, the area around Satmar has a long history. On a period home nearby, the survey separates sound original work from tired later repairs.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- When you will get the report
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
What affects the price in Satmar
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- House, block, shop or office
- Building height and the viewpoints available
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Booking your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It helps to include:
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email when you are ready.
FAQs for Satmar
Will you come out to Satmar?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
How do I find out if my home in Satmar is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
We use safe viewpoints rather than climbing onto the stack. A drone inspection is part of the Premium Survey where it applies. The report is clear about anything that couldn’t be seen.
How many surveys have you done?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
What does a chimney survey cover?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
How soon will I get the report?
It depends on the package: the Basic Survey report arrives within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey the same day. The report is emailed to you.
Are you structural engineers?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and visible signs such as sagging are noted, but we do not provide calculations or an engineer’s opinion. The report will say if you need an engineer.
When you need someone else
It is a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Conditions inside walls
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
How it works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, sent to you by email. As for time on site, most surveys take an hour or two for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. Older rural homes like those around Satmar can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- You get a written report with photographs and our recommendations.
Before the survey
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Find any records of previous roof work
Book a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Satmar, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Different roofs, different checks
Brick stacks
Frost can damage bricks that have soaked up water, making the faces flake away. We record any we can see.
Flaunching
The sloping mortar around the pots is called flaunching. Once it cracks, water can get straight into the brickwork.
Also in Satmar
Why it’s worth a survey now in Satmar
Most people never get a proper look at their chimney stacks. Defects tend to go unseen until there’s a stain. A survey gives you a clear picture before that happens. Outbuildings and barns around Satmar are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before booking.
Why book with us
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Prices that include VAT
- An independent view of the roof
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
See how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Local roofs in Satmar
The coast is about 1 mile or less from Satmar, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces. 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.
Anyone responsible for a site like Capel-le-Ferne Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. For landlords with property near Folkestone Central station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Satmar is about 3 miles north-east of Folkestone, in Kent. We provide chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Satmar and nearby. We cover towns and villages across Kent, large and small. We also survey roofs in Canterbury.
We work across CT18 for chimney surveys. We also cover Capel-le-Ferne (1 mile south-west), West Hougham (1 mile north-east), Drellingore (1 mile north-west), Church Hougham (1 mile east) and South Alkham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (13 miles north-west), Dover (4 miles north-east), Folkestone (3 miles south-west), Deal (10 miles north-east), Hythe (7 miles south-west) and Tower Hamlets (4 miles north-east).
Near you in Satmar
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to East Cliff and Warren Country Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Folkestone Central station, roughly 3 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Folkestone Castle (2.8 miles west) and Royal Victoria Hospital (2.7 miles south-west). Not far away are Dover Western Heights and Sugar Loaf Hill.