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Chimney survey in Huntercombe, Slough
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Huntercombe, and put it all in a report with photos.
- A chimney out of line
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Huntercombe
A leaning chimney stack is worth having looked at. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down, often after years of flue gases and damp. We record the lean and the condition of the brickwork and pointing. Where it may be a structural concern, we’ll recommend a structural engineer. We are often asked to look into cracked or missing flaunching and flashings pulling away from the stack, across chimney pots and cowls, lead flashings and chimney breasts.
Trees around homes in smaller places like Huntercombe drop leaves, twigs and moss onto roofs and into gutters. Once gutters and outlets block, water spills over and soaks the walls, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Moss on the roof and weeds in the gutter are both easy to spot from ground level.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. It is useful right away, and a good reference for later.
- Where
- Huntercombe (SL1, SL6, SL2)
- Wider area
- Slough
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Huntercombe questions
Can a landlord with a rental near Burnham station book a roof survey?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Is my home in Huntercombe listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, if the building owner or managing agent agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
Do you look in the loft space?
If the survey needs it and the roof space can be reached safely, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys on weekdays and at weekends. To arrange a date, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Are you insured?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
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 need a chimney survey in Huntercombe?
Flaunching is the mortar bed that holds the pots and throws water off the top. Once it cracks, water gets in and frost makes the cracks bigger. Loose pots can follow.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Worn or missing pointing
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- A chimney out of line
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Cippenham Infant School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Questions to ask before booking
- Is VAT included in the price?
- What insurance they carry
- Will the report include photos?
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
What happens on the day
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 between one and two hours for most houses, or half a day or so for a commercial building. With a bit of garden around a house, as there often is around Huntercombe, the roof can be viewed from several angles. Let us know if any side is fenced off or hard to reach. The loft, where there’s safe access, completes the picture.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Before the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Book a survey
If you are buying, it is useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email when you are ready.
Related advice
Landlord and commercial surveys in Huntercombe
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Let us know about it when you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
What you can safely check yourself
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey.
You can learn a lot from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
What a chimney survey doesn’t cover
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- A structural engineer’s assessment
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
What this survey covers
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
Also near Huntercombe
Also in Huntercombe
Chimney surveys in Huntercombe: local notes
Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. With Dorney Court about 1.4 miles south-west, Huntercombe sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
Homes near green spaces such as Haymill Valley can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. If you let a flat or house near Burnham station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Huntercombe is about 2 miles west of Slough, in Slough. Wherever you are in Huntercombe, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property. We cover towns and villages across Slough, large and small. Reading is in our area too.
Surveys in SL1, SL6 and SL2 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We cover properties on Bath Road, Clare Road and Conway Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Huntercombe: Burnham (1 mile north), Cippenham (1 mile south-east), Lake End (1 mile south-west), Dorney (1 mile south) and Dorney Reach (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Langley (5 miles east), Upton (3 miles south-east), Datchet (4 miles south-east), Stoke Poges (3 miles north-east), Ditton (4 miles south-east) and Farnham Common (3 miles north-east). Being one of Slough’s larger places, Huntercombe has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
Around Huntercombe
We work in homes and buildings around Haymill Valley, Westgate School and Ye Olde Huntercombe Arms and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Huntercombe itself: Burnham station. Well-known places in the area include Windsor Castle (3.3 miles south-east) and Upton Hospital (2.8 miles east). Open spaces near Huntercombe include Taplow Lake and Bray Pit.
Prices for chimney surveys in Huntercombe
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. The main factors are:
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- Height and safe access
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
Booking your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- The address and postcode of the property
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine, and please do not climb up for a closer look. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.