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Chimney survey in Shortheath, Surrey
Chimney surveys around Shortheath, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Worn or missing pointing
- A chimney out of line
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
Questions from Shortheath
Is Shortheath within the area you cover?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
I let a flat near Farnham station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
How long does the survey take?
That depends on the size and shape of the roof, but most surveys take about 1–2 hours for a house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. The written report follows by email.
How do I book a survey in Shortheath?
It is easiest to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. Let us know the address and a little about the roof. We survey on weekdays and at weekends.
How many surveys have you done?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys, across London and South East England.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys seven days a week. To arrange a date, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Chimney survey in Shortheath
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. It is not a flue inspection, a chimney sweep or a gas safety inspection. For the flue itself, you’ll need a sweep or, for gas appliances, a Gas Safe registered engineer. If something we see points to the flue, we will say so. We survey shared and party-wall stacks, flaunching and chimney pots and cowls, and people most often book us about spalled or crumbling bricks and loose, cracked or missing pots.
Some older homes in villages like Shortheath are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
Nothing in the report is left vague: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, along with how urgent it is.
- Where
- Shortheath (GU9, GU10)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord and commercial surveys in Shortheath
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Shortheath. To discuss a property or a block, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it when booking and we will plan the visit with that in mind.
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Check fixings on the stack are sound, and moved if they’re working it loose. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
Nearby places to Shortheath
Also in Shortheath
What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
Prices start from £150, with VAT included, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. You’ll know the price for the job before booking.
Getting in touch
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email to find out.
When to book a survey in Shortheath
Removing a chimney breast inside can leave questions about how the stack is supported. We record what we can see in the loft and outside, and recommend a structural engineer where support is in question.
Common reasons to book include:
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- A stack that appears to lean
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Staining on walls around the chimney
If you live near a park such as Underdown nature reserve, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Their insurance cover
- What experience they bring
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney breasts and the loft
Stains on timbers or brickwork around the stack can point to a leak. What we find is photographed and described.
Brick stacks
Older brick stacks frequently have soft lime mortar. We note where repairs should match the original mortar.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Shortheath
Farnham Castle, about 1.6 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Shortheath. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Many older homes in Surrey have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
If you own a rental within reach of Farnham station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. The streets around a church such as St Peter's Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Shortheath is about 1 mile south-west of Farnham, in Surrey. Roofs in Shortheath get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Surrey. Across Surrey, we cover Shortheath. Our Guildford page covers surveys nearby.
We survey roofs across GU9 and GU10 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. You’ll find streets like Shortheath Road, Little Thurbans Close and Sunnydell Lane, and we cover them all. With the B3384 close by, Shortheath is easy for us to reach. Close by, we survey roofs in Wrecclesham (1 mile west), Boundstone (1 mile south), Rowledge (1 mile south-west), Holt Pound (1 mile south-west) and Bucks Horn Oak (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (11 miles east), Woking (13 miles north-east), Camberley (10 miles north), Frimley (9 miles north-east), Haslemere (8 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (15 miles east).
Local landmarks in Shortheath
Around Shortheath, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Royal Oak Public House, Weydon School and Weydon School, among other places. The closest station to Shortheath is Farnham station, about 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Farnham Castle (1.6 miles north) and Museum of Farnham (1.2 miles north). The countryside around Shortheath includes Aunt's Pool and Farnham Heath.
How it works
We do not take risks to get a closer look. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. The survey typically takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In a hamlet or village like Shortheath, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- 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.
- Every part we can see is looked at: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- Where there’s safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Arrange a survey
We survey roofs on weekdays and at weekends. To arrange a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and the days you’d prefer.