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Chimney survey in Westwood, Kent
A careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Westwood, and put it all in a photo-illustrated written report.
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What to tell us when you contact us
There’s no need for technical words. It is enough to tell us:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us some details about the property and we will explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
Chimney survey in Westwood: what you get
A chimney survey looks at the stack and everything around it: the pots and cowls, the flaunching on top, the pointing, the brickwork and the flashings where it meets the roof. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. We survey single stacks on houses and groups of stacks on bigger buildings. We are often asked to look into damp patches on chimney breasts and eroded joints in the brickwork, across shared and party-wall stacks, brick chimney stacks and lead flashings.
Older buildings in small places like Westwood 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. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Westwood (DA13, DA2)
- Region
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Checking the roof from ground level
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Towns and villages near Westwood
What else we do in Westwood
Westwood homes and their roofs
Westwood lies within about 5 miles of the sea, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, while driving rain finds any gap. Historic houses such as Cobham College, about 4.6 miles east, show how far back building in the area around Westwood goes. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
The streets around a church like Church of Saint Mary Magdalene 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. Anyone responsible for a site like Bean Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Westwood is about 3 miles south of Swanscombe, in Kent. We carry out chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Westwood. Across Kent, we cover Westwood and the places around it. There is also a page for Maidstone.
Chimney surveys in DA13 and DA2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We cover properties on Westwood Road and Highcross Road. We also cover the places around Westwood: Grubb Street (1 mile south-west), Green Street Green (1 mile west), Bean (1 mile north-west), St Margarets (2 miles west) and Darenth (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns like Maidstone (14 miles south-east), Dartford (4 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (4 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Westwood
Typical jobs here are in homes near Longfield Academy, Longfield Chalk Bank and Railway Tavern and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Longfield station, about 1 mile south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Stone Museum of Geology (3.3 miles north-west) and Bluewater (2.3 miles north-west). Not far away are Sawyers Lake.
Questions from Westwood
Will you come out to Westwood?
Yes, Westwood is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Westwood?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
What happens next?
The report arrives by email. With Standard there is a follow-up consultation; with Premium, an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
What do you check on a chimney?
The whole stack, as far as it can be seen safely: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Are you insured?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance, for every survey we carry out.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Why get it checked now?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it’s doing. Changes to stacks in conservation areas or on listed buildings may need consent and the council can advise. Older and listed buildings around Westwood may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Why book with us
- Visits on any day of the week
- A written report with photographs
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
When to book a survey in Westwood
Flaunching is the mortar bed that holds the pots and throws water off the top. Cracked flaunching lets water in, and each winter makes it worse. Loose pots can follow.
We are often asked to look at:
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- A stack that appears to lean
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
If you live near a park like Longfield Chalk Bank, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Questions to ask before you book
- What exactly goes into their report
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- What they will not be able to tell you
What we do, step by step
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement. The whole visit typically takes about 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Rural addresses near Westwood 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.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Preparing for the visit
- Check we can get to the back of the property
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Book a survey
If you are buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or drop us an email whenever suits you.
Related advice
What this survey can’t tell you
It is a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. The main limits are:
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- Hidden damage within the stack
- Whether the flue is safe to use
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will tell you. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Westwood
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls