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Chimney Survey in Shatterling
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Shatterling, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Staining on walls around the chimney
Tips that help
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Check your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. Binoculars help you spot loose pots, missing mortar or lifted flashings.
About our chimney survey in Shatterling
If you are buying a home with chimneys, it is worth knowing their condition before you exchange. Cracked flaunching, failed flashings and worn pointing are common findings on older stacks. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It works alongside a RICS home survey, not instead of one. If you’ve noticed bricks with flaking faces and damaged chimney pots and cowls, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Somewhere as small as Shatterling, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, frequently 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. On older roofs, it is usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Location
- Shatterling (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Shatterling
Across Kent, older roofs are frequently handmade clay or peg tiles, and tile-hanging on upper walls is a familiar sight. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Goodnestone Park about 2.5 miles south, Shatterling sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
Landlords with a home close to Adisham station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Wingham Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Shatterling is about 6 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. Shatterling gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a careful inspection, photographs and a written report. We cover towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. There’s also a page for Canterbury.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: CT3. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Broomhill (1 mile west), Perry (1 mile north), Nash (1 mile north-east), Wingham (1 mile south-west) and Twitham (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (6 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (9 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
What’s near Shatterling
We work in homes and buildings around The Red Lion pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Adisham station, about 3 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are St Martins Hospital (5.4 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
Questions from Shatterling
How do I find out if my home in Shatterling is listed?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Do you cover smaller places like Shatterling?
Yes, Shatterling is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. Shared stacks are common on terraced and semi-detached houses. We survey what we can see safely, and note anything that seems to involve next door.
Are you insured?
Every survey is covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and details are available on request.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. We are roof surveyors, not structural engineers. If we see signs that need an engineer’s opinion, we will recommend one.
What does a roof survey cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all including VAT.
How soon will I get the report?
Report times are set by the package. Basic is within 48 hours, Standard is 24–48 hours and Premium is the same day. Mention any deadline when you book.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Shatterling
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Other services in Shatterling
What happens on the day
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos. On timing, most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. In a hamlet or village like Shatterling, a postcode does not always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach them.
- You get a report with photographs and our recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Arrange a survey
To get a price for chimney surveys in Shatterling, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
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What you can safely check yourself
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
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.
When to book a survey in Shatterling
Flaunching is the mortar bed that holds the pots and throws water off the top. Once it cracks, water gets in and frost makes the cracks bigger. In time, the pots can become loose.
Things that frequently lead to a survey include:
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- A chimney out of line
Take an older house close to St Mary's Church: its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Questions to ask before you book
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Their insurance cover
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Whether VAT is added on top
Honest limits
Before you book, it is worth knowing what a survey will not do:
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Parts of the stack that can’t be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we cannot access
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Shatterling
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts