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Long Ditton Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in Long Ditton. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
Chimney survey in Long Ditton
Redundant chimneys are common, especially where fires have been replaced by central heating. Even when it is not used, a stack has to stay weathertight. Capping a stack without ventilation can trap moisture and lead to damp inside. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. Common reasons to book are cracked or missing flaunching and disused chimneys trapping moisture, across lead flashings, chimney pots and cowls and chimney breasts.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, often with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails frequently give out first and let slates slip. Homes in Long Ditton are no exception. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a close look too.
The report is written in plain words, so you do not need to be a roofer to follow it. Photos show what each point refers to, with the urgent items made clear.
- Where
- Long Ditton (KT6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Chimney surveys around Long Ditton
Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Hampton Court Palace about 1.5 miles north-west, Long Ditton sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs.
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Bentall Centre, knowing the roof’s condition lets you budget for work rather than pay for emergencies. If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near Church of St Mary, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Long Ditton is about 1 mile south-west of Surbiton, in Greater London. Anywhere in Long Ditton, we can come and survey your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, large and small. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
We work across KT6 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Pound Close, Fleece Road and St Chads Close. Nearby, we also carry out chimney surveys in Ditton Hill (1 mile south), Seething Wells (1 mile north), Thames Ditton (1 mile west), Hinchley Wood (1 mile south-west) and Surbiton Park (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover London (12 miles north-east), City of Westminster (11 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (9 miles north-east), St Pancras (13 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-east).
What’s near Long Ditton
In Long Ditton, that means homes and buildings near Shrewsbury House School, Stokes Field and Raintree pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Surbiton station, roughly 0.7 miles north-east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Tolworth Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch Museum (1.5 miles west). The countryside around Long Ditton includes The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
What affects the price in Long Ditton
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- The roof’s overall size
- House, block, shop or office
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
The Premium Survey includes thermal imaging and drone inspection where it applies, which starts from £400, inc. VAT. We can help you choose the package that fits what you’d like to know.
Helping us price your survey
There’s no need for technical words. Just let us know:
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Anything about access we should know
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- When you need the report by
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Landlord and commercial surveys in Long Ditton
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the addresses.
Letting agents and landlords in Long Ditton book surveys as well as homeowners. A photo-illustrated written report gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
Long Ditton questions
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Long Ditton?
It rarely stops a survey, but it’s worth planning. Tell us what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
How do I find out if my home in Long Ditton is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
How do I arrange a chimney survey in Long Ditton?
The quickest way is to ring 07833 053749 or email us. Give us the address and a few details about the roof, and we’ll take it from there. Surveys run seven days a week.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in.
Do you need to get into the loft?
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 survey seven days a week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Let us know which days suit you when you book.
My chimney looks like it’s leaning. What should I do?
Have it checked rather than leaving it. Leaning often comes from mortar breaking down unevenly. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it’s stable.
When to book a survey in Long Ditton
Aerials and dishes are often fixed to stacks. The extra load in wind can work bricks and joints loose. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
People normally book a survey after spotting one of these:
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- A stack that appears to lean
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
Trees in and around Stokes Field shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- What they won’t be able to tell you
- How soon the report will arrive
- What insurance they carry
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Don’t go up yourself.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A loose pot or brick can fall from height. Finding them early means they can be dealt with before they come down by a roofer. Behind a London parapet, a blocked gutter can sit full of water without anyone seeing it. By the time a ceiling stains, the timbers underneath may have been wet for a while.
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why book with us
- Over 20 years’ experience
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- An independent look at the roof
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Take a look at our cost guide or what we found on two real jobs.
What happens on the day
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey usually takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. For a visit in Long Ditton, parking and access are the things to plan: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. We then look at whatever is safely visible from the ground, windows, the loft and, where it is safe, the roof itself.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We check every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft space.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
Arrange a survey
We confirm the price for your roof before booking, so you know where you stand. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, ring 07833 053749 or email us.