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Chimney Survey in Smeeth
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching around Smeeth, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- A stack that appears to lean
For landlords and managing agents
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant, which helps when budgeting.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you contact us and we will plan the visit with that in mind.
Chimney survey in Smeeth: what you get
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. We survey flaunching, chimney breasts and shared and party-wall stacks, and the problems we are asked to look at most are bricks with flaking faces and redundant stacks capped without ventilation.
In a village or hamlet like Smeeth, 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 often old. We report on whatever is safely visible, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it’s normally the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
The report is written in plain words, so you don’t need to be a roofer to follow it. Photographs show what each point refers to.
- Where
- Smeeth (TN25)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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How the survey works
We’ll ask a few questions first, like when any problem began and what work has been done before. The inspection then takes roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Older roofs in small places like Smeeth can have low, tight loft spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- 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.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Booking a survey
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
Related advice
What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Helping us price your survey
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, it is useful to mention:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- What made you get in touch
When you are ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
Roof by roof
Chimney breasts and the loft
In the loft, staining around the stack often shows where water is getting in. What we find is photographed and described.
Flaunching
Cracked flaunching is one of the most common chimney defects we record. Caught early, it’s often a small job.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Smeeth
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Westenhanger station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need.
Is my home in Smeeth listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
When does the report arrive?
That depends on the survey you book: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day. Reports are sent by email.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Do you look in the loft space?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there is safe access. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Smeeth?
It is easiest to call 07833 053749 or send us an email. Give us the address and a few details about the roof, and we will take it from there. We survey on weekdays and at weekends.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not unless it’s safe. Most of what we need can be seen from safe viewpoints, the loft and, where it applies, a drone, and anything out of sight is recorded in the report.
Local roofs in Smeeth
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. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. About 3.4 miles south-east lies Westenhanger Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Smeeth has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you own a rental within reach of Westenhanger station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. If you look after a building like Smeeth Community Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. The streets around a church such as Church of St Mary are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Smeeth is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Roofs in Smeeth get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Kent. Our area takes in places right across Kent. Canterbury is in our area too.
We cover every part of TN25 for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Church Road, Caroland Close and Woolpack Hill or a nearby road, we can survey it. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Ridgeway (1 mile west), Brabourne Lees (1 mile north-east), Lilyvale (1 mile south-east), Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north-east) and Stone Hill (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (6 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Smeeth
Smeeth’s nearest station is Westenhanger station, roughly 3.6 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Lympne Castle (4.2 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (2.6 miles north-west). Not far away are Hatch Park.
Tips that help
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
After the visit, we write up the report with photos of each stack. It explains the condition of each part of the stack and any damp inside. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24 to 48 hours and Premium reports the same day.
Make sure redundant flues are capped with ventilation. Ventilation helps keep the stack dry.