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Chimney survey in Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Chimney surveys across Amersham, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Worn or missing pointing
What a chimney survey does not cover
It helps to know what a survey will not do before booking:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
Chimney survey in Amersham
Redundant chimneys are common, particularly where fires have been replaced by central heating. A disused stack still needs looking after. Capping a stack without ventilation can trap moisture and lead to damp inside. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. You get photos of each stack and our recommendations. We survey brick chimney stacks, chimney breasts and lead flashings, and people most frequently book us about signs that a stack is leaning and unused flues sealed without airflow.
Most homes in a town like Amersham are houses, so the roof is usually the owner’s to look after. A slipped tile or blocked gutter costs far less to sort than the damp it causes later. A roof report gives you a list of what needs doing and how soon. The photos let you see the parts of the roof you can’t get to.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Location
- Amersham (HP6, HP7)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What else we do in Amersham
Before and after the survey
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
Where another specialist is needed, such as a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. That helps you brief them.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
Prices for chimney surveys in Amersham
Survey packages start from £150, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Roof area
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
For a price for your roof in Amersham, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Booking your survey
Before you get in touch, it is useful to have:
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or send us an email to find out.
How the survey works
We photograph the roof as we go, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe. A typical visit takes about one to two hours for most houses, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. For a visit in Amersham, we need access to the loft, any rooms with leaks or stains, and the outside of the building. Mention gates, side passages and anything at the back. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We check every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Let us know about parking before the day
Getting a price
When you’re ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
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Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Amersham. To discuss a property or a block, call 07833 053749 or email us.
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.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Chimneys are easy to forget because you rarely see the top of them. Defects tend to go unseen until there’s a stain. Surveying the stack now can catch problems first. Roof faults found early can be planned for, while one found after water comes through typically has to be dealt with in a hurry, in Amersham as anywhere.
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where applicable, from £400 including VAT. We can help you choose the package that fits what you want to find out.
What you get with us
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Photos and a written report every time
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
Read what a roof survey costs and our case studies.
Amersham questions
Is my home in Amersham listed or in a conservation area?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Is Amersham in the area you cover?
Yes, Amersham is within the area we cover. We work right across London and the South East. Just phone 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the property, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
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 structure and weathering of the stack and any damp, and we’ll say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. We note visible signs such as sagging or deflection, but we don’t carry out calculations or give an engineer’s opinion. Where an engineer is needed, we say so in the report.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you when booking.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we are given access to.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it applies and safe. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where applicable.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Amersham
Some villages in Buckinghamshire still have thatched roofs. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. With Chenies Manor House about 3 miles east, Amersham 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, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Landlords with a home close to Amersham station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near St. Michael and All Angels, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Amersham is about 7 miles north-east of High Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Amersham can all book chimney surveys. We cover towns and villages across Buckinghamshire, large and small. Our Reading page covers surveys nearby.
Every address in HP6 and HP7 is covered for chimney surveys. You’ll find streets such as Station Road, London Road West and Market Square, all of which we cover. Being close to the A355 and A404, Amersham is easy for us to reach for chimney surveys. We also cover Amersham on the Hill (1 mile west), Chesham Bois (1 mile north), Waterside (1 mile north), Coleshill (2 miles south-west) and Hyde Heath (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Aylesbury (13 miles north-west), High Wycombe (7 miles south-west), Chesham (3 miles north), Marlow (10 miles south-west), Beaconsfield (5 miles south-west) and Chalfont St Peter (5 miles south). As one of the bigger places in Buckinghamshire, Amersham has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
Near you in Amersham
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Pheasant Public House, Woodside Junior School and Dr Challoner's Grammar School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Amersham itself: Amersham station. A little further out are Amersham Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Amersham Fair Organ Museum (under half a mile north-east). The countryside around Amersham includes Sands Bank.