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Lambourne End Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching for Lambourne End, from an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
How a chimney survey works in Lambourne End
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. A drone inspection is part of our Premium Survey where it applies. Where part of a stack can’t be seen, the report says so. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. If you’ve noticed staining on walls around the chimney and damaged chimney pots and cowls, we can find out what’s behind it, on chimney breasts, brick chimney stacks and lead flashings alike.
Somewhere as small as Lambourne End, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s usually the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Where
- Lambourne End (RM4)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
To price your survey, we look at:
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400. We confirm the price for your survey before you book.
What to let us know when you contact us
Before you get in touch, it helps to have:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- What made you get in touch
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Lambourne End questions
I let a flat near Chadwell Heath station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details, including who will give access on the day.
Will you come out to Lambourne End?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Do you inspect the flue?
No. A flue inspection, sweep or gas safety check is a separate job. We look at the stack, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, and damp inside, and we will say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Can you survey a chimney stack we share with next door?
Yes. We check the parts we can see safely and the parts you can give us access to. If a defect seems to be on your neighbour’s side, the report records it and you can raise it with them.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We look at the roof, not the whole building, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
What does the report include?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, backed by photos. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely.
Also near Lambourne End
What else we do in Lambourne End
What a chimney survey does not cover
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Parts of the stack that can’t be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we can’t access
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll suggest the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Lambourne End
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
When to book a survey in Lambourne End
TV aerials, satellite dishes and their brackets are often fixed to chimneys. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. We check fixings on the stack as part of the survey.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Signs that a stack is leaning
Living close to Chigwell Row Wood is pleasant, but mature trees mean leaves in gutters and valleys each autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Their insurance cover
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
For landlords and managing agents
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work.
Letting agents and landlords in Lambourne End book surveys as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the chimney stack, with photos.
How it works
When we arrive, we begin with a quick chat about the roof and anything that’s worrying you. We then inspect everything that can safely be seen. Most surveys take about one to two hours at a typical home, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. In a small place like Lambourne End, access is normally the main thing to plan. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Weekday and weekend visits are available.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- 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 is safe access.
- You get a written report with photos and our recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Check pets are kept safely away
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
How to book
When you are ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
Advice
Lambourne End homes and their roofs
In Essex, older buildings are often clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, alongside a good many post-war and newer estates. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. The wider area around Lambourne End has a long history of building, with Hill Hall about 3 miles north. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
For an older house near a landmark like Parish Church of St Mary and All Saints, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Take a building like Chigwell Row Infant School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Lambourne End is about 3 miles east of Loughton, in Essex. In Lambourne End, as across Essex, every roof gets the same careful survey. Our Essex coverage includes Lambourne End. There is also a page for London.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: RM4. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Hoe Lane, Manor Road and New Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we survey roofs in Lambourne (1 mile north), Chigwell Row (1 mile south-west), Abridge (1 mile north-west), Stapleford Abbotts (2 miles east) and Redbridge (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Basildon (15 miles east), Harlow (10 miles north), Brentwood (7 miles east), Billericay (12 miles east), Loughton (3 miles west) and Waltham Abbey (6 miles north-west).
What’s near Lambourne End
Around Lambourne End, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Chigwell Row Wood and The Forest Academy. For rail, the closest station is Chadwell Heath station, about 4.5 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Claybury Hospital (3.5 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hainault Lodge.
Tips from our surveys
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Make sure fixings on the stack are secure
You get the report by email and can pass it to whoever does the work. Each defect is described in plain words and shown in a photo, so it is easy to follow.
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