Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Chimney survey in Goose Green, Hertfordshire
A careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Goose Green, with photos and a written report.
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
Your questions about chimney surveys in Goose Green
Is Goose Green within the area you cover?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Is my home in Goose 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.
What happens after the survey?
The report comes by email, and you decide the next step: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Can you find out why my chimney breast is damp?
It can come from several places: water getting in at the top, through the brickwork or at the flashings, or moisture trapped in a stack with no ventilation. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
Is a leaning chimney dangerous?
A leaning stack should be looked at. Our survey notes how it looks and the condition of the bricks and joints, and recommend a structural engineer where it may be a structural concern.
How experienced are you?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
About our chimney survey in Goose Green
For buyers, a chimney survey before exchange can flag work you may want to raise. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It works alongside a RICS home survey, not instead of one. If you’re worried about damaged chimney pots and cowls and staining on walls around the chimney, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on brick chimney stacks, chimney pots and cowls and chimney breasts alike.
Some older homes in villages like Goose Green are 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. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Goose Green (EN11)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney pots and cowls
A loose or cracked pot can fall from height. We record their condition with photographs.
Rendered stacks
A rendered stack can mask problems in the bricks below. We look for cracks, hollow areas and staining.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Goose Green
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Places near Goose Green
Other services in Goose Green
What a survey costs
Prices vary from roof to roof, for these reasons:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The roof’s overall size
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Getting in touch
Getting the details right at the start saves time. Please include:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- When you need the report by
- The address and postcode of the property
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so phone 07833 053749 or email us with the details.
Goose Green homes and their roofs
Older buildings may be listed or sit 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. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Westfield Community Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. Homes near green spaces such as Barclay Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn.
Goose Green is about 1 mile north-west of Hoddesdon, in Hertfordshire. We cover Goose Green and the rest of Hertfordshire. Goose Green is one of the towns and villages in Hertfordshire where we work. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
Surveys in EN11 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you’re just outside Goose Green, we cover High Leigh (1 mile east), Woollensbrook (1 mile north-east), Hoddesdon (1 mile south-east), Broxbourne (1 mile south-east) and Little Amwell (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Stevenage (12 miles north-west), St Albans (12 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (11 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles west), Harpenden (14 miles west) and Cheshunt (4 miles south).
What’s near Goose Green
Around Goose Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Barclay Park, Robert Barclay Academy and King William IV Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Broxbourne station, about 1.8 miles south-east. Nearby you will also find Hertford County Hospital (3 miles north-west) and Lowewood Museum (1.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Goose Green include Danemead and Cheshunt Lake.
What we cannot see
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- A structural engineer’s assessment
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Goose Green
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
When to book a survey in Goose Green
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. If a stack is capped or blocked without ventilation, moisture can build up inside. Damp patches can appear on chimney breasts even when nothing is leaking.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Bricks with flaking faces
- A chimney out of line
If you own a rental within reach of Broxbourne station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How soon the report will arrive
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
What we do, step by step
You do not need to do much on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, such as stains, drips or loose pieces, and we’ll get on with the inspection. A typical survey takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. Rural addresses near Goose Green can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We check every stack from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
How to book
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.