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Chimney Survey in New Southgate
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in New Southgate. We have completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Bricks with flaking faces
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, which helps when we check the roof.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Chimney survey in New Southgate: what you get
A damp patch on a chimney breast doesn’t always come from the same place. It might come in at the top, through worn pointing or porous bricks, or where the flashings meet the roof. Condensation inside an unventilated stack is another common cause. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause. That points the work in the right direction. Typical surveys look at spalled or crumbling bricks and signs that a stack is leaning, on flaunching, chimney breasts and shared and party-wall stacks.
Many London terraces have a butterfly roof, with two slopes meeting in a central valley gutter that drains to the rear. Hidden behind the parapet, that gutter can block or split without anyone seeing it. For a house in New Southgate with this kind of roof, the hidden gutter is one of the first things to check.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Where
- New Southgate (N11, N10, N14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to New Southgate
Other services in New Southgate
Why act early in New Southgate
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. Once you’ve exchanged, the work is down to you. A report gives you something specific to put to the seller. In a London terrace or conversion, a roof defect rarely stays your problem alone: failed flashings and blocked valley gutters can send water into more than one home. Dealing with it early is far less disruptive.
Larger roofs, taller buildings and commercial roofs take longer, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before you book.
Why book with us
- Prices that include VAT
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
Signs you need a chimney survey in New Southgate
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. Failed flashings are one of the most common causes of damp around chimneys. Lead is also a target for theft.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Worn or missing pointing
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
For businesses in and around places such as Grand Arcade, a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
What to check before booking
- Are they insured for the work?
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Will the report include photos?
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
Chimney surveys around New Southgate
Heath Hall, about 2.9 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around New Southgate. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. 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. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Whatever the covering, it’s often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near St Paul's Church, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. If you live near a park such as O. R. Tambo Recreation Ground, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
New Southgate is about 2 miles north-east of Finchley, in Greater London. We visit New Southgate as part of our work across Greater London, for homes and businesses alike. We cover towns and villages across Greater London. You can also see our page for London.
Here we cover the N11, N10 and N14 postcode area for chimney surveys. That includes homes and businesses on High Road, Orion Road and Atlas Road. New Southgate is on the A1003 and A1110, so it is easy for us to get to. Other places close to New Southgate include Friern Barnet (1 mile west), Arnos Grove (1 mile east), Bounds Green (1 mile south-east), Brunswick Park (1 mile north) and Southgate (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles south), City of Westminster (7 miles south), Marylebone (7 miles south), Kensington (8 miles south), St Pancras (6 miles south) and Shoreditch (7 miles south-east).
Near you in New Southgate
We work in homes and buildings around Friern Barnet School, Ming-Ai and The Ranelagh pub, among other places. Other local landmarks include O. R. Tambo Recreation Ground (0.9 miles south-east) and Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum (1.8 miles west). New Southgate has its own railway station: New Southgate station. Other landmarks nearby include Grand Arcade (1.5 miles west) and Broomfield House Museum (1.1 miles east). Open spaces near New Southgate include Barfield Allotments Nature Park and Highgate Hill.
New Southgate: your questions answered
Can a landlord with a rental near New Southgate station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Is my home in New Southgate listed or in a conservation area?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Which parts of the chimney do you look at?
The whole stack, as far as it can safely be seen: from the pots and flaunching down to the flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
What do I do with the report?
You will receive the report by email, and what you do next is up to you: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
Will you check the loft?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we are given access to, and the report makes that clear.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. For the rest of the building, a RICS home survey is a separate job.
What this survey cannot tell you
We only report everything that’s safely in view on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
What we check
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
How the survey works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, sent to you by email. As for time on site, most surveys take about 1–2 hours at most homes; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is frequently on a shared landing. Where that’s the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- 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 is access.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Check pets are kept safely away
How to book
Prices start from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the roof’s size, access and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or email us to find out.
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Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
Landlords, agents and building managers in New Southgate and across Greater London can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.