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Chimney Survey in Littleton Common
Know where you stand with the chimney stack before you decide what to do next. Chimney surveys in Littleton Common, with photographs and a clear written report.
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Signs that a stack is leaning
What you can safely check yourself
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
Chimney survey in Littleton Common: what you get
A damp patch on a chimney breast doesn’t always come from the same place. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Moisture trapped inside a stack with no ventilation can also cause damp. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause. You then know where to start. If you are worried about disused chimneys trapping moisture and pots or cowls that look unsafe, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
In a village or hamlet like Littleton Common, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. 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
- Littleton Common (TW15, TW17)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Littleton Common
Do you cover smaller places like Littleton Common?
Yes. Littleton Common is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Littleton Common?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We have completed more than 5,000 surveys, over more than 20 years.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Is it a structural engineer’s report?
No. We note visible signs like sagging or deflection, but we do not carry out calculations or give an engineer’s opinion. If we think you need an engineer, the report says so.
Does someone need to be in?
Not always. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
My chimney looks like it’s leaning. What should I do?
It is worth having a leaning stack checked. We record the lean, the brickwork and the pointing, and recommend a structural engineer where it may be a structural concern.
Tips that help
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
Questions about the findings are always welcome. Standard Surveys come with a follow-up consultation, and Premium Surveys with an in-person one.
Look at your chimneys from ground level now and then, particularly after strong winds. Binoculars help you spot loose pots, missing mortar or lifted flashings.
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Honest limits
This isn’t a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Littleton Common
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Littleton Common
Hampton Court Palace, about 4.8 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Littleton Common. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters. In Surrey, older roofs are often handmade clay tile, with tile-hanging on many upper walls. Some old buildings in Surrey and Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
Homes near green spaces such as Sunbury Park can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall. Anyone responsible for a site like Ashford CofE Primary School will know that a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Landlords with a home close to Upper Halliford station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Littleton Common is about 1 mile south-east of Ashford, in Surrey. Whether the building in Littleton Common is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed. Littleton Common is one of the towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our Guildford page covers surveys nearby.
All of TW15 and TW17 is within our area for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Littleton Road, Cambridge Road and Cornerside and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Littleton Common, we cover Ashford Common (1 mile north-east), Charlton (1 mile south), Hounslow (1 mile north-east), Ashford (1 mile north-west) and Upper Halliford (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (13 miles south-west), Woking (9 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles south-west), Epsom (10 miles south-east), Ewell (9 miles south-east) and Egham (4 miles west).
Around Littleton Common
In Littleton Common, that means homes and buildings near The Bishop Wand Church of England School, Sunbury Manor School and Sunbury Park and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Upper Halliford station, about 0.8 miles south-east of the centre. A little further out are Ashford Hospital (1.8 miles north-west) and Kempton Steam Museum (1.8 miles east). For a walk, there is Kempton Park Reservoirs and Ferris Meadow Lake.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- How big the roof is
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. We will give you the figure before anything is booked.
Getting in touch
When you call or email, these details help:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- What kind of property and roof it is
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- What made you get in touch
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form to find out.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when tenants work during the week.
How it works
You do not need to do much on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will get on with the inspection. The survey itself takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In a hamlet or village like Littleton Common, a postcode does not always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can be seen safely.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Note where any stains or damp appear
Arrange a survey
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.