Oxfordshire · London and the South East
Marsh Baldon Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in Marsh Baldon, using drones and thermal imaging where applicable. Get in touch for a price.
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
How the survey works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photos, sent to you by email. On timing, it normally takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Somewhere like Marsh Baldon needs a little journey planning: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Check pets are kept safely away
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
How to book
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
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Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Marsh Baldon
A damp patch on a chimney breast does not 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. Condensation inside an unventilated stack is another common cause. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause. You then know where to start. If you’ve noticed pots or cowls that look unsafe and gaps in the mortar around the pots, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on lead flashings, chimney breasts and shared and party-wall stacks alike.
Some older homes in villages like Marsh Baldon are listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is frequently expected.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Place
- Marsh Baldon (OX44)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlords, agents and block managers in Marsh Baldon
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, with the report sent to whoever needs it. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
Why act early in Marsh Baldon
Damp in a chimney breast usually gets worse while the cause is left. It can spoil decoration and plaster. Knowing whether it’s the flaunching, flashings, brickwork or ventilation means the right fix can be planned. For older village homes like those around Marsh Baldon, the right replacement materials are not always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all inc. VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What you get with us
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
Local roofs in Marsh Baldon
Historic houses like Garsington Manor, about 2.2 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Marsh Baldon goes. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. West Oxfordshire’s older buildings frequently carry Cotswold stone slates, and a few villages in the county keep their thatch. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whatever the covering, it is frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If you run a business near Templars Square, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks. If you look after a building such as Marsh Baldon Church of England Controlled School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Take an older house close to Church of St Peter: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Marsh Baldon is about 4 miles east of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Marsh Baldon, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. Our area takes in places right across Oxfordshire, large and small.
Here we cover the OX44 postcode area for chimney surveys. You’ll find streets such as Baldon Lane and The Rickyard, and we cover them all. Other places close to Marsh Baldon include Berinsfield (2 miles south-east), Burcot (2 miles south), Stadhampton (3 miles east), Brookhampton (3 miles east) and Drayton St Leonard (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (5 miles north), Didcot (6 miles south-west), Bicester (15 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles west), Witney (15 miles north-west) and Thame (10 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Marsh Baldon
We work in homes and buildings around Nuneham Courtenay. The nearest railway station is Radley station, roughly 2.1 miles west of the centre. A little further out are FitzHarris Castle (4.1 miles west) and Templars Square (3.3 miles north). Not far away are Wells Farm and Wittenham Clumps.
Questions from Marsh Baldon
I let a flat near Radley station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the building.
Is Marsh Baldon within the area you cover?
Yes, Marsh Baldon is covered. We survey roofs across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it helps to know about access.
What happens next?
You receive the written report by email, with photos and recommendations. It is yours to share with a seller, insurer, roofer or managing agent, whichever applies.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not unless it is safe. Safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where it applies cover most of what’s needed, and anything out of sight is recorded in the report.
Do you need to go on the roof to check the chimney?
Each stack is viewed from the safest viewpoints: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the loft space. A drone inspection is included in our Premium Survey where applicable. We note anything we couldn’t see.
Are you insured?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
When you need someone else
Without opening up the roof, some things stay hidden, so a survey has limits:
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Gas safety checks, which need a Gas Safe registered engineer
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
Prices for chimney surveys in Marsh Baldon
Several things affect the price of a survey:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Whether it is a home or a commercial building
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The roof’s overall size
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. You’ll know the figure before booking.
What we need to know
These details help when you contact us:
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know where you stand. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or email us.
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Tips from our surveys
Small things make a difference. Our tips:
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Make sure redundant flues are capped with ventilation. That helps stop damp building up inside.