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Cookley Green Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys around Cookley Green, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- A stack that appears to lean
Chimney survey in Cookley Green
A chimney stands up above the roof, exposed to wind, rain and frost on every side. In time, flaunching cracks, mortar washes out and flashings come loose. Water then gets into the stack and can show as damp on a chimney breast or a stain in the loft. We record what we find with photos and recommendations. Typical surveys look at damaged chimney pots and cowls and cracked or missing flaunching, on flaunching, brick chimney stacks and shared and party-wall stacks.
Older buildings in small places like Cookley Green may be 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. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
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.
- Where
- Cookley Green (RG9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Cookley Green
Stonor Park, about 3 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Cookley Green. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Older buildings in west Oxfordshire often have Cotswold stone slate roofs, and some Oxfordshire villages still have thatch. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Cookley Green is about 9 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Cookley Green, we can survey the roof. Our Oxfordshire coverage includes Cookley Green. There’s also a page for Reading.
We work across RG9 for chimney surveys. Close by, we survey roofs in Howe Hill (1 mile north), Christmas Common (2 miles north-east), Stonor (3 miles east), Northend (3 miles north-east) and Turville Heath (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Oxford (14 miles north-west), Didcot (11 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles west), Thame (10 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (7 miles south-east) and Benson (5 miles west).
Around Cookley Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Beehive Inn Public House and the streets around them. Open spaces near Cookley Green include Warburg Nature Reserve and Bald Hill.
Cookley Green: your questions answered
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Cookley Green?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. 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 cover smaller places like Cookley Green?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
The whole stack, as far as it can be seen safely: from the pots and flaunching down to the flashings. Leaning, unused stacks and damp on chimney breasts are recorded too.
Should a redundant chimney be removed?
An unused stack still needs to stay weathertight and ventilated. Capping without airflow can lead to damp. We check how it is capped and its condition, so you can plan what to do with it.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
We use safe viewpoints rather than climbing onto the stack. Where it applies, our Premium Survey adds a drone inspection for a closer view. The report is clear about anything that couldn’t be seen.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on the survey. For inside areas and the roof space, someone has to give us access; we’ll agree the details when you book.
How many surveys have you done?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, over more than 20 years.
What we’re asked to look at in Cookley Green
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. A stack sealed without ventilation can trap damp. That can lead to damp patches on chimney breasts, even with the roof in good order.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Bricks with flaking faces
If you live in an older home near Church of St Botolph, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Questions to ask before you book
- Their insurance cover
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Whether VAT is added on top
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
Leave it or get it looked at?
Cracked flaunching and worn pointing are frequently modest repairs when they’re caught early. Leave it, and frost can work the stack loose and the job gets bigger. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Cookley Green, driving rain gets into any weakness, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. You’ll know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- Package prices that include VAT
See how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Cookley Green
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work with less disruption.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- The size of the roof
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, from £400 with VAT included. We can help you choose the package that fits what you’d like to know.
Helping us price your survey
These details help when you contact us:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- What made you get in touch
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
How the survey changes by roof type
Brick stacks
Spalled bricks, where the face has flaked off, are a sign of water and frost. We record any we can see.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Inside, chimney breasts can show damp when water gets into the stack. We check them and at the stack in the loft where there’s safe access.
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The survey, step by step
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will get on with the inspection. A typical survey takes about one to two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Around Cookley Green, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so let us know about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it is safe.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach them.
- You get a photo-illustrated written report and our recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Check pets are kept safely away
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
Booking a survey
If you are buying, it’s useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form whenever suits you.