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Alperton Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in Alperton, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Get in touch for a price.
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Staining on walls around the chimney
Why act early in Alperton
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. Once you’ve exchanged, the work is down to you. Our report gives you facts to raise with the seller or agent. London’s older roofs often have bitumen felt underlay or none at all, so once the slates or flashings let water past, little stops it reaching ceilings. Left alone, that means wet timbers and plaster, which is a far bigger job than the roof fault itself.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- An independent view of the roof
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- 98% of customers satisfied
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Chimney survey in Alperton: what you get
For buyers, a chimney survey before exchange can flag work you may want to raise. 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. Common reasons to book are loose, cracked or missing pots and bricks with flaking faces, on chimney pots and cowls, brick chimney stacks and chimney breasts.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, so roofs are frequently shared between several households. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters, in Alperton as anywhere. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photos.
Findings are set out part by part, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, each with a short note and a photo. It records what’s sound as well as what is not.
- Where
- Alperton (HA0, UB6, NW10)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to Alperton
What else we do in Alperton
Alperton questions
I let a flat near Wembley Central station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, letting agents and landlords book with us as well as owners. You can ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details.
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Alperton?
It depends on the street. Where there are permit zones, a visitor permit or nearby pay-and-display bay works well.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
How quickly is the report sent?
That depends on the survey you book: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day. Reports are sent by email.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it is applicable. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We look at the parts we can see safely and the parts you can give us access to. Where a problem appears to be on next door’s side, we note it and you can raise it with them.
Do you cover Alperton for chimney surveys?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, Alperton included.
Checking the roof from ground level
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Share it with us as you book.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Alperton
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Alperton is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Pitzhanger Manor, about 2.1 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Alperton. 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.
Shop and office owners around London Designer Outlet may find that a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions. Trees in and around St. Raphael's Edible Garden shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters.
Alperton is about 2 miles north of Ealing, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Alperton can all book chimney surveys. Alperton is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work. We also survey roofs in London.
All of HA0, UB6 and NW10 is within our area for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Lee Road, Marsh Road and Eagle Road or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Alperton include West Twyford (1 mile south-east), Tokyngton (1 mile north-east), Mapesbury (1 mile north-east), Stonebridge Park (1 mile east) and Park Royal (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles south-east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Local landmarks in Alperton
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Brentham Clubhouse pub, Perivale Primary School and St. Raphael's Edible Garden. The closest station to Alperton is Wembley Central station, roughly 0.8 miles north. A little further out are London Transport Museum Depot (2.6 miles south) and London Designer Outlet (1.3 miles north-east). Not far away are Castlebar Hill and Fox Wood.
What we do, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photographs go into the written report. The visit typically takes about one to two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a London conversion, the way into the roof space is frequently from a communal landing or the top flat. Where that’s the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Otherwise, the visit in Alperton runs like any other.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We check every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there’s access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
How to prepare
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Arrange a survey
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
When to book a survey in Alperton
Years of fires can affect the mortar inside a stack. Mortar can deteriorate unevenly from flue gases and moisture, which can make a stack lean.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
If you let a flat or house near Wembley Central station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the survey won’t cover
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Their report turnaround times
- Is VAT included in the price?
Useful tips for Alperton property owners
You do not need to be a roofer to help. What helps most:
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Check fixings on the stack are sound and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Alperton
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.