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Avery Hill Chimney Survey
An experienced roof surveyor for chimney surveys in Avery Hill. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
What you can safely check yourself
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Share it with us when you book, as it helps us focus the survey.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Avery Hill
If you’re buying a home with chimneys, it’s worth knowing their condition before you exchange. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. You get photographs and findings you can take back to the seller or agent. It works alongside a RICS home survey, not instead of one. We survey chimney breasts, lead flashings and chimney pots and cowls, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are staining on walls around the chimney and disused chimneys trapping moisture.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, where the roof is typically a shared part of the building. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photographs.
If any part of the chimney stack couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it’s clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Location
- Avery Hill (SE9, DA15, DA16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Avery Hill
I let a flat near Falconwood station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Avery Hill?
It rarely stops a survey, but it’s worth planning. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
Can you survey a chimney stack we share with next door?
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, so you can discuss it with them.
Does the weather affect the survey?
It depends on the weather and the survey. Strong wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, so we’d move the date with you.
When does the report arrive?
It depends on the package: the Basic Survey report arrives within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey the same day. The report is emailed to you.
How can you see the top of the stack?
We use safe viewpoints rather than climbing onto the stack. Where it applies, our Premium Survey adds a drone inspection for a closer view. Any area we couldn’t view is noted.
Do you inspect the flue?
No. We survey the stack and its weathering, not the flue. For the flue, you’ll need a sweep or, for gas, a Gas Safe registered engineer.
Places near Avery Hill
Also in Avery Hill
Avery Hill homes and their roofs
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Avery Hill 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. The wider area around Avery Hill has a long history of building, with Eltham Palace about 1.2 miles west. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Stationers' Crown Woods Academy, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Homes near green spaces such as Shoulder of Mutton Green can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn.
Avery Hill is about 1 mile north-east of Eltham, in Greater London. We provide chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Avery Hill. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. We also survey roofs in London.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: SE9, DA15 and DA16. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Bexley Road, Glenure Road and Perpins Road and the roads around them. Being close to the A210, Avery Hill is easy for us to reach. We also cover the places around Avery Hill: Blackfen (1 mile east), Eltham (1 mile south-west), New Eltham (1 mile south), Falconwood (1 mile north-east) and Well Hall (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns like London (8 miles north-west), City of Westminster (11 miles north-west), Marylebone (11 miles north-west), Kensington (12 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
Near you in Avery Hill
Around Avery Hill, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Shoulder of Mutton Green and Alderwood Primary School. Avery Hill’s nearest station is Falconwood station, about 0.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Greenwich Castle (3.8 miles north-west) and Metropolitan Police Museum (1.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Avery Hill includes Summer Hill and The Tarn.
For landlords and managing agents
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the chimney stack, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
Signs you need a chimney survey in Avery Hill
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. A stack sealed without ventilation can trap damp. Damp patches can appear on chimney breasts even when nothing is leaking.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
Shop and office owners around Broadway Shopping Centre may find that knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- Is VAT included in the price?
- How soon the report will arrive
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
Tips that help
Getting the most from a chimney survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Tips:
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Glance at the stacks from the street now and then
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
Where another specialist is needed, like a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. That helps you brief them.
Get small mortar repairs done while they’re small. Small repairs now can save bigger work later.
What affects the price in Avery Hill
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Roof area
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What to tell us when you contact us
When you call or email, these details help:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Your timetable, like an exchange date
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
Most bookings start with a short call: ring 07833 053749 or send us an email, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
How the survey works
We photograph the roof as we go, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available, including by drone where it’s applicable and the weather allows. Most surveys take an hour or two for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Surveys in Avery Hill can be booked for any day of the week. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay. A back bedroom window can be the best vantage point for a rear addition, so we may ask to use one.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
How to book
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To send them or to book, call 07833 053749 or email us.