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Warminghurst Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys in Warminghurst, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Lifted or split lead flashings
Chimney survey in Warminghurst
A leaning chimney stack is worth having looked at. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down, often after years of flue gases and damp. The survey notes how the stack looks, how far it seems to lean and the state of the bricks and joints. If the stack looks like a structural issue, the report recommends a structural engineer. If you are worried about unused flues sealed without airflow and signs that a stack is leaning, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
In a village or hamlet like Warminghurst, older cottages and farmhouses frequently sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
The report records the chimney stack as we found it on the day. It’s useful straight away, and a good reference for later.
- Place
- Warminghurst (RH20)
- Wider area
- West Sussex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What you can safely check yourself
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Don’t go up yourself.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Warminghurst questions
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Pulborough station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need.
Do you cover smaller places like Warminghurst?
Yes, Warminghurst is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it is applicable and safe, yes. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). It is included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where it applies, the Premium Survey.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
What does a roof survey cost?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on its size, height, access and the package, confirmed before anything is booked.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. It is not a flue, sweep or gas safety inspection. We check the stack, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, and damp inside, and we’ll say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.
Will I get photos?
Yes, every report has them. Pictures sit next to the findings they show, which makes the report easy to follow.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Warminghurst
With Parham House about 3.9 miles south-west, Warminghurst sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years. Handmade clay tiles and tile-hung upper walls are typical of older Sussex houses. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
If you look after a building such as Ashington CofE Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. If you own a rental within reach of Pulborough station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Warminghurst is about 8 miles north of Worthing, in West Sussex. We survey roofs in Warminghurst and the rest of West Sussex. Across West Sussex, we cover Warminghurst. For surveys nearby, see our Brighton page.
Every address in RH20 is covered for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Close by, we survey roofs in Thakeham (1 mile north-west), Abingworth (1 mile west), Goose Green (1 mile north), Heath Common (1 mile south-west) and West Chiltington (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Crawley (15 miles north-east), Horsham (10 miles north-east), Worthing (8 miles south), Haywards Heath (14 miles east), Burgess Hill (12 miles east) and Littlehampton (10 miles south-west).
Around Warminghurst
We work in homes and buildings around Rydon Community College and the streets around them. Warminghurst’s nearest station is Pulborough station, roughly 4.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are The Storrington And District Museum (2.2 miles south-west). Not far away are Chanctonbury Hill and Knepp Wildland.
Tips from our surveys
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Do not use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Check fixings on the stack are secure
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
Also near Warminghurst
What else we do in Warminghurst
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
Each pot is bedded into the flaunching, often with a cowl or cap on top. We check that they look secure and undamaged.
Lead flashings
Some older stacks have mortar fillets instead of lead. They crack with age, and we check them too.
What happens on the day
We’ll ask a few questions first, about the roof’s history, any leaks and past repairs. Then the inspection itself takes an hour or two at most homes, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Rural addresses near Warminghurst can be hard to find from a postcode alone, 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.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Find any records of previous roof work
Arrange a survey
To get a price for chimney surveys in Warminghurst, call 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Surveys for landlords and agents in Warminghurst
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we will plan the visit with that in mind.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
Signs you need a chimney survey in Warminghurst
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost works into cracks in the flaunching and pointing, and rain soaks into worn brickwork. People usually call us when they notice damp or a problem with the stack, or before a purchase.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Cracked or missing flaunching
The streets around a church such as Church of the Holy Sepulchre are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
What to check before booking
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Whether the loft space is looked at, where there is one
- What experience they bring