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Chimney Survey in Oakthorpe Park
Chimney surveys around Oakthorpe Park, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Worn or missing pointing
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
How the survey works
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photographs. On timing, it usually takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is often on a shared landing. If that applies to your building, it’s useful to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Otherwise, the visit in Oakthorpe Park runs like any other.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- 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 loft space.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
How to prepare
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Tell us where we can park nearby
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
How to book
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
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How a chimney survey works in Oakthorpe Park
Our chimney survey covers the stack and the details that keep water out around it: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and the flashings at the roof line. We also look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access. You get a written report with photos and our recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. If you are worried about a chimney out of line and pots or cowls that look unsafe, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, where the roof is typically a shared part of the building. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photographs.
It isn’t only a list of defects. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend.
- Where
- Oakthorpe Park (N13, N22, N11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Oakthorpe Park questions
How do I find out if my home in Oakthorpe Park is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Can a landlord with a rental near Palmers Green station book a roof survey?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. It is not a flue, sweep or gas safety inspection. We look at the stack, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, and damp inside, and we’ll say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.
What does the report include?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos. Points are put in order of urgency where relevant.
Do you inspect shared chimneys?
Yes. We inspect whatever is safely visible and what you give us access to. Where a problem appears to be on next door’s side, we note it, so you can discuss it with them.
Do you look in the loft space?
If the survey needs it and the loft space can be reached safely, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling are not something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Oakthorpe Park
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Larger roofs take longer.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Oakthorpe Park and across Greater London can book any of our surveys. To discuss a property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
What we look for on each type of roof
Brick stacks
Spalled bricks, where the face has flaked off, are a sign of water and frost. Any spalling is noted with photos.
Lead flashings
Flashings can lift in wind or pull out of their mortar joints. We photograph any we find that look loose or damaged.
Do you need a chimney survey in Oakthorpe Park?
Flashings seal the gap where a stack passes through the roof. 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 flashings can also be stolen.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
If you look after a building such as St Anne's Catholic High School for Girls, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Their report turnaround times
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Are they insured for the work?
Useful tips for Oakthorpe Park property owners
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. Our suggestions:
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
The report is emailed to you, ready to share with a roofer or builder. We use plain English and a photo for each defect, so it’s easy to follow.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.
Chimney surveys in Oakthorpe Park: local notes
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Oakthorpe Park is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. Bruce Castle, about 1.7 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Oakthorpe Park. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Landlords with a home close to Palmers Green station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. If you live near a park such as Broomfield Park, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
Oakthorpe Park is about 2 miles west of Edmonton, in Greater London. Whether the building in Oakthorpe Park is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof. We cover towns and villages across Greater London. London is in our area too.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: N13, N22 and N11. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Wolves Lane, Park Avenue and Russell Road and the roads around them. Oakthorpe Park is on the A105, so it is easy for us to get to. We also cover the places around Oakthorpe Park: Palmers Green (1 mile north-west), Arnos Grove (1 mile west), Bounds Green (1 mile south-west), Bowes Park (1 mile south) and Southgate (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles south), City of Westminster (7 miles south), Marylebone (7 miles south), Kensington (9 miles south-west), St Pancras (6 miles south) and Shoreditch (6 miles south).
What’s near Oakthorpe Park
We work in homes and buildings around Broomfield Park, St Michael at Bowes CofE Junior School and St Thomas More Catholic School and the streets around them. There’s a railway station in Oakthorpe Park itself: Palmers Green station. A little further out are The Mall Wood Green (1.4 miles south) and Greentrees Hospital (less than half a mile south-east). For a walk, there’s Darland's Lake and Highgate Hill.
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What you can safely check yourself
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
A lot can be seen from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.