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Moor Park Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching for Moor Park, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Bricks with flaking faces
Prices for chimney surveys in Moor Park
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- Height and safe access
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Roof area
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included, and we’ll tell you which fits.
What we need to know
There is no need for technical words. Just let us know:
- The kind of building and roof involved
- What’s prompted the survey
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
For a price for chimney surveys in Moor Park, call 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us price the survey accurately.
Chimney survey in Moor Park: what you get
Redundant chimneys are common, particularly where fires have been replaced by central heating. A disused stack still needs looking after. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. We check how redundant stacks have been capped and look for damp in the chimney breasts. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. If you’ve noticed a stack that appears to lean and cracked or missing flaunching, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. In Moor Park, as across London, that is why a roof needs a close look rather than a glance from the street. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a proper look too.
Most points in the report come with a picture, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Moor Park (HA6, WD3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why it’s worth a survey now in Moor Park
A leaning stack should be looked at sooner rather than later. We record its condition and recommend a structural engineer where needed, so you can decide what to do next. Any roof job in Moor Park means planning around parking, neighbours and access. That’s a good reason to find problems early, while there’s time to plan, rather than in a rush after a leak.
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 inc. VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Why book with us
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Visits on any day of the week
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- An independent view of the roof
Towns and villages near Moor Park
What else we do in Moor Park
How it works
We will ask a few questions first, about the roof’s history, any leaks and past repairs. The inspection then takes between one and two hours for a house, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so the back of the roof is often seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents as you book.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there’s access.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before we arrive
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
Arrange a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
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Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Moor Park
About 3.9 miles south-east lies Headstone Manor, a reminder of how long the area around Moor Park has been built on. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Harlequin Centre, a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions. The streets around a church like Holy Trinity Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Anyone responsible for a site like St Martins School Northwood will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Moor Park is about 2 miles south-east of Rickmansworth, in Greater London. We carry out chimney surveys in Moor Park for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings. We cover towns and villages across Greater London, large and small. There is also a page for London.
Here we cover the HA6 and WD3 postcode area for chimney surveys. We cover properties on Bedford Road, Ormonde Road and Russell Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Batchworth Heath (1 mile west), Northwood (1 mile south-east), Eastbury (1 mile east), Batchworth (1 mile west) and Woodcock Hill (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover City of Westminster (14 miles south-east), Marylebone (14 miles south-east), Kensington (13 miles south-east), St Pancras (15 miles south-east), Hampstead (12 miles south-east) and Ruislip (3 miles south).
Local landmarks in Moor Park
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Eastbury Farm Primary School, Rickmansworth School and King George V Playing Fields. Moor Park’s nearest station is Rickmansworth station, about 2.1 miles north-west. Well-known places in the area include Mount Vernon Hospital (0.7 miles south-west) and Hilfield Castle (4.7 miles north-east). Not far away are Dews Farm Sand Pits and Tumbling Bay.
Tips that help
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
Once we have been, the findings are written up with photos. It explains the condition of each part of the stack and any damp inside. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium.
Make sure redundant flues are capped with ventilation. Ventilation helps keep the stack dry.
What this survey can’t tell you
We only report whatever is safely visible on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Whether the flue is safe to use
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will recommend the right survey. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
Moor Park: your questions answered
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Rickmansworth station?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the details.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Moor Park?
It depends on the street. Where there are permit zones, a visitor permit or nearby pay-and-display bay works well, and a driveway is even better.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
It can come from several places: cracked flaunching, worn pointing, failed flashings, uncapped pots, or damp trapped in an unventilated stack. We check each one and note the most likely cause.
What happens next?
You receive the written report by email, with photographs and recommendations. You can use it to talk to a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent, whichever applies.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days as you book.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. It’s a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Are you insured?
We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
For landlords and managing agents
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the chimney stack, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
Where a roof is shared: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you get in touch and we’ll plan the survey around it.