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Chimney survey in Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead
Chimney surveys in Maidenhead, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Cracked or missing flaunching
How a chimney survey works in Maidenhead
A leaning chimney stack is worth having looked at. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down, often after years of flue gases and damp. 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 will recommend a structural engineer. If you’ve noticed gaps in the mortar around the pots and spalled or crumbling bricks, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Maidenhead mixes older houses, often slate or clay tiled, with newer estates, many of them with concrete tiles. Older homes frequently keep chimney stacks long after the fireplaces went, and their flashings and pointing still matter. Newer homes have fewer chimneys but their own weak points at ridges, verges and gutters.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Maidenhead (SL6)
- Wider area
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Useful tips for Maidenhead property owners
A little preparation and a few simple habits help. Some pointers:
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Keep track of stains on chimney breasts
- Check your stacks from the ground after strong winds
With a shared stack, the report can help when talking to next door. It shows what we found and where from the viewpoints we used.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. It’s far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.
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Signs you need a chimney survey in Maidenhead
The flaunching on top of a stack holds the pots in place and sheds water. Once it cracks, water gets in and frost makes the cracks bigger. In time, the pots can become loose.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
Landlords with a home close to Maidenhead station may find that the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at.
Questions to ask before booking
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- How soon the report will arrive
Maidenhead homes and their roofs
Dorney Court, about 3 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Maidenhead. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
Anyone responsible for a site like Claires Court Schools will know that long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. Take an older house close to All Saints' Church: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Maidenhead is about 27 miles west of London, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Whether the building in Maidenhead is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Our area takes in places right across Windsor and Maidenhead. For surveys nearby, see our Reading page.
All of SL6 is covered for chimney surveys. You will find streets such as High Street Mall, High Street and Laggan Square, all of which we cover. Being close to the A4 and A308, Maidenhead is easy for us to reach. We also cover the places around Maidenhead: Boyn Hill (1 mile south-west), Furze Platt (1 mile north), Cox Green (1 mile south-west), Pinkneys Green (1 mile north-west) and Bray Wick (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Windsor (5 miles south-east), North Ascot (7 miles south), Dedworth (5 miles south-east), Broomhall (10 miles south-east), South Ascot (9 miles south) and Old Windsor (8 miles south-east). Being one of Windsor and Maidenhead’s larger places, Maidenhead has every kind of building, from houses and flats to offices.
What’s near Maidenhead
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Boyne Hill CofE Infant and Nursery School, Desborough College and The Windsor Castle pub. For rail, the closest station is Maidenhead station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.2 miles east) and St Mark's Hospital (0.6 miles west). For a walk, there is Weycock Hill and Taplow Lake.
Why get it checked now?
If you are thinking of removing or reducing a stack, it is useful to know its condition first. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council, so check with them first. Blocked gutters and downpipes on homes in Maidenhead overflow onto walls, and damp follows inside. At roof level, a loose tile or tired flashing does the same. Left alone, both only get worse.
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Why book us in Maidenhead
- Clear package prices, including VAT
- Surveys seven days a week
- PI and public liability insurance
- 5,000+ surveys completed
See how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
What a chimney survey does not cover
To be straight with you, there are limits to any roof survey:
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
How we price chimney surveys
When we price a survey, we consider:
- Which survey package you book
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we can help you choose.
Booking your survey
You do not need to know any roofing terms. Just let us know:
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- What kind of property and roof it is
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
What we do, step by step
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, using the ground, windows, the loft and a drone where applicable. Most surveys take an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. In Maidenhead, parking is rarely complicated, though it helps to know about driveways or restrictions. We look at the roof from ground level and from windows, then from the loft where there’s safe access, and from the roof itself where it is safe.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Before the survey
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Book a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in Maidenhead, phone 07833 053749 or email us. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Advice
Questions from Maidenhead
Do you carry out roof surveys in Maidenhead?
Yes, Maidenhead is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
How do I find out if my home in Maidenhead is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain is usually fine; heavy rain and wind are different. Strong wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, and we’d agree another day.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
The whole stack, as far as it can be seen safely: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. Leaning, unused stacks and damp on chimney breasts are recorded too.
Do you inspect shared chimneys?
Yes. Many houses share stacks with a neighbour. We survey what we can see safely, and note anything that seems to involve next door.
What do I do with the report?
The report arrives by email, with photos and clear recommendations. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We’ve been surveying roofs for over 20 years and have completed over 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.