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Holland Park Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in Holland Park, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
For unused flues, we check whether caps or cowls allow ventilation. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
Rendered stacks
Some stacks are rendered, which can hide the condition of the brickwork beneath. We look for cracks, hollow areas and staining.
Chimney survey in Holland Park
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. 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 chimney pots and cowls, and people most often book us about frost-damaged brickwork on the stack and damp on a chimney breast inside.
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 Holland Park as anywhere. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. With a written report and photographs, everyone can plan from the same facts.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Holland Park (W8, W11, W14)
- Region
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
When to book a survey in Holland Park
Flaunching is the mortar bed that holds the pots and throws water off the top. Cracked flaunching lets water in, and each winter makes it worse. Loose pots can follow.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Worn or missing pointing
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
Trees in and around Kensington Palace Green shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Will the report include photos?
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether VAT is added on top
- What follow-up you get after the report
Prices for chimney surveys in Holland Park
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
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. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Helping us price your survey
You do not need to know any roofing terms. Just let us know:
- What kind of property and roof it is
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- The address and postcode of the property
- What made you get in touch
To get a price for chimney surveys in Holland Park, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Photograph them and note the date.
Holland Park homes and their roofs
About 0.4 miles south lies Leighton House, a reminder of how long the area around Holland Park has been built on. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs. Welsh slate on Victorian and Edwardian terraces is a familiar sight across inner London. A butterfly roof with a central valley gutter, tucked behind a parapet wall, is common on these houses. If your home in Holland Park is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of St George, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Holland Park School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Holland Park is about 1 mile north of Kensington, in Greater London. From houses to flats and shops in Holland Park, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Holland Park is one of the places in Greater London we cover for chimney surveys.
Surveys in W8, W11 and W14 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on Dukes Lane, Milson Road and Elsham Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Holland Park sits on or near the A402 and A4204. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Kensington (1 mile south), Notting Hill (1 mile north), Shepherd's Bush (1 mile west), Notting Dale (1 mile north) and White City (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles east), St Pancras (4 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles east), Walthamstow (10 miles north-east) and Hoxton (6 miles east).
What’s near Holland Park
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Kensington Palace Green, Abdus Salam Library and Windsor Castle in Kensington pub, among other places. Also close by are Kensington School (0.6 miles south-east) and Fox Primary School (under half a mile north-east). The nearest railway station is Kensington Olympia station, about 0.5 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include London Museum (0.7 miles east) and St Mary Abbot's Hospital (0.7 miles south-east). The countryside around Holland Park includes Campden Hill and WWT London Wetland Centre.
How the survey works
The visit has one job: to see as much of the chimney stack as can safely be seen and record it clearly. Notes and photos go into the written report. The visit normally takes roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In a London area like Holland 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 is safe.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Leave side gates unlocked
Getting a price
Unsure which package suits your roof? The easiest way is to phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
Common questions in Holland Park
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Holland Park?
London parking needs a little planning, so let us know about permits, bays or a driveway as you book. That way the visit can be planned around it.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Kensington Olympia station?
Yes, that’s a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
What do I do with the report?
The report comes by email, and what you do next is up to you: raise it with a seller, send it to an insurer, brief a roofer or share it with a managing agent.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning, with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you get in touch and we’ll explain what’s needed.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it is safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. We use safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where it applies, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
There are a few common causes: cracked flaunching, worn pointing, failed flashings, uncapped pots, or damp trapped in an unventilated stack. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause.
Do you cover Holland Park?
Yes. Holland Park is part of the area we cover, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
Why act early in Holland Park
Most people never get a proper look at their chimney stacks. Problems often go unnoticed until damp appears inside. Surveying the stack now can catch problems first. Work on a London roof is rarely simple to arrange, with parking, neighbours and access all to think about. That is a good reason to find problems early, while there is time to plan, rather than in a rush after a leak.
We offer three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Why us?
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Surveys on any day of the week
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
Read how roof surveys are priced and two real surveys.