Essex · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Tye Green, Essex
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you decide what to do next. We carry out chimney surveys in Tye Green.
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
Prices for chimney surveys in Tye Green
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the size and height of the roof, access and the package you choose.
Getting in touch
A few details help us recommend the right survey and price. When you contact us, it helps to mention:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- When you need the report by
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
For a price for chimney surveys in Tye Green, ring 07833 053749 or email us. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
About our chimney survey in Tye Green
Many terraced and semi-detached homes share their chimney stacks with a neighbour. We look at what can safely be seen and what the owner gives us access to. Where a problem seems to involve a neighbour’s side, the report records it and you can then discuss it with them. Everything is written up with photos and our recommendations. Typical surveys look at loose, cracked or missing pots and unused flues sealed without airflow, on chimney breasts, brick chimney stacks and lead flashings.
Older buildings in small places like Tye Green may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. 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.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Tye Green (CB10)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Photograph damp patches with the date
Questions about the findings are always welcome. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. Early signs are easier to trace.
Nearby places to Tye Green
Also in Tye Green
When you need someone else
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Checking the roof from the ground
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
What a chimney survey looks like in Tye Green
About 3.6 miles south lies Horham Hall, a reminder of how long the area around Tye Green has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. In Essex, older buildings are frequently clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, alongside lots of post-war and newer estates. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
If you live in an older home near St Paul's Mission Room, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. For landlords with property near Newport (Essex) station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. Take a building like Wimbish Primary School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Tye Green is about 4 miles south-east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. Tye Green is one of many places we visit across Essex, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Tye Green is one of the towns and villages in Essex where we work. There’s also a page for Chelmsford.
We work across CB10 for chimney surveys. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Howlett End (1 mile south), Wimbish Green (1 mile east), Cutlers Green (3 miles south), Thaxted (3 miles south-east) and Great Sampford (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Braintree (13 miles south-east), Saffron Walden (4 miles north-west), Halstead (14 miles east), Great Dunmow (8 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (8 miles south-west) and Great Notley (13 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Tye Green
Typical jobs here are in homes near White Hart Inn. For rail, the closest station is Newport (Essex) station, about 4.3 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Saffron Walden Community Hospital (3.3 miles north-west) and Saffron Walden Museum (3.8 miles north-west). Not far away are West Wood.
What happens on the day
It is useful to start with what’s prompted the survey: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. That way we can focus on what matters to you. The visit typically takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a hamlet or village like Tye Green, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach them.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Keep pets in another room
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Book a survey
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Advice
Why get it checked now?
If a stack seems to lean, do not leave it. We record its condition and recommend a structural engineer where needed, so you know where you stand. In a place like Tye Green, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your roof before booking.
What you get with us
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Surveys seven days a week
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
Your questions about chimney surveys in Tye Green
Do you cover smaller places like Tye Green?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
How do I find out if my home in Tye Green is listed?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only if it’s safe. We inspect whatever is safely visible: from ground level, from windows, from inside the loft space, from the roof where it’s safe and by drone where applicable. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
What do you check on a chimney?
We check the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings. Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access. You get a written report with photos.
Why is my chimney breast damp?
There are a few common causes: water getting in at the top, through the brickwork or at the flashings, or moisture trapped in a stack with no ventilation. We look at each one and note the most likely cause.
What does the report include?
Written findings with photos, explaining the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our recommendations, with the most urgent first where relevant. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
What if it rains on the day?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drones cannot fly safely in high wind or heavy rain, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. We will rearrange with you if the weather is not right.