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Chimney survey in Peckham, Greater London
Chimney surveys in Peckham, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
What a survey costs
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all including VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Booking your survey
To price your survey accurately, we’ll ask about:
- The property’s address and postcode
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- Dates you’re working to, like exchange
We confirm the price for the job before booking, so you know where you stand. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
About our chimney survey in Peckham
If a chimney looks out of line, it is worth getting it checked. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down, frequently after years of flue gases and damp. The survey notes how the stack looks, how far it seems to lean and the state of the bricks and joints. If the stack looks like a structural issue, the report recommends a structural engineer. If you’re worried about mortar washing out of the joints and lifted or split lead flashings, we can find out what’s behind it.
A London butterfly roof slopes down to a central valley gutter that drains to the back of the house. Hidden behind the parapet, that gutter can block or split without anyone seeing it. If your home in Peckham has one, it needs checking from somewhere that can actually see it.
If any part of the chimney stack couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Place
- Peckham (SE15, SE14, SE5)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Peckham
Also in Peckham
Checking the roof from the ground
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Peckham questions
I let a flat near Queens Road Peckham station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Peckham?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Will I get photos?
Yes. Photographs are taken throughout the survey, and they go into the written report alongside our recommendations.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the loft space, someone has to give us access; we’ll agree the details when you book.
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.
When does the report arrive?
Report times are set by the package. Basic is within 48 hours, Standard is 24–48 hours and Premium is the same day. Mention any deadline when booking.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
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.
Tips from our surveys
Nothing here needs a ladder. A few suggestions:
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Do not use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Make sure fixings on the stack are secure
After the visit, we write up the report with photographs of each stack. It explains the condition of each part of the stack and any damp inside. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24 to 48 hours and Premium reports the same day.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. It’s far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.
Local roofs in Peckham
The wider area around Peckham has a long history of building, with Queen's House about 2.6 miles east. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Welsh slate on Victorian and Edwardian terraces is a familiar sight across inner London. Behind many of their parapets sit butterfly roofs and valley gutters that can’t be seen from the pavement. Lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are typical of these houses, if yours is one of them. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you live in an older home near All Saints Church, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. For site and facilities teams at buildings like John Donne Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. Trees in and around Brimmington Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Peckham is about 2 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. We cover Peckham and the rest of Greater London. Peckham is one of the places in Greater London we cover for chimney surveys.
Here we cover the SE15, SE14 and SE5 postcode area for chimney surveys. Local streets include Rye Lane, Relf Road and Mona Road, and we cover them all. With the A2215 close by, Peckham is easy for us to reach for chimney surveys. Nearby, we also carry out chimney surveys in Nunhead (1 mile south-east), Telegraph Hill (1 mile south-east), South Bermondsey (1 mile north), Surrey Canal (1 mile north-east) and East Dulwich (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as City of Westminster (5 miles north-west), Marylebone (5 miles north-west), Kensington (6 miles west), St Pancras (4 miles north-west), Shoreditch (4 miles north) and Walthamstow (8 miles north).
Local landmarks in Peckham
We work in homes and buildings around Brimmington Park, The St Thomas the Apostle College and The Kentish Drovers pub and the streets around them. There is a railway station in Peckham itself: Queens Road Peckham station. Nearby you will also find Peckham Platform (under half a mile north-west) and Southwark Adult Education Institute (within half a mile east). For a walk, there is St. James's Park Lake and Knight's Hill.
What a chimney survey does not cover
It helps to know what a survey will not do before booking:
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney pots and cowls
Pots sit in the flaunching on top of the stack, and cowls or caps sit on the pots. The survey looks for cracked, loose or missing pots and cowls.
Flaunching
Cracked flaunching is one of the most common chimney defects we record. It’s usually a modest repair when it is caught early.
What happens on the day
Where it’s relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging. All in, the survey typically takes roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. In Peckham, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. London parking is often by permit or pay-and-display, so it helps to know what’s near you. A back bedroom window can be the best vantage point for a rear addition, so we may ask to use one.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- The top of each stack is checked for cracked flaunching and loose pots.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Before the survey
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Book a survey
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We’ll confirm the price before booking.