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Chimney Survey in Crooked Billet
Need a chimney survey in Crooked Billet? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
What we do, step by step
The visit normally starts outside and finishes in the loft: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. All told, expect about 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. In Crooked Billet, as in much of London, lots of properties are flats or terraces without side access, so the back of the roof is frequently seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents as you book.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
Book a survey
We confirm the price for your survey before booking, so you know the cost up front. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Chimney survey in Crooked Billet: what you get
If a chimney looks out of line, it is worth getting it checked. A stack may lean because the mortar on one side has weakened, which can happen over many years of use. The survey notes how the stack looks, how far it seems to lean and the state of the bricks and joints. Where it may be a structural concern, we’ll recommend a structural engineer. We are often asked to look into bricks with flaking faces and gaps where the stack meets the roof, on flaunching, shared and party-wall stacks and brick chimney stacks.
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 Crooked Billet has one, it needs checking from somewhere that can actually see it.
We write the report in plain English, so you do not need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to, with the urgent items made clear.
- Where
- Crooked Billet (SW19, SW20)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Also in Crooked Billet
Tips that help
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They apply to most roofs:
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
Where another specialist is needed, such as a structural engineer or sweep, we explain why. That helps you brief them.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. Early signs are easier to trace.
Honest limits
We only report whatever is safely visible on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Whether the flue is safe to use
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
A loose or cracked pot can fall from height. We photograph each pot and note any damage.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Where a breast has been taken out, we look at what supports the stack. A structural engineer should confirm whether it is adequate.
Questions from Crooked Billet
Is parking a problem for a survey in Crooked Billet?
It rarely stops a survey, but it’s worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we will work around them.
Can a landlord with a rental near Raynes Park station book a roof survey?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
It can come from several places: water getting in at the top, through the brickwork or at the flashings, or moisture trapped in a stack with no ventilation. We check each one and note the most likely cause.
How long will you be at the property?
Expect it to take an hour or two on an ordinary house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. The written report follows by email, on the timescale of your package.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
What does the report include?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, with photos throughout. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely, so you know exactly what was covered.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We carry out surveys on weekdays and at weekends. To arrange a date, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Local roofs in Crooked Billet
Historic houses such as Southside House, about 0.5 miles south-west, show how far back building in the area around Crooked Billet goes. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Crooked Billet 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.
Trees in and around Cannizaro Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. Anyone responsible for a site like Wimbledon College will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you own a rental within reach of Raynes Park station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Crooked Billet is about 1 mile west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Crooked Billet can all book chimney surveys. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, large and small. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: SW19 and SW20. We cover properties on Camp Road, Mckay Road and Pepys Road and the roads around them. We also cover Copse Hill (1 mile south-west), Wimbledon (1 mile east), Bushey Mead (1 mile south), Wimbledon Chase (1 mile south-east) and Kingston Vale (1 mile north-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-east).
Near you in Crooked Billet
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Hollymount School, Cannizaro Park and Ursuline Preparatory School, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Raynes Park station, roughly 0.9 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Southside Wandsworth (2.7 miles north-east) and Wimbledon Museum (0.5 miles east). The countryside around Crooked Billet includes Kew Gardens Lake and Henman Hill.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work with less disruption.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
Why act early in Crooked Billet
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. After that, any work is yours to arrange and pay for. A report gives you something specific to put to the seller. 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.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so they’re priced to match. You will know the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.