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Chimney survey in Charndon, Oxfordshire
Know where you stand with the chimney stack before you spend money on it. We carry out chimney surveys in Charndon, with photos and a clear written report.
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Charndon
A damp patch on a chimney breast does not always come from the same place. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Moisture trapped inside a stack with no ventilation can also cause damp. We look at each possibility and record what we find. You then know where to start. Typical surveys look at bricks with flaking faces and lifted or split lead flashings, across chimney pots and cowls, shared and party-wall stacks and lead flashings.
Some older homes in villages like Charndon are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Charndon (OX27)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. The main factors are:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, from £400 inc. VAT. We can help you choose the package that fits what you’d like to know.
What we need to know
Getting the details right at the start saves time. Please include:
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Charndon
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, including offices, shops and units. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
Questions from Charndon
How do I find out if my home in Charndon is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Charndon?
Yes, Charndon is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Charndon as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
How long is the visit?
Time on site depends on the roof; most visits take between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. The written report follows by email.
What’s the best way to book?
The quickest way is to phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. Give us the address and a few details about the roof, and we’ll take it from there. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It depends on the weather and the survey. Strong wind or a downpour can make access unsafe and ground a drone, so we’d move the date with you.
Do I need to be at home?
That depends on the survey. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
A redundant chimney needs looking after like any other. Capping without airflow can lead to damp. Our survey records its condition and how it is capped, so you can decide with a builder what to do.
Chimney surveys around Charndon
West Oxfordshire’s older buildings often carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Claydon House, about 3 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Charndon. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead.
Charndon is about 6 miles east of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We carry out chimney surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Charndon. Charndon is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire we cover for chimney surveys. You can also see our page for Oxford.
All of OX27 is covered for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Main Street, Spencer Gardens and Wootton Green or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Nearby, we also carry out chimney surveys in Calvert (1 mile east), Twyford (1 mile north), Poundon (2 miles north-west), Marsh Gibbon (2 miles south-west) and Hillesden (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (14 miles south-west), Bicester (6 miles west), Thame (12 miles south), Kidlington (13 miles south-west), Headington Quarry (13 miles south-west) and Bure Park (6 miles west).
What’s near Charndon
Nearby you will also find Bicester Community Hospital (5.9 miles west). The countryside around Charndon includes Calvert Jubilee.
Common roof problems in Charndon
Some owners book because a chimney breast has been removed below and they want to know about the stack above. We record what we can see in the loft and outside, and recommend a structural engineer where support is in question.
People normally book a survey when they’ve noticed something like this:
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
The streets around a church such as Church of St Michael are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they carry
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- Will the report include photos?
- How soon the report will arrive
What happens on the day
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos. On timing, it typically takes between one and two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a small place like Charndon, access is typically the main thing to plan. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- We start by noting which stacks are in use, shared or causing concern.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- We check the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Before the survey
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Book a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Charndon, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
What you can safely check yourself
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight.
What we look for on each type of roof
Flaunching
Cracked flaunching is one of the most common chimney defects we record. Caught early, it is frequently a small job.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Inside, chimney breasts can show damp when water gets into the stack. We look at them and at the stack in the loft where there’s safe access.