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Chimney Survey in Moorhouse Bank
Chimney surveys in Moorhouse Bank, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Moorhouse Bank
Our survey covers the structure of the stack and its weathering details. It’s not a flue inspection, a chimney sweep or a gas safety inspection. For the flue itself, you’ll need a sweep or, for gas appliances, a Gas Safe registered engineer. If something we see points to the flue, we’ll say so. We survey shared and party-wall stacks, lead flashings and flaunching, and the problems we are asked to look at most are flashings pulling away from the stack and spalled or crumbling bricks.
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. Homes in Moorhouse Bank are no exception. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, and where it can wait, that is said too.
- Place
- Moorhouse Bank (TN16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Do you need a chimney survey in Moorhouse Bank?
Lots of homes have redundant stacks. If a stack is capped or blocked without ventilation, moisture can build up inside. That can lead to damp patches on chimney breasts, even with the roof in good order.
People normally book a survey after spotting one of these:
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
Moorhouse Bank is in London, so parking needs planning: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway when booking, as a space near the door cannot be promised.
What to check before booking
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
What we look for on each type of roof
Chimney breasts and the loft
If a chimney breast has been removed below, we note what we can see of the support above. A structural engineer should confirm whether it’s adequate.
Lead flashings
Flashings can lift in wind or pull out of their mortar joints. Any loose or split flashings are recorded.
What happens on the day
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes roughly 1–2 hours on an ordinary house, and longer for a large or complex roof. You’re welcome to ask questions while we’re there. From the street, a London terrace typically shows only its front slope or parapet, so in Moorhouse Bank we work round the house, using the street, the windows, the loft and any safe vantage point behind it. If other people live in the building, let us know who can let us into the shared parts.
- 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 roof space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
How to book
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can ring 07833 053749 or email us to find out.
Advice
DIY checks: what’s safe
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That is where a survey comes in.
Local roofs in Moorhouse Bank
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Moorhouse Bank is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. The wider area around Moorhouse Bank has a long history of building, with Quebec House about 1.3 miles east. If yours is one of the older homes, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof.
If you live in an older home near St Andrew's, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. If you let a flat or house near Hurst Green station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Moorhouse Bank is about 6 miles west of Sevenoaks, in Greater London. Wherever you are in Moorhouse Bank, we can carry out chimney surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Moorhouse Bank is one of the places in Greater London we cover. We also survey roofs in Crawley.
Chimney surveys in TN16 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We also cover the places around Moorhouse Bank: The Chart (1 mile south-west), Goodley Stock (1 mile south-east), Westerham (1 mile north-east), Pains-Hill (1 mile south-west) and Titsey (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Orpington (9 miles north), New Cross (15 miles north), Thornton Heath (12 miles north-west), Croydon (10 miles north-west), East Dulwich (15 miles north) and Streatham (14 miles north-west).
Local landmarks in Moorhouse Bank
In Moorhouse Bank, that means homes and buildings near The Wolfe Public House and the streets around them. The closest station to Moorhouse Bank is Hurst Green station, roughly 2.2 miles south-west. A little further out are Tandridge Priory (1 mile south-west). The countryside around Moorhouse Bank includes Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
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Moorhouse Bank: your questions answered
I let a flat near Hurst Green station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Is my home in Moorhouse Bank listed or in a conservation area?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Can you give me structural calculations?
No. Visible signs like deflection or sagging are recorded, but calculations and an engineer’s opinion are outside what we do. If one is needed, the report says so.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability.
What does a roof survey cost?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. The final figure depends on the roof and the package you choose.
Will you check the loft?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there’s safe access. We look for staining, damp, daylight and signs of movement, as far as the space allows.
Is a chimney survey the same as a flue inspection?
No. We survey the stack and its weathering, not the flue. The flue should be checked by a sweep, or by a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances.
When you need someone else
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Conditions inside walls
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Moorhouse Bank
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Leave it or get it looked at?
Chimneys are easy to forget because you rarely see the top of them. Defects tend to go unseen until there is a stain. Surveying the stack now can catch problems first. Blocked gutters and hoppers on London houses overflow and soak brickwork. A small blockage left for a few winters becomes a damp problem.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why book with us
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
- Surveys seven days a week
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or our case studies.