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Fulwell Chimney Survey
A careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Fulwell, with photos and a written report.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
About our chimney survey in Fulwell
A damp patch on a chimney breast doesn’t 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. Moisture trapped inside a stack with no ventilation can also cause damp. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause. You then know where to start. Typical surveys look at spalled or crumbling bricks and damaged chimney pots and cowls, across chimney breasts, chimney pots and cowls and brick chimney stacks.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, where the roof is normally a shared part of the building. Landlords, managing agents and residents’ companies need to know what condition it is in and what work is coming up, in Fulwell as anywhere. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photographs.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Fulwell (TW11, TW2, TW12)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What a survey costs
Survey packages start from £150, inc. VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- How big the roof is
- Which survey package you book
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 with VAT included. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
What we need to know
We’ll usually ask about:
- Anything about access we should know
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
When you’re ready to go ahead, call 07833 053749 or send us an email. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
Honest limits
We only report everything that’s safely in view on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Conditions inside walls
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will tell you. What our survey covers.
What we look at
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
Signs you need a chimney survey in Fulwell
The flaunching on top of a stack holds the pots in place and sheds water. Cracked flaunching lets water in, and each winter makes it worse. Loose pots can follow.
We’re often asked to look at:
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
Anyone responsible for a site like Stanley Primary School will know that a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- What insurance they carry
- What they will not be able to tell you
How it works
We check the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the roof space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. All in, the survey normally takes about one to two hours at most homes, and more on a big or complicated roof. For a visit in Fulwell, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. We then look at whatever is safely visible from the ground, windows, the loft and, where it’s safe, the roof itself.
- We start by noting which stacks are in use, shared or causing concern.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- We check the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Before we arrive
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
Booking a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Fulwell, phone 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us price the survey accurately.
Related advice
Can I check my roof myself?
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, as it helps a surveyor trace the cause.
What a chimney survey looks like in Fulwell
Outer London has lots of Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. The wider area around Fulwell has a long history of building, with Strawberry Hill House about 0.6 miles north-east. On older houses around here, roofs frequently 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.
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near St Michael's, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. If you let a flat or house near Fulwell station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Fulwell is about 1 mile south of Twickenham, in Greater London. From houses to flats and shops in Fulwell, we can survey the roof. Fulwell is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover for chimney surveys. We also survey roofs in London.
Here we cover the TW11, TW2 and TW12 postcode area for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Mays Road, Royal Road and Grove Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Fulwell sits on or near the A311 and A313, which makes travel easy. Other places close to Fulwell include Strawberry Hill (1 mile north-east), Hampton Hill (1 mile south-west), Teddington (1 mile south-east), Twickenham (1 mile north) and Whitton (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (12 miles east), City of Westminster (10 miles north-east), Marylebone (10 miles north-east), Kensington (8 miles north-east), St Pancras (12 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (13 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Fulwell
In Fulwell, that means homes and buildings near Pope's Grotto pub, Thames Valley Grammar School and Waldegrave School, among other places. There’s a railway station in Fulwell itself: Fulwell station. Well-known places in the area include Treaty Centre (2.4 miles north) and Teddington Memorial Hospital (0.7 miles south-east). Not far away are Kew Gardens Lake and Ham Lands.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Fulwell
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, useful for planning maintenance.
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, with the report sent to whoever needs it. Access is agreed with the tenant beforehand.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Fulwell
I let a flat near Fulwell station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need.
Is my home in Fulwell listed or in a conservation area?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day. Let us know your preferred days as you book.
What insurance do you have?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Is Fulwell in your area?
Yes. We survey roofs in Fulwell and the rest of Greater London. For a price, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
How quickly is the report sent?
Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24–48 hours and Premium reports on the same day. Each one is emailed, ready to forward.
How long does the survey take?
Most surveys take an hour or two on an ordinary house, or half a day or so for a commercial building. The report follows by email.