Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Foscot, Oxfordshire
Get a clear view of the chimney stack at a property in Foscot. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
Chimney survey in Foscot
A damp patch on a chimney breast does not always come from the same place. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Condensation inside an unventilated stack is another common cause. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause. That points the work in the right direction. If you’re worried about damp on a chimney breast inside and lifted or split lead flashings, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Older buildings in small places like Foscot 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 frequently expected.
Most points in the report come with a picture, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Place
- Foscot (OX7)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
A small amount of repointing or new flaunching is typically a modest job. Leave it, and frost can work the stack loose, and the work grows. Where a roof is exposed, as many are in small places like Foscot, driving rain gets into any weakness, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all with VAT included. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why us?
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Packages from £150, including VAT
- Over 20 years’ experience
Take a look at our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
How it works
Before we start, let us know why you’ve booked: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. It helps us focus on what matters most to you. Most visits take about 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Cottages and farmhouses around Foscot often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
Getting a price
To book a survey, phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
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Common questions in Foscot
Is Foscot within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
Is my home in Foscot listed or in a conservation area?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
We inspect from wherever is safe: from the ground, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
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, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Are you insured?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Does the weather affect the survey?
It can, depending on the survey. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. If the conditions are not right, we will talk to you about another date.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Foscot
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant.
What affects the price in Foscot
All our prices include VAT. What changes the price is:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The size of the roof
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before you book.
What to tell us when you contact us
These details help when you get in touch:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Dates you are working to, such as exchange
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- The address and postcode of the property
Unsure which package suits your roof? The easiest way is to phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We will talk you through the options and what they cost.
Towns and villages near Foscot
What else we do in Foscot
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Foscot
West Oxfordshire’s older buildings frequently carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. Chastleton House, about 4.4 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Foscot. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you own a rental within reach of Kingham station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Take a building like Bledington Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of St Leonard, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Foscot is about 9 miles north of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. If you are in Foscot, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. Foscot is one of the places in Oxfordshire where we work for chimney surveys. For surveys nearby, see our Oxford page.
Here we cover the OX7 postcode area for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on Station Road and Old Burford Road or a nearby road, we can help. If you are just outside Foscot, we cover Idbury (2 miles south-west), Fifield (2 miles south), Milton-under-Wychwood (3 miles south), Fulbrook (6 miles south) and Little Barrington (6 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Witney (10 miles south-east), Carterton (9 miles south), Chipping Norton (5 miles north-east), Woodstock (13 miles east), Cogges (10 miles south-east) and Bloxham (14 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Foscot
Foscot’s nearest station is Kingham station, roughly 0.6 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Moore Cottage Hospital (5 miles west).
Useful tips for Foscot property owners
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Check your stacks from the ground after strong winds
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Look at your chimneys from ground level now and then, especially after strong winds. With binoculars, you can often see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
What a chimney survey doesn’t cover
We only report what can be seen safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Hidden damage within the stack
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will point you to the right survey before booking. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks