Windsor and Maidenhead · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Littlefield Green
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Littlefield Green. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
Chimney survey in Littlefield Green
A leaning chimney stack is worth having looked at. A stack may lean because the mortar on one side has weakened, which can happen over many years of use. The survey notes how the stack looks, how far it seems to lean and the state of the bricks and joints. Where it may be a structural concern, we’ll recommend a structural engineer. If you are worried about spalled or crumbling bricks and eroded joints in the brickwork, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on chimney pots and cowls, lead flashings and shared and party-wall stacks alike.
Somewhere as small as Littlefield Green, homes are frequently 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 is typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Littlefield Green (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Common questions in Littlefield Green
Is Littlefield Green within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when you book.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Littlefield Green?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
Have it checked rather than leaving it. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can assess whether it needs work.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We inspect everything that’s safely in view and what you give us access to. If a defect seems to be on your neighbour’s side, the report records it, so you can discuss it with them.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that ahead of time, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
What happens after the survey?
The report arrives by email. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
Damp on a chimney breast normally means water is getting into the stack, or moisture is trapped inside it. We check the stack, the flashings and how unused flues are capped, and record what we find.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney breasts and the loft
Where a breast has been taken out, we look at what supports the stack. A structural engineer should confirm whether it’s adequate.
Brick stacks
Spalled bricks, where the face has flaked off, are a sign of water and frost. Any spalling is noted with photos.
Practical tips
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. A few suggestions:
- Ask about consent before removing a chimney on an older property
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Make sure unused flues are capped with ventilation
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
The report is emailed to you, ready to share with a roofer or builder. Each defect is described in plain words and shown in a photo, so it is easy to follow.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
Checking the roof from the ground
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: 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.
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
How we price chimney surveys
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- Roof area
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Which survey package you book
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for the job before booking.
Getting in touch
These details help when you get in touch:
- When you need the report by
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Also near Littlefield Green
What else we do in Littlefield Green
Why act early in Littlefield Green
Cracked flaunching and worn pointing are often modest repairs when they’re caught early. Left for a few winters, frost and water can loosen pots and bricks and the job gets bigger. Outbuildings and barns around Littlefield Green are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. The price is always agreed first.
Why book with us
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Every finding written up with photos
- Surveys on any day of the week
- Over 20 years’ experience
Take a look at our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
What a chimney survey looks like in Littlefield Green
In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Historic houses such as Dorney Court, about 4.3 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Littlefield Green goes. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Trees in and around Ockwells Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters. If you own a rental within reach of Maidenhead station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Littlefield Green is about 3 miles south of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. We visit Littlefield Green as part of our work across Windsor and Maidenhead, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Littlefield Green is one of the places in Windsor and Maidenhead we cover. Our Reading page covers surveys nearby.
Every address in SL6 is within our area for chimney surveys. Streets in the area include Howe Lane, Green Lane and Littlefield Green. If you’re just outside Littlefield Green, we cover Paley Street (1 mile east), Braywoodside (1 mile east), White Waltham (1 mile north-west), Shottesbrooke (1 mile north-west) and Touchen-end (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns like Maidenhead (3 miles north), Windsor (6 miles east), North Ascot (5 miles south-east), Cookham (6 miles north), Furze Platt (4 miles north) and Dedworth (5 miles east).
Landmarks near Littlefield Green
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Royal Oak pub and Ockwells Park. The nearest railway station is Maidenhead station, about 3.3 miles north-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (4 miles north-east) and St Mark's Hospital (3.3 miles north). For a walk, there’s Weycock Hill and The Gullet Local Nature Reserve.
What we do, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photos. On timing, most surveys take roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Somewhere like Littlefield Green needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- 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.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach them.
- You get a written report with photos and our recommendations.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Booking a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. For a price or to book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.