Hampshire · London and the South East
Warsash Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys across Warsash, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
Chimney survey in Warsash
If you are buying a home with chimneys, it’s worth knowing their condition before you exchange. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It complements a RICS home survey rather than replacing it. We survey chimney breasts, chimney pots and cowls and lead flashings, and people most often book us about staining on walls around the chimney and cracked or missing flaunching.
Trees around homes in smaller places like Warsash drop leaves, twigs and moss onto roofs and into gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from the ground.
It is not only a list of defects. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend.
- Where
- Warsash (SO31)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Warsash
Will you come out to Warsash?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route as you book.
Is the coastal weather around Warsash hard on roofs?
Yes, coastal weather is harder on roofs: there is more wind, and more salt in the air. Ridges, verges, flashings and fixings are where it typically shows, and Warsash is within about 2 miles of the coast.
What insurance do you have?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
Will you check the loft?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft cannot be reached safely, the report says so.
What will the report tell me?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos, and ends with what we recommend. Points are put with the most urgent first where relevant.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
We check the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings. Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. You get a written report with photos.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Warsash
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work with less disruption.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
When we price a survey, we consider:
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The roof’s overall size
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the size and height of the roof, access and which survey you book.
What to let us know when you get in touch
You do not need to know any roofing terms. It’s enough to tell us:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- What’s prompted the survey
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us a few details about the property and we will suggest the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
What happens on the day
Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect what can be seen safely, and anything we can’t see is noted in the report. Most visits take roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Parking around Warsash is typically easier than in a town centre, but mention lanes, gates or long drives. Low roofs on bungalows can often be seen well from the ground, and the loft shows the rest, while taller roofs may need other vantage points or the drone where it applies.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Before the survey
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Keep pets in another room
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
How to book
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
Towns and villages near Warsash
Other services in Warsash
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Warsash
Warsash lies within about 2 miles of the sea, so there is more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles, while driving rain finds any gap. Some Hampshire villages still have thatched roofs. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Take a building like Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Trees in and around Hamble Common shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Warsash is about 4 miles west of Fareham, in Hampshire. Roofs in Warsash get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Hampshire. Across Hampshire, we cover Warsash. You can also see our page for Southampton.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: SO31. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Church Road, Wild Rose Crescent and Willow Herb Close. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Sarisbury Green (1 mile north), Locks Heath (1 mile north-east), Hook (1 mile south-east), Hook Park Estate (1 mile south) and Abshot (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Winchester (14 miles north), Gosport (7 miles south-east), Havant (13 miles east), Eastleigh (8 miles north), Fareham (4 miles east) and Horndean (13 miles east).
Landmarks near Warsash
Around Warsash, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Brookfield Community School and Language College, Hamble Common and Jolly Farmer Public House, among other places. Warsash’s nearest station is Swanwick station, roughly 1.6 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Coldeast (0.9 miles north) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.1 miles north). For a walk, there’s Holly Hill Woodland Park.
When to book a survey in Warsash
Flashings seal the gap where a stack passes through the roof. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. Failed flashings are one of the most common causes of damp around chimneys. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
Look out for signs like these:
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- A chimney out of line
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
The streets around a church like Church of St Mary are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Will the report include photos?
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Tips that help
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
If anything in the report isn’t clear, just ask us. Standard Surveys come with a follow-up consultation, and Premium Surveys with an in-person one.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. It is far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.