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Chimney Survey in Blendon
Need a chimney survey in Blendon? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- A stack that appears to lean
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
About our chimney survey in Blendon
If you’re buying a home with chimneys, it’s worth knowing their condition before you exchange. Cracked flaunching, failed flashings and worn pointing are common findings on older stacks. 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 survey flaunching, chimney breasts and brick chimney stacks, and common reasons people get in touch are a chimney out of line and cracked or missing flaunching.
Much of London’s housing is flats, in converted houses or purpose-built blocks, where the roof is usually a shared part of the building. Landlords, managing agents and residents’ companies need to know what condition it is in and what work is coming up. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. With a written report and photos, everyone can plan from the same facts.
You receive the findings by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Location
- Blendon (DA5, DA15, DA6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Chimney surveys in Blendon: local notes
Outer London has lots of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. About 0.7 miles north lies Danson House, a reminder of how long the area around Blendon has been built on. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Take a building like Blackfen School for Girls: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Living close to Danson Park is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. For businesses in and around places such as Broadway Shopping Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Blendon is about 1 mile south-east of Welling, in Greater London. We visit Blendon as part of our work across Greater London, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Our area takes in places right across Greater London. There’s also a page for London.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: DA5, DA15 and DA6. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Penn Lane, Hurst Road and Brook Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Blendon include the A221, so getting to you is simple. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Bexley (1 mile south-east), Crook Log (1 mile north), Welling (1 mile north-west), Upton (1 mile north-east) and Bexleyheath (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles west), City of Westminster (13 miles west), Marylebone (13 miles north-west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (12 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Blendon
We work in homes and buildings around Danson Park, The Royal Oak Public House and Hurst Primary School. The nearest railway station is Albany Park station, about 0.8 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Metropolitan Police Museum (1.3 miles south-west) and Bexley Hospital (0.8 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit and Summer Hill.
Also in Blendon
What you can safely check yourself
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney breasts and the loft
In the loft, staining around the stack often shows where water is getting in. What we find is photographed and described.
Lead flashings
Some older stacks have mortar fillets instead of lead. They tend to crack, so we look at them closely.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
When we price a survey, we consider:
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, access and the package you choose.
Booking your survey
There’s no need for technical words. It’s enough to let us know:
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The property’s address and postcode
- When you need the report by
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before you book.
Why act early in Blendon
Most people never get a proper look at their chimney stacks. Defects tend to go unseen until there’s a stain. A survey gives you a clear picture before that happens. In Blendon, as across London, an overflowing gutter soaks the wall below, which can lead to damp inside. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, both inc. VAT. You’ll know the exact price before booking.
What you get with us
- PI and public liability insurance
- Package prices that include VAT
- 98% of customers satisfied
- 20+ years’ experience
Honest limits
No survey can tell you everything, and we’d rather be clear about that before booking. Keep these in mind:
- Parts of the stack that can’t be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we cannot access
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll point you to the right survey before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a London conversion, the way into the loft space is often from a communal landing or the top flat. If that applies to your building, it helps to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Otherwise, the visit in Blendon 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 is access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Getting ready for the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Getting a price
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Advice
Your questions about chimney surveys in Blendon
Is my home in Blendon listed or in a conservation area?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Blendon?
It can be, so it helps to tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space as you book. The visit is then planned around what’s available.
Do you work in Blendon?
Yes. We survey roofs in Blendon and the rest of Greater London. For a price, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Is a leaning chimney dangerous?
A leaning stack should be looked at. We record the lean, the brickwork and the pointing, and if it may be a structural issue, we recommend a structural engineer.
Why is my chimney breast damp?
It can come from several places: 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 survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We look at the parts we are given access to, and the report makes that clear.
How do I book a survey in Blendon?
Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date.