Essex · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Debden Green, Essex
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Debden Green, and put it all in a photo-illustrated written report.
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- A chimney out of line
How we price chimney surveys
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included.
What to let us know when you get in touch
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine, and please do not climb up for a closer look. To get started, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
About our chimney survey in Debden Green
A chimney survey looks at the stack and everything around it: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and the flashings at the roof line. We also look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. You get a written report with photos and our recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. Typical surveys look at damaged chimney pots and cowls and damp patches on chimney breasts, across flaunching, chimney breasts and shared and party-wall stacks.
In a small place like Debden Green, many roofs stand in the open, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
Where we cannot see part of the chimney stack, the report says so. You will know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Where
- Debden Green (IG10, CM16)
- Region
- Essex
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Debden Green homes and their roofs
The wider area around Debden Green has a long history of building, with Hill Hall about 3.3 miles east. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs. Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, and a good many post-war and modern estates besides. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
Take an older house close to Parish Church of St Mary: its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Take a building like Davenant Foundation School: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. Trees in and around Roding Valley recreation ground shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Debden Green is about 1 mile north-east of Loughton, in Essex. We survey roofs in Debden Green and the rest of Essex, as part of our work across London and South East England. Debden Green is one of the places in Essex where we work. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Surveys in IG10 and CM16 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Pyrles Lane, Clay's Lane and Debden Road. We also cover Theydon Bois (1 mile north-east), Loughton (1 mile south-west), Debden (1 mile south), High Beech (2 miles west) and Upshire (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Harlow (7 miles north), Brentwood (10 miles east), Billericay (15 miles east), Waltham Abbey (3 miles north-west), Epping (3 miles north-east) and Harold Wood (8 miles south-east).
Near you in Debden Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Roding Valley recreation ground, Hereward Primary School and Epping Forest College and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Chingford station, roughly 3.7 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include St. Margaret's Hospital (3.4 miles north-east) and Epping Signalling Museum (2.6 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Home Mead and Highams Park Lake.
For landlords and managing agents
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it when you book and we will plan the survey around it.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, with the most urgent items set out first.
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Also in Debden Green
Debden Green: your questions answered
I let a flat near Chingford station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the building.
Is Debden Green within the area you cover?
Yes, Debden Green is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We will talk about access when you book.
Does the report include photographs?
Yes. Photos are part of every report.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just let us know the days that suit you.
What’s the best way to book?
The quickest way is to call 07833 053749 or send us an email. Let us know the address and a little about the roof, and we will take it from there. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 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.
Useful tips for Debden Green property owners
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
After the visit, we write up the report with photos of each stack. It covers the pots, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings, and any damp we found inside. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
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What this survey can’t tell you
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- Whether the flue is safe to use
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
For unused flues, we check whether caps or cowls allow ventilation. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
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.
How the survey works
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement. The whole visit normally takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. In a hamlet or village like Debden Green, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Preparing for the visit
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
Book a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email when you are ready.