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Chimney Survey in Ashford Common
Chimney surveys in Ashford Common, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Signs that a stack is leaning
Checking the roof from ground level
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. You won’t see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
About our chimney survey in Ashford Common
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. You get photos and findings you can take back to the seller or agent. It works alongside a RICS home survey, not instead of one. We are often asked to look into spalled or crumbling bricks and flaunching that has broken away, on lead flashings, shared and party-wall stacks and chimney pots and cowls.
Trees around homes in smaller places like Ashford Common drop leaves, twigs and moss onto roofs and into gutters. Blocked gutters overflow and soak the walls below, and moss holds water against tiles. It is the kind of slow problem a roof report picks up early. Plants growing from a gutter or moss on the tiles are signs worth noting from the ground.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent, whichever applies.
- Where
- Ashford Common (TW15, TW16)
- Wider area
- Surrey
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlords, agents and block managers in Ashford Common
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Ashford Common and across Surrey can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Why it’s worth a survey now in Ashford Common
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. With lower homes, common in places like Ashford Common, there’s little between a roof defect and the ceiling, so a small leak can mark a ceiling within a few storms. Finding the cause first saves a second job inside.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- Every finding written up with photos
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- An independent look at the roof
- 98% of customers satisfied
Take a look at our cost guide and two real surveys.
What happens on the day
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a report with photographs. As for time on site, it usually takes about one to two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a smaller place like Ashford Common, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: drone flights and thermal imaging need the right conditions, while a look from the ground and the loft can go ahead in most weather.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Where there is safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Getting ready for the survey
- Leave side gates unlocked
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Book a survey
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before booking.
Related advice
Different roofs, different checks
Rendered stacks
A rendered stack can mask problems in the bricks below. We look for cracks, hollow areas and staining.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Where a breast has been taken out, we check what supports the stack. Confirming the support is a job for a structural engineer.
Local roofs in Ashford Common
Older houses across Surrey frequently have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old buildings in Surrey. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. The wider area around Ashford Common has a long history of building, with Strawberry Hill House about 4.6 miles east. 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 any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Landlords with a home close to Upper Halliford station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. Take an older house close to St Saviour: corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Living close to Sunbury Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Ashford Common is about 1 mile north-west of Sunbury-on-Thames, in Surrey. In Ashford Common, as across Surrey, every roof gets the same careful survey. Across Surrey, we cover Ashford Common and the places around it. You can also see our page for Guildford.
We cover every part of TW15 and TW16 for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on Saxon Road, Dane Road and Tudor Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Nearby, we also carry out chimney surveys in Littleton Common (1 mile south-west), Hounslow (1 mile north-east), Charlton (1 mile south), Sunbury-on-Thames (1 mile south-east) and Ashford (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (14 miles south-west), Woking (10 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles south-west), Epsom (10 miles south-east), Ewell (9 miles south-east) and Egham (5 miles west).
Local landmarks in Ashford Common
Around Ashford Common, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Sunbury Park, Sunbury Manor School and Sunbury Manor School and the streets around them. Ashford Common’s nearest station is Upper Halliford station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Ashford Hospital (1.7 miles north-west) and Kempton Steam Museum (1.5 miles east). For a walk, there is St Ann's Hill and Kempton Park Reservoirs.
How we price chimney surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- House, block, shop or office
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we’ll tell you which fits.
What we need to know
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- What made you get in touch
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: ring 07833 053749 or email us. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Towns and villages near Ashford Common
What else we do in Ashford Common
Ashford Common questions
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Upper Halliford station?
Yes, that is a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
How do I find out if my home in Ashford Common is listed?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We can flag materials that might contain asbestos, but only a specialist asbestos surveyor can confirm it. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We look at the roof, not the whole building, so it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. Many buyers have both.
How long does the survey take?
Time on site depends on the roof; most visits take an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. The written report follows by email.
What will the report tell me?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos, finishing with recommendations. Points are put in order of urgency where relevant.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Light rain is normally fine; heavy rain and wind are different. In high wind or heavy rain, a drone cannot fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.