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Chimney Survey in Golders Green
Chimney surveys around Golders Green, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Worn or missing pointing
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Our packages start from £150, with VAT included. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Which survey package you book
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the report isn’t charged as an extra. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
What we need to know
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. Just let us know:
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- The kind of building and roof involved
To get a price for chimney surveys in Golders Green, phone 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us give you an accurate price.
Chimney survey in Golders Green: what you get
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. A disused stack still needs looking after. Capping a stack without ventilation can trap moisture and lead to damp inside. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. You get photos of each stack and our recommendations. We are often asked to look into unused flues sealed without airflow and damp on a chimney breast inside, on chimney breasts, brick chimney stacks and shared and party-wall stacks.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, frequently with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. In Golders Green, as across London, that is why a roof needs a close look rather than a glance from the street. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a close look too.
The report is written in plain words, so it makes sense without any roofing background. Photographs show what each point refers to.
- Place
- Golders Green (NW11, NW2, NW3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
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
The sloping mortar around the pots is called flaunching. Once it cracks, water can get straight into the brickwork.
Local roofs in Golders Green
About 1.1 miles south-east lies Heath House, a reminder of how long the area around Golders Green has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
If you let a flat or house near Cricklewood station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Homes near green spaces such as Childs Hill Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls.
Golders Green is about 1 mile north of West Hampstead, in Greater London. Golders Green gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a careful inspection, photographs and a written report. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, large and small. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Here we cover the NW11, NW2 and NW3 postcode area for chimney surveys. Local streets include Nant Road, Hoop Lane and Park Avenue. We also cover Temple Fortune (1 mile north), Childs Hill (1 mile south), North End (1 mile south-east), Hampstead Garden Suburb (1 mile north-east) and Vale of Health (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (5 miles south-east), Marylebone (4 miles south-east), Kensington (5 miles south), St Pancras (5 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-east).
Around Golders Green
In Golders Green, that means homes and buildings near Childs Hill Park, The King Alfred School and The Old Bull and Bush pub, among other places. The nearest railway station is Cricklewood station, about 1.2 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Kenwood House (1.3 miles east) and Brent Cross Shopping Centre (1.1 miles west). For a walk, there is Parliament Hill and Darland's Lake.
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What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from each safe vantage point, take photographs as we go and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. In a London area like Golders Green, the main things to sort out are parking and access: 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 ground level, windows, the loft and, where it’s safe, the roof itself.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Where there’s safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Book a survey
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
Advice
Why get it checked now?
If you’re thinking of removing or reducing a stack, it is useful to know its condition first. Changes to stacks in conservation areas or on listed buildings may need consent, so check with them first. Any roof job in Golders Green means planning around parking, neighbours and access. Knowing what’s needed early gives you time to plan it calmly.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
What you get with us
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
Read what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
For landlords and managing agents
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the chimney stack, with photographs, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you get in touch and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
When to book a survey in Golders Green
Aerials and dishes are often fixed to stacks. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. We check fixings on the stack as part of the survey.
Look out for signs like these:
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Cracked or missing flaunching
Take a building like Rimon Jewish Primary School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- What happens after the report arrives
- What exactly goes into their report
- What the survey won’t cover
Questions from Golders Green
Is my home in Golders Green 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 parking be tricky for a visit in Golders Green?
Parking in Golders Green, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a bay close to the door helps a lot.
How much is a survey?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, including VAT.
Should a redundant chimney be removed?
An unused stack still needs to stay weathertight and ventilated. Capping without airflow can lead to damp. We check how it is capped and its condition, so you can plan what to do with it.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. Buildings built or refurbished before 2000 may contain it.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.