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Chimney Survey in Brunswick Park
Wondering about the chimney stack at a property in Brunswick Park? You can book a chimney survey in Brunswick Park and across Greater London.
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Worn or missing pointing
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
Why act early in Brunswick Park
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it is doing. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council and the council can advise. A hidden valley or parapet gutter on a London house can hold water for weeks before anyone notices. By the time a ceiling stains, the timbers underneath may have been wet for a while.
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all including VAT. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Why book with us
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Surveys seven days a week
- PI and public liability insurance
- Plain-English reports with photos
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
Chimney survey in Brunswick Park: what you get
Damp on a chimney breast can have several causes. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Condensation inside an unventilated stack is another common cause. We check each possibility and record what we find. That points the work in the right direction. We survey brick chimney stacks, chimney pots and cowls and flaunching, and people most often book us about damp patches on chimney breasts and pots or cowls that look unsafe.
A London butterfly roof slopes down to a central valley gutter that drains to the back of the house. Hidden behind the parapet, that gutter can block or split without anyone seeing it. If your home in Brunswick Park has one, it needs checking from somewhere that can actually see it.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Where
- Brunswick Park (N11, N20, N14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to Brunswick Park
What else we do in Brunswick Park
Brunswick Park homes and their roofs
Historic houses like Bruce Castle, about 3.6 miles south-east, show how far back building in the area around Brunswick Park goes. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Outer London has a good many Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Brunswick Park 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.
Anyone responsible for a site like St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School will know that a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Homes near green spaces such as Friary Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Brunswick Park is about 2 miles south-east of Barnet, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Brunswick Park can all book chimney surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Brunswick Park is one of the places in Greater London where we work. We also survey roofs in London.
Chimney surveys in N11, N20 and N14 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Dene Road, Link Road and Pine Road, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Osidge (1 mile north-east), Southgate (1 mile east), East Barnet (1 mile north-west), New Southgate (1 mile south) and Friern Barnet (1 mile south). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles south), City of Westminster (8 miles south), Marylebone (7 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-east).
Near you in Brunswick Park
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Salcombe School, Friary Park and Brunswick Park Primary and Nursery School. Also close by are Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.7 miles south-west) and The Osidge Arms (0.5 miles north-east). Brunswick Park’s nearest station is New Southgate station, roughly 0.9 miles south of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Coppetts Wood Hospital (1.7 miles south) and Broomfield House Museum (1.5 miles south-east). The countryside around Brunswick Park includes Barfield Allotments Nature Park and Darland's Lake.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Conditions inside walls
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Parts of the stack that can’t be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we can’t access
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
Can I check my roof myself?
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. It usually takes between one and two hours for most houses, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. For a visit in Brunswick Park, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. On the day, the roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach them.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
How to prepare
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Check pets are kept safely away
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Book a survey
If you’re buying, it’s useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or send us an email when you’re ready.
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Practical tips
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
After the visit, we write up the report with photographs of each stack. It explains the condition of each part of the stack and any damp inside. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Check your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. Binoculars help you spot loose pots, missing mortar or lifted flashings.
FAQs for Brunswick Park
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Brunswick Park?
London parking needs a little planning, so let us know about permits, bays or a driveway as you book. That way the visit can be planned around it.
I let a flat near New Southgate station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Brunswick Park?
To book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us the address and what you’d like to know. We will confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It is a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
There are a few common causes: 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.
Is Brunswick Park in your area?
Yes, we do. Brunswick Park is part of the area we cover.
Can you survey a chimney stack we share with next door?
Yes. We inspect everything that’s safely in view and what you 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.
Common roof problems in Brunswick Park
Chimney stacks stand above the roof, exposed to wind, rain and frost on every side. Frost works into cracks in the flaunching and pointing, and rain soaks into worn brickwork. People usually call us when they notice damp or a problem with the stack, or before a purchase.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
Landlords with a home close to New Southgate station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
What to check before booking
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- How long the report takes to arrive
- What follow-up you get after the report