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Chimney Survey in East Ham
Wondering about the chimney stack at a property in East Ham? You can book a chimney survey in East Ham and across Greater London, with plain-English findings.
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
Before and after the survey
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They apply to most roofs:
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
- Ask about consent before removing a chimney on an older property
If anything in the report isn’t clear, just ask us. Standard Surveys come with a follow-up consultation, and Premium Surveys with an in-person one.
Watch for damp or staining on chimney breasts. Early signs are easier to trace.
Chimney survey in East Ham
Redundant chimneys are common, especially where fires have been replaced by central heating.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. We check how redundant stacks have been capped and look for damp in the chimney breasts. You get photos of each stack and our recommendations. If you’re worried about redundant stacks capped without ventilation and worn or missing pointing, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
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 East Ham has one, it needs checking from somewhere that can actually see it.
After the visit, you get a report with photographs, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- East Ham (E6, IG11, E13, E12)
- Region
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlords, agents and block managers in East Ham
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Larger roofs take longer, and they’re priced for the size.
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. A photo-illustrated written report gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
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.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, which helps when we look at the roof.
Questions from East Ham
Is parking a problem for a survey in East Ham?
It rarely stops a survey, but it is worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we’ll work around them.
Is my home in East Ham listed or in a conservation area?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Do you cover East Ham?
Yes. We survey roofs across London and South East England, East Ham included.
What do I do with the report?
You receive the written report by email, with photos and recommendations. You can use it to talk to a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent, whichever applies.
What should I do with a chimney I do not use?
A redundant chimney needs looking after like any other. Capping without airflow can lead to damp. Our survey records its condition and how it is capped, so you can decide with a builder what to do.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey seven days a week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
Places near East Ham
Also in East Ham
East Ham homes and their roofs
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. If your home in East Ham is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. About 1.9 miles east lies Eastbury Manor House, a reminder of how long the area around East Ham has been built on. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
The streets around a church such as St Bartholomew's Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Anyone responsible for a site like St Michael's Catholic Primary School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Homes near green spaces such as Beckton District Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
East Ham is about 5 miles south-east of Walthamstow, in Greater London. East Ham gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a proper look at everything that’s safely in view, photographs and a clear written report. East Ham is one of the places in Greater London where we work for chimney surveys. London is in our area too.
We survey roofs across E6, IG11, E13 and E12 for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on High Street South, Market Street and High Street North or anywhere close by, we can survey it. You’ll find East Ham on the A13 and A117, so it’s easy for us to get to. We also cover Wallend (1 mile north-east), Upton Park (1 mile west), Plashet (1 mile north), Beckton (1 mile south-east) and Greengate (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles west), City of Westminster (9 miles west), Marylebone (9 miles west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (6 miles west).
Near you in East Ham
We work in homes and buildings around The Miller's Well pub, Beckton District Park and The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Barking station, about 1.3 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Greenwich Castle (4.3 miles south-west) and Gallions Reach Shopping Park (1.6 miles south-east). The countryside around East Ham includes Ripple Nature Reserve and Hollow Pond.
How the survey works
You don’t need to do much on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, like stains, drips or loose pieces, and we’ll take it from there. A typical survey takes roughly 1–2 hours at most homes, and more on a big or complicated roof. Surveys in East Ham can be booked for any day of the week. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- 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 report with photos and our recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
Arrange a survey
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and let us know the address and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price before you book.
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Leave it or get it looked at?
Loose pots and bricks on a stack are a safety concern. Finding them early means they can be dealt with before they come down by a suitable contractor. Blocked gutters and hoppers on London houses overflow and soak brickwork. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in East Ham
- Photographs and a written report every time
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Visits on any day of the week
Honest limits
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Hidden damage within the stack
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roof types and parts we check
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts