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Harlington Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Harlington. We have completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Bricks with flaking faces
How the survey works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. The inspection then takes about one to two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. In Harlington, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- We inspect each stack from safe viewpoints outside.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Getting a price
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, so call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details.
Advice
About our chimney survey in Harlington
A chimney stands up above the roof, exposed to wind, rain and frost on every side. In time, flaunching cracks, mortar washes out and flashings come loose. That lets water into the brickwork, which can show up as damp on a chimney breast or in the loft space. A survey finds these problems and records them with photos. We survey chimney pots and cowls, lead flashings and chimney breasts, and common reasons people get in touch are cracked or missing flaunching and mortar washing out of the joints.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, so roofs are often shared between several households. Landlords, managing agents and residents’ companies need to know what condition it’s in and what work is coming up, in Harlington as anywhere. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photographs.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Place
- Harlington (UB3, TW6, UB7)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to Harlington
What else we do in Harlington
Why get it checked now?
If you are 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 Harlington means planning around parking, neighbours and access. That’s a good reason to find problems early, while there’s time to plan.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
What you get with us
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Surveys seven days a week
- Clear package prices, including VAT
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
Useful tips for Harlington property owners
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Check fixings on the stack are secure
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Watch for damp or staining on chimney breasts. Early signs are easier to trace.
What a survey costs
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, with VAT included. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Getting in touch
There’s no need for technical words. It is enough to let us know:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- When you need the report by
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or email us when you’re ready.
What a chimney survey looks like in Harlington
The wider area around Harlington has a long history of building, with Osterley House about 3.6 miles east. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Harlington is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
If you own a rental within reach of Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Rail station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. The streets around a church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Harlington is about 2 miles south-east of West Drayton, in Greater London. Surveys in Harlington work the same way as everywhere we cover: a careful inspection, photographs and a written report. Harlington is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work. You can also see our page for London.
Every address in UB3, TW6 and UB7 is covered for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on New Road, Bath Road and Manor Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Harlington include Sipson (1 mile north-west), Hatton (1 mile south-east), Cranford (1 mile south-east), Heathrow (1 mile south-west) and Harmondsworth (2 miles west). We also work in nearby towns like London (15 miles east), City of Westminster (12 miles east), Marylebone (13 miles east), Kensington (10 miles east), St Pancras (14 miles east) and Hoxton (15 miles east).
What’s near Harlington
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Red Lion pub, Harlington Community School and Lake Farm Country Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Rail station, about 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. A little further out are Harlington (0.6 miles north-west) and Treaty Centre (3.4 miles east). Not far away are Staines Reservoirs and Crane Meadows.
Harlington questions
I let a flat near Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Rail station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Harlington?
Parking in Harlington, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day run more smoothly, so mention what’s available when you book.
How much is a survey?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on its size, height, access and the package, and it is agreed before booking.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
Don’t ignore it. Leaning often comes from mortar breaking down unevenly. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it’s stable.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Harlington?
The quickest way is to call 07833 053749 or email us. Give us the address and a few details about the roof, and we will recommend the right survey. We survey seven days a week.
What does the report include?
A report with photos, explaining the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our recommendations. Standard adds moisture detection and a structural check; Premium adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable and structural analysis.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Do you need a chimney survey in Harlington?
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. They can lift in wind, crack with age or pull out of the mortar joints. When flashings fail, water often shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Take a building like William Byrd Primary Academy: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What exactly goes into their report
- What the survey will not cover
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- What insurance they carry
Different roofs, different checks
Lead flashings
Over time, lead can lift or come away from the brickwork. We photograph any we find that look loose or damaged.
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.