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Chimney Survey in Kirtlington
A careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Kirtlington, and put it all in a written report with photographs.
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
Chimney survey in Kirtlington
If you’re buying a home with chimneys, it’s worth knowing their condition before you exchange. On older stacks, we frequently find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. Our report gives you specific points to raise with the seller or agent. It works alongside a RICS home survey, not instead of one. Common reasons to book are worn or missing pointing and loose, cracked or missing pots, across lead flashings, brick chimney stacks and chimney pots and cowls.
Older buildings in small places like Kirtlington may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials like clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Kirtlington (OX5)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we’re asked to look at in Kirtlington
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. A stack sealed without ventilation can trap damp. That can lead to damp patches on chimney breasts, even with the roof in good order.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- A chimney out of line
- Worn or missing pointing
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Mary, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Their insurance cover
Towns and villages near Kirtlington
Also in Kirtlington
Chimney surveys around Kirtlington
Historic houses like Blenheim Palace, about 4.3 miles south-west, show how far back building in the area around Kirtlington goes. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs. West Oxfordshire’s older buildings often carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
Landlords with a home close to Tackley station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Kirtlington Church of England Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Kirtlington is about 6 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. We survey roofs in Kirtlington and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Oxfordshire, large and small. We also survey roofs in Oxford.
Surveys in OX5 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Local streets include South Green, Church Lane and Hatch Way, all of which we cover. We also cover Bletchingdon (1 mile south), Enslow (1 mile south-west), Weston-on-the-Green (2 miles east), Hampton Poyle (3 miles south) and Weston Otmoor (3 miles east). We also work in nearby towns like Oxford (9 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north), Bicester (6 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south), Witney (11 miles south-west) and Carterton (15 miles south-west).
Around Kirtlington
Kirtlington’s nearest station is Tackley station, roughly 1.1 miles north-west of the centre. Nearby you will also find Bicester Community Hospital (5.3 miles east) and Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (3.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Kirtlington include Woodsides Meadow.
For landlords and managing agents
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, with the most urgent items set out first.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out by urgency where it matters.
Roof by roof
Chimney breasts and the loft
If a chimney breast has been removed below, we note what we can see of the support above. Confirming the support is a job for a structural engineer.
Chimney pots and cowls
A loose or cracked pot can fall from height. We record their condition with photos.
FAQs for Kirtlington
Do you cover smaller places like Kirtlington?
Yes, Kirtlington is covered. We work right across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
Is my home in Kirtlington listed or in a conservation area?
We can’t confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. We survey the stack and its weathering, not the flue. For the flue, you will need a sweep or, for gas, a Gas Safe registered engineer.
What do you check on a chimney?
The survey covers the pots and cowls, the flaunching, the pointing, the bricks and the flashings. Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. Everything is written up with photos.
Should a redundant chimney be removed?
It depends on its condition and your plans. The survey shows its condition and how it’s been capped. If you’re thinking of removing it, check with the council first in a conservation area or on a listed building.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We check the roof, not the whole building, so it’s not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Are you structural engineers?
No. Our survey is not a structural engineer’s report. If we see signs that need an engineer’s opinion, we will recommend one.
What we cannot see
It’s useful to know what a survey won’t do before booking:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or email us and we will suggest the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Kirtlington
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
What we do, step by step
We will ask a few questions first, about the roof’s history, any leaks and past repairs. The inspection then takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. For a village or hamlet like Kirtlington, the journey is planned beforehand: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access 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.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Where there’s safe access, we look at the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before we arrive
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
How to book
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from ground level or a window; never climb up to get a better view. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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How we price chimney surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- How big the roof is
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Building height and the viewpoints available
To find out what your survey will cost, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Helping us price your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. Please include:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- What’s prompted the survey
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- The property’s address and postcode
If you are buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply call 07833 053749 or send us an email whenever suits you.