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Chimney survey in Turners Hill, West Sussex
Need a chimney survey in Turners Hill? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
What we are asked to look at in Turners Hill
Aerials and dishes are often fixed to stacks. Their weight and the wind on them can loosen bricks and pointing. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Worn or missing pointing
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Lifted or split lead flashings
If you live in an older home near Church of St Leonard, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
What to check before booking
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- How soon the report will arrive
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
Chimney survey in Turners Hill: what you get
If a chimney looks out of line, it is worth getting it checked. 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’re often asked to look into mortar washing out of the joints and a stack that appears to lean, on lead flashings, chimney breasts and shared and party-wall stacks.
In a village or hamlet like Turners Hill, older cottages and farmhouses frequently 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 everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it is typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Most points in the report come with a picture, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Place
- Turners Hill (RH10)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Turners Hill
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Turners Hill?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is Turners Hill within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. We are roof surveyors, not structural engineers. We will recommend an engineer if we see signs that call for one.
What’s the best way to book?
Just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Can you find out why my chimney breast is damp?
Damp on a chimney breast typically means water is getting into the stack, or moisture is trapped inside it. We check the stack, the flashings and how unused flues are capped and records the likely cause.
Do you look in the roof space?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that cannot be seen from outside.
What insurance do you have?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Towns and villages near Turners Hill
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Why it is worth a survey now in Turners Hill
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. After that, any work is yours to arrange and pay for. Our report gives you facts to raise with the seller or agent. Older and listed buildings around Turners Hill may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so a defect found early gives time to plan the work properly.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. You’ll know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
Take a look at our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Turners Hill
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
What we look for on each type of roof
Rendered stacks
Water can get in through cracks and then struggle to dry out. We record any cracking and where it is.
Flaunching
We often find flaunching that has cracked or broken away. It’s usually a modest repair when it’s caught early.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Turners Hill
With Gravetye Manor about 1.6 miles south-east, Turners Hill sits in an area with a long building history. 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. In Sussex, older roofs are often handmade clay tile, frequently with tile-hanging on the walls below. Some old buildings in Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Landlords with a home close to East Grinstead station may find that knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. Take a building like Turners Hill CofE Primary School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Turners Hill is about 4 miles south-west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Anywhere in Turners Hill, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property. Turners Hill is one of the places in West Sussex where we work.
All of RH10 is covered for chimney surveys. Streets in the area include Church Road, East Street and Willow Ridge, all of which we cover. If you’re just outside Turners Hill, we cover Crawley Down (1 mile north), Snow Hill (2 miles north), Furnace Wood (3 miles north), Saint Hill Green (3 miles east) and Domewood (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Crawley (5 miles west), Horsham (11 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (4 miles north-east) and Broadfield (5 miles west).
What’s near Turners Hill
In Turners Hill, that means homes and buildings near The Crown Public House. The nearest railway station is East Grinstead station, about 3.3 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.6 miles north) and Waterbury Castle (5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Turners Hill include Hedgecourt Lake.
Tips that help
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They apply to most roofs:
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
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 your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. With binoculars, you can frequently see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
The survey, step by step
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. You are welcome to ask questions while we’re there. Older roofs in small places like Turners Hill can have low, tight loft spaces, so it helps to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
How to prepare
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Arrange a survey
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or email us. The price is agreed before a date is set.