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Furneux Pelham Chimney Survey
Wondering about the chimney stack at a property in Furneux Pelham? We carry out chimney surveys in Furneux Pelham and across Hertfordshire, with plain-English findings.
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Lifted or split lead flashings
Questions from Furneux Pelham
How do I find out if my home in Furneux Pelham is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s 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.
Do you cover Furneux Pelham?
Yes, Furneux Pelham is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos.
Does this replace a RICS home 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.
What does the report include?
It works through the roof part by part, in writing and with photos, and ends with what we recommend. The most urgent items are made clear.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. We survey the stack and its weathering, not the flue. The flue should be checked by a sweep, or by a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances.
Do you inspect shared chimneys?
Yes. Shared stacks are common on terraced and semi-detached houses. We record the stack as far as we can see it and flag anything on the neighbour’s side.
Should a redundant chimney be removed?
There’s no single answer. We record how the stack is doing and whether it’s capped with ventilation. If you are thinking of removing it, check with the council first in a conservation area or on a listed building.
Chimney survey in Furneux Pelham
Our chimney survey covers the stack and the details that keep water out around it: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and the flashings at the roof line. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. We’re often asked to look into flashings pulling away from the stack and a stack that appears to lean, across brick chimney stacks, flaunching and shared and party-wall stacks.
Older buildings in small places like Furneux Pelham may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Place
- Furneux Pelham (SG9)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near Furneux Pelham
Also in Furneux Pelham
Landlords, agents and block managers in Furneux Pelham
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work around your tenants.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out by urgency where it matters, which helps with budgets and planning.
Common roof problems in Furneux Pelham
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. In time, the pots can become loose.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Worn or missing pointing
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Cracked or missing flaunching
If you look after a building such as Furneux Pelham Church of England School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Questions to ask before you book
- Will the report include photos?
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Their track record with similar roofs
Why it’s worth a survey now in Furneux Pelham
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. Once you’ve exchanged, the work is down to you. A report gives you something specific to put to the seller. Older cottages and farmhouses around Furneux Pelham can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, including VAT.
Why book us in Furneux Pelham
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Plain-English reports with photos
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
Take a look at what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.
How it works
Photographs are taken throughout the visit, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available. Most surveys take between one and two hours at a typical home, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. Cottages and farmhouses around Furneux Pelham often have roofs at several levels, with lean-tos and outbuildings attached. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints, and anything we cannot see is noted.
- 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.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
How to prepare
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Booking a survey
We confirm the price for your survey before you book, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Advice
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- 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. That helps you brief them.
Look at your chimneys from the ground now and then, particularly after strong winds. With binoculars, you can often see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
Different roofs, different checks
Lead flashings
Flashings can lift in wind or pull out of their mortar joints. We photograph any we find that look loose or damaged.
Flaunching
We often find flaunching that has cracked or broken away. Caught early, it’s frequently a small job.
Chimney surveys around Furneux Pelham
An older home may be listed, or stand in a conservation area. Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the council can say whether a street is in a conservation area. In either case, a change of roofing material may need consent. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Take an older house close to Church of St Mary: its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Furneux Pelham is about 5 miles north-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. Anywhere in Furneux Pelham, we can come and survey your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Across Hertfordshire, we cover Furneux Pelham. You can also see our page for Chelmsford.
Chimney surveys in SG9 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We offer chimney surveys to properties on The Street and The Causeway and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Albury (1 mile south), Gravesend (2 miles south), Brent Pelham (2 miles north), Clapgate (2 miles south) and Great Hormead (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (11 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (5 miles south-east), Welwyn Garden City (15 miles south-west), Hitchin (15 miles west), Hoddesdon (13 miles south) and Hertford (11 miles south-west).
Near you in Furneux Pelham
Around Furneux Pelham, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Star Public House. Other landmarks nearby include Brent Pelham (2.1 miles north).