Windsor and Maidenhead · London and the South East
Cookham Chimney Survey
Independent chimney surveys in Cookham. We have completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
Chimney survey in Cookham
Redundant chimneys are common, especially where fires have been replaced by central heating. Even when it isn’t used, a stack has to stay weathertight. Capping a stack without ventilation can trap moisture and lead to damp inside. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. If you’ve noticed a chimney out of line and pots or cowls that look unsafe, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Around Cookham, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Blocked gutters overflow and soak the walls below. 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.
The written findings come by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Where
- Cookham (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Cookham: your questions answered
Can a landlord with a rental near Cookham station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the building.
Do you cover smaller places like Cookham?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only when it’s safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys run seven days a week. To find a day that suits you, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
What will the report tell me?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos, and ends with what we recommend. Points are put in order of urgency where relevant.
My chimney looks like it’s leaning. What should I do?
It is worth having a leaning stack checked. We record the lean, the brickwork and the pointing, and recommend a structural engineer where it may be a structural concern.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
How it works
There is not much for you to do on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we’ll get on with the inspection. The survey itself takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. With a bit of garden around a house, as there often is around Cookham, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. Inside, the loft is looked at where it can be reached safely.
- We start by noting which stacks are in use, shared or causing concern.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- We check the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Preparing for the visit
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Let us know about parking before the day
Booking a survey
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Related advice
Nearby places to Cookham
What else we do in Cookham
When you need someone else
We only report whatever is safely visible on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
Leave it or get it looked at?
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. Once you’ve exchanged, the work is down to you. A report gives you something specific to put to the seller. With lower homes, common in places like Cookham, there is little between a roof defect and the ceiling, so a small leak can mark a ceiling within a few storms. Catching the cause first saves redecorating as well.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we can help you choose.
What you get with us
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- 20+ years’ experience
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
How the survey changes by roof type
Flaunching
Cracked flaunching is one of the most common chimney defects we record. Caught early, it is often a small job.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Inside, chimney breasts can show damp when water gets into the stack. We check the breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach.
Prices for chimney surveys in Cookham
Prices vary from roof to roof, for these reasons:
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- The roof’s overall size
- Height and safe access
For a price for your roof in Cookham, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and tell us about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Helping us price your survey
Before you get in touch, it is useful to have:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Cookham
About 1.7 miles east lies Cliveden, a reminder of how long the area around Cookham has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St John the Baptist, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. For landlords with property near Cookham station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Cookham is about 2 miles south-east of Marlow, in Windsor and Maidenhead. We survey roofs in Cookham and the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead. Cookham is one of the towns and villages in Windsor and Maidenhead we cover. There’s also a page for Reading.
All of SL6 is within our area for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Station Road, Church Road and High Street or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Other places close to Cookham include Cookham Dean (1 mile west), Furze Platt (2 miles south), Coldmoorholme (2 miles north), Bourne End (2 miles north-east) and Cores End (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Windsor (7 miles south-east), Boyn Hill (3 miles south), North Ascot (10 miles south), Dedworth (7 miles south-east), Broomhall (12 miles south) and South Ascot (11 miles south). Being one of Windsor and Maidenhead’s larger places, Cookham has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
Around Cookham
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Old Swan Uppers pub and Furze Platt Senior School, among other places. Cookham has its own railway station: Cookham station. A little further out are Marlow Museum (2.2 miles west) and Marlow Community Hospital (2.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Warren Nature Reserve and Taplow Lake.
What we’re asked to look at in Cookham
TV aerials, satellite dishes and their brackets are often fixed to chimneys. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. We check fixings on the stack as part of the survey.
We are frequently asked to look at:
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Staining on walls around the chimney
If you look after a building such as Cookham Rise Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection