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Chimney survey in Grahame Park, Greater London
Independent chimney surveys in Grahame Park. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Worn or missing pointing
Practical tips
A little preparation and a few simple habits help. Our tips:
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Check fixings on the stack are secure
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
Once we’ve been, the findings are written up with photos. It covers the pots, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings, and any damp we found inside. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24 to 48 hours and Premium reports the same day.
Make sure redundant flues are capped with ventilation. Ventilation helps keep the stack dry.
Chimney survey in Grahame Park: what you get
Our chimney survey covers the stack and the details that keep water out around it: the pots and cowls, the flaunching on top, the pointing, the brickwork and the flashings where it meets the roof. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. You get a photo-illustrated written report and our recommendations. We survey single stacks on houses and groups of stacks on bigger buildings. We survey chimney pots and cowls, shared and party-wall stacks and chimney breasts, and common reasons people get in touch are gaps in the mortar around the pots and a chimney out of line.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, where the roof is usually 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 Grahame Park as anywhere. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. With a written report and photographs, everyone can plan from the same facts.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Where
- Grahame Park (NW9, NW7, NW4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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What a chimney survey doesn’t cover
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Parts of the stack that cannot be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we cannot access
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you before you book. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Chimney surveys around Grahame Park
The wider area around Grahame Park has a long history of building, with Heath Hall about 3.5 miles south-east. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Homes near green spaces such as Sunny Hill Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn. For landlords with property near Mill Hill Broadway station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you live in an older home near St Augustine Grahame Park, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Grahame Park is about 1 mile south-east of Burnt Oak, in Greater London. From houses to flats and shops in Grahame Park, the roof can be surveyed. Our Greater London coverage includes Grahame Park. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Every address in NW9, NW7 and NW4 is covered for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Hall Lane, Booth Road and Harrier Road and the roads around them. Grahame Park sits on or near the M1, so getting to you is simple. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Burnt Oak (1 mile north-west), Mill Hill (1 mile north), The Hale (2 miles north-west), Edgware (2 miles north-west) and Little Stanmore (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles south-east), City of Westminster (7 miles south-east), Marylebone (7 miles south-east), Kensington (7 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles south-east).
What’s near Grahame Park
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Sunny Hill Park, Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School and The Greyhound pub. For rail, the closest station is Mill Hill Broadway station, roughly 0.9 miles north of the centre. A little further out are Broadwalk Centre (1.7 miles north-west) and Church Farmhouse Museum (0.8 miles south-east). Open spaces near Grahame Park include Copthall South Fields and Parliament Hill.
What we do, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a written report with photos. On timing, it normally takes roughly 1–2 hours on an ordinary house; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. In a London area like Grahame Park, the main things to sort out are parking and access: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can be seen safely.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Where there is safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Arrange a survey
Not sure which survey you need? It’s easiest to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We will explain the options and the price.
Related advice
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The roof’s overall size
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Which survey package you book
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all inc. VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Getting in touch
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
Most bookings start with a short call: ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Questions from Grahame Park
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Mill Hill Broadway station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
How do I find out if my home in Grahame Park 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. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
How do I book a survey in Grahame Park?
Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. It’s a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Normally, if there is one and it can be reached safely. The roof space can show things the outside cannot, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
What does a chimney survey cover?
We check the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings. Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. Everything is written up with photographs.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney breasts and the loft
Stains on timbers or brickwork around the stack can point to a leak. We record what we see with photos.
Chimney pots and cowls
Pots sit in the flaunching on top of the stack, and cowls or caps sit on the pots. The survey looks for cracked, loose or missing pots and cowls.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Grahame Park
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.