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Chimney survey in Wingham, Kent
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you decide what to do next. Chimney surveys in Wingham, with photographs and a clear written report.
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
Landlords, agents and block managers in Wingham
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed beforehand. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier.
Chimney survey in Wingham
A damp patch on a chimney breast doesn’t always come from the same place. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Moisture trapped inside a stack with no ventilation can also cause damp. We check each possibility and record what we find. That points the work in the right direction. If you are worried about gaps in the mortar around the pots and gaps where the stack meets the roof, we can find out what’s behind it, on lead flashings, shared and party-wall stacks and chimney pots and cowls alike.
Somewhere as small as Wingham, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. We report on what can be seen safely, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it’s usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Where
- Wingham (CT3)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the price in Wingham
Prices vary from roof to roof, for these reasons:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- House, block, shop or office
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
For a price for your roof in Wingham, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Helping us price your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Anything about access we should know
- When you need the report by
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Chimney surveys around Wingham
Handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles hung on pegs through two holes, are typical of older Kent buildings. You’ll also find oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses among the county’s older buildings. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Historic houses like Goodnestone Park, about 2 miles south, show how far back building in the area around Wingham goes. 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, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
The streets around a church like St Mary's Church 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. If you let a flat or house near Adisham station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Wingham is about 6 miles east of Canterbury, in Kent. We carry out chimney surveys in Wingham for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. We cover towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury.
Chimney surveys in CT3 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on High Street, St Mary's Meadow and Harris's Alley or anywhere close by, we can survey it. We also cover the places around Wingham: Broomhill (1 mile north), Well Head (1 mile south-east), Wingham Green (1 mile west), Wingham Well (1 mile south-west) and Shatterling (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (6 miles west), Margate (10 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south), Ramsgate (10 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Wingham
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Red Lion pub. The closest station to Wingham is Adisham station, roughly 2.3 miles south. Nearby you will also find St Martins Hospital (4.7 miles west).
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 can decide what to do next. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Wingham, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why us?
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Every finding written up with photos
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and two real surveys.
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Questions from Wingham
Is Wingham within the area you cover?
Yes, Wingham is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
How do I find out if my home in Wingham is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
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. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
We inspect from wherever is safe: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the loft space. A drone inspection is included in our Premium Survey where it applies. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Does the weather affect the survey?
A survey can normally go ahead in light rain. High wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so we will agree a new date if the weather is not suitable.
Will I get photos?
Yes. The report includes photos of what we found, so you can see exactly what each finding refers to.
Tips that help
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week, before and after a survey:
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
With a shared stack, the report can help when talking to next door. It shows what we found and where from the viewpoints we used.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.
The survey, step by step
The visit has one job: to see as much of the chimney stack as can safely be seen and record it clearly. Notes and photographs go into the written report. It typically takes roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Rural addresses near Wingham can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Before the survey
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Arrange a survey
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
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Signs you need a chimney survey in Wingham
Aerials and dishes are often fixed to stacks. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
Typical things we’re asked to look at include:
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Flaunching that has broken away
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Wingham Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- How long the report takes to arrive
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Is there a chance to talk the report through?