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Duckett's Green Chimney Survey
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you decide what to do next. Chimney surveys in Duckett's Green.
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
Chimney survey in Duckett's Green
Redundant chimneys are common, particularly where fires have been replaced by central heating. A disused stack still needs looking after. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. 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’re worried about mortar washing out of the joints and disused chimneys trapping moisture, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, often with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. Homes in Duckett's Green are no exception. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. It is useful right away, and a good reference for later, for instance when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Place
- Duckett's Green (N15, N22, N8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Some tips:
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
Questions about the findings are always welcome. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
What a chimney survey does not cover
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, and that sets some limits:
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- Whether the flue is safe to use
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will point you to the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
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What we are asked to look at in Duckett's Green
Years of fires can affect the mortar inside a stack. Mortar can deteriorate unevenly from flue gases and moisture, which is one reason stacks start to lean.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St John Vianney RC Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- How soon the report will arrive
Chimney surveys around Duckett's Green
With Bruce Castle about 1.2 miles north-east, Duckett's Green sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. A butterfly roof with a central valley gutter, tucked behind a parapet wall, is common on these houses. If your home in Duckett's Green is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If you live near a park like Ducketts Common, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. For businesses in and around places such as The Mall Wood Green, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Duckett's Green is about 3 miles north of Highbury, in Greater London. We visit Duckett's Green as part of our work across Greater London. Duckett's Green is one of the places in Greater London we cover for chimney surveys. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
We work across the N15, N22 and N8 postcode area for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on Bury Road, Mark Road and Frome Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Duckett's Green sits on or near the A1080, which makes travel easy. If you are just outside Duckett's Green, we cover West Green (1 mile south-east), Harringay (1 mile south), St Ann's (1 mile south-east), Broadwater Farm (1 mile north-east) and Tottenham Green (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south-west), Marylebone (5 miles south-west), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (4 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south).
Landmarks near Duckett's Green
In Duckett's Green, that means homes and buildings near Moselle Upper School, Ducketts Common and The Queens Head pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Hornsey station, roughly 0.7 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Greentrees Hospital (1.5 miles north) and Markfield Beam Engine and Museum (1.6 miles east). The countryside around Duckett's Green includes Hollow Pond and Railway Fields.
What you can safely check yourself
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That part is for a survey.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Roof area
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
One thing that affects the price is the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, inc. VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Helping us price your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It helps to include:
- What made you get in touch
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- The property’s address and postcode
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
What we do, step by step
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes about 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. If you have questions on the day, just ask. For a visit in Duckett's Green, parking and access are the things to plan: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- You let us know how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- Every part we can see is checked: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- Where there is safe access, we look at the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- You get a written report with photos and our recommendations.
Before the survey
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Booking a survey
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
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Duckett's Green questions
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Duckett's Green?
It can be, so it helps to tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space as you book. That way the visit can be planned around it.
Can a landlord with a rental near Hornsey station book a roof survey?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
How much is a survey?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the exact price before booking, and it depends on the roof’s size, access and the package you choose. For a price, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
How do you inspect a chimney without scaffolding?
Each stack is viewed from the safest viewpoints: from ground level, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
Don’t ignore it. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it is stable.
How do I book a survey in Duckett's Green?
Simply phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day, weekday or weekend.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. Our survey covers the outside of the stack and the roof around it. The flue should be checked by a sweep, or by a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances.