Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Bure Park Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching for Bure Park, from an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photos.
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
What we look for on each type of roof
Brick stacks
Older brick stacks often have soft lime mortar. We note where repairs should match the original mortar.
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we look at how the pots are capped. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Bure Park
A chimney survey looks at the stack and everything around it: the pots and cowls, the flaunching on top, the pointing, the brickwork and the flashings where it meets the roof. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it is safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. We survey chimney pots and cowls, chimney breasts and flaunching, and people most often book us about cracked or missing flaunching and bricks with flaking faces.
Trees around homes in smaller places like Bure Park drop leaves, twigs and moss onto roofs and into gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from the ground.
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.
- Place
- Bure Park (OX26, OX27)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Can I check my roof myself?
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That’s where a survey comes in.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Bure Park
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out by urgency where it matters, which helps when budgeting.
What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The size of the roof
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. The price is always agreed first.
Booking your survey
A little information up front helps. Please include:
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply ring 07833 053749 or email us whenever suits you.
Local roofs in Bure Park
Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand. Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Bicester Village, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. If you look after a building such as Bure Park Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. For landlords with property near Bicester North station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Bure Park is about 1 mile north of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Whether the building in Bure Park is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed. Bure Park is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work. You can also see our page for Oxford.
Surveys in OX26 and OX27 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include Blake Road, Graham Road and Bunyan Road. Main roads around Bure Park include the A4095, so getting to you is simple. We also cover Bicester (1 mile south), Caversfield (1 mile north-east), Bucknell (2 miles north-west), Stratton Audley (2 miles north-east) and Stoke Lyne (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (11 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north-west), Thame (14 miles south-east), Kidlington (8 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (11 miles south) and St John Street area (12 miles south-west).
Landmarks near Bure Park
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Star pub and Cooper School. The nearest railway station is Bicester North station, roughly 0.6 miles south-east. Other landmarks nearby include Bicester Village (1.3 miles south) and Bicester Community Hospital (1 mile south). For a walk, there’s Graven Hill and Woodsides Meadow.
Places near Bure Park
What else we do in Bure Park
FAQs for Bure Park
Do you cover smaller places like Bure Park?
Yes, Bure Park is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Bicester North station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only if it is safe. We inspect whatever is safely visible: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the roof space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
Do not ignore it. Leaning frequently comes from mortar breaking down unevenly. We record its condition with photos, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it is stable.
How quickly is the report sent?
Report times are set by the package. Basic is within 48 hours, Standard is 24–48 hours and Premium is the same day. If you have a deadline, such as an exchange date, tell us when you book.
Do you look in the loft space?
If there is a loft and safe access to it, yes. The loft space can show things the outside cannot, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
The survey, step by step
We look at the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there is safe access, from inside the roof space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey typically takes roughly 1–2 hours on an ordinary house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. In a smaller place like Bure Park, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there’s access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Getting ready for the survey
- Keep pets in another room
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Getting a price
To get a price for chimney surveys in Bure Park, phone 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Hidden damage within the stack
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- Whether the flue is safe to use
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings