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Chimney Survey in Hatton
Chimney surveys around Hatton, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Signs that a stack is leaning
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Hatton
Our survey covers the structure of the stack and its weathering details. It is not a flue inspection, a sweep or a gas safety check. For the flue itself, you’ll need a sweep or, for gas appliances, a Gas Safe registered engineer. If something we see points to the flue, we will say so. We survey brick chimney stacks, lead flashings and flaunching, and common reasons people get in touch are eroded joints in the brickwork and a stack that appears to lean.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, frequently with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails frequently give out first and let slates slip. In Hatton, as across London, that’s why a roof needs a proper look rather than a glance from the street. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a careful look too.
If any part of the chimney stack couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Where
- Hatton (TW14, TW6, TW4)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photographs. On timing, it typically takes an hour or two for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. In Hatton, as in much of London, a good many properties are flats or terraces without side access, so the back of the roof is often seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents as you book.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- 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.
- You get a written report with photos and our recommendations.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Arrange a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Hatton, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us price the survey accurately.
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Chimney surveys around Hatton
Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Hatton is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. With Osterley House about 3.4 miles north-east, Hatton sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
If you own a rental within reach of Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. Shop and office owners around Treaty Centre may find that knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies.
Hatton is about 1 mile north of Feltham, in Greater London. From houses to flats and shops in Hatton, we can survey the roof. Hatton is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover. London is in our area too.
Every address in TW14, TW6 and TW4 is covered for chimney surveys. Whether your property is on Faggs Road, Envoy Avenue and Myrtle Avenue or a nearby road, we can help. With the A30 close by, Hatton is simple for us to get to. We also cover Cranford (1 mile north-east), Heathrow (1 mile west), Harlington (1 mile north-west), Bedfont (1 mile south-west) and Feltham (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (14 miles east), City of Westminster (12 miles east), Marylebone (12 miles east), Kensington (10 miles east), St Pancras (14 miles east) and Shoreditch (15 miles east).
What’s near Hatton
Around Hatton, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Green Man Public House, Hounslow Heath and Rivers Academy West London, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail station, about 1.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Treaty Centre (2.5 miles east) and Harlington (1.9 miles north-west). The countryside around Hatton includes Staines Reservoirs and Crane Meadows.
Different roofs, different checks
Flaunching
Sitting at the very top, flaunching is fully exposed. The survey checks for cracking and gaps around each pot.
Brick stacks
Older brick stacks often have soft lime mortar. Repairs should suit the original materials, which we mention where relevant.
What you can safely check yourself
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
FAQs for Hatton
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Heathrow Terminal 4 Rail station?
Yes, that is a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Hatton?
Typically it is manageable with a little notice. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we will work around them.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it is applicable. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Should a redundant chimney be removed?
An unused stack still needs to stay weathertight and ventilated. Capping without airflow can lead to damp. Our survey records its condition and how it is capped, so you can plan what to do with it.
How much does a chimney survey cost in Hatton?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Our Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all inc. VAT.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If there is a loft and safe access to it, yes. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that cannot be seen from outside.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, like cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Useful tips for Hatton property owners
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
The report is emailed to you, ready to share with a roofer or builder. We use plain English and a photo for each defect so anyone reading it can see what we saw.
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.
Honest limits
It is a careful look at the chimney stack, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Hidden damage within the stack
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll give you a straight answer before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Hatton
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Do you need a chimney survey in Hatton?
Flashings seal the gap where a stack passes through the roof. 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.
Common reasons to book include:
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Worn or missing pointing
If your house is among the older ones in the streets near The Parish Church of the Good Shepherd, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Questions to ask before you book
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- Are they insured for the work?
- Their drone registration, if they fly one