Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Pin Green Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys in Pin Green from an independent, experienced roof surveyor. Over 5,000 surveys and 20+ years behind us across London and South East England.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Flaunching that has broken away
Chimney survey in Pin Green: what you get
A damp patch on a chimney breast does not always come from the same place. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Moisture trapped inside a stack with no ventilation can also cause damp. We look at each possibility and record what we find. You then know where to start. We survey lead flashings, flaunching and brick chimney stacks, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are loose, cracked or missing pots and redundant stacks capped without ventilation.
Houses in smaller places like Pin Green can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. A close look shows whether anything has started to loosen. Once one ridge tile or slate moves, wind gets under the next one too.
Where we cannot see part of the chimney stack, the report says so. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Location
- Pin Green (SG1, SG2)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Prices for chimney surveys in Pin Green
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. That comes down to:
- House, block, shop or office
- The size of the roof
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Building height and the viewpoints available
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for the job before booking.
Helping us price your survey
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. Just let us know:
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- What’s prompted the survey
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
Landlord and commercial surveys in Pin Green
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Pin Green and across Hertfordshire can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Pin Green
Do you cover smaller places like Pin Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Is my home in Pin Green listed or in a conservation area?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do you inspect shared chimneys?
Yes. We check the parts we can see safely and the parts you can give us access to. If a defect seems to be on your neighbour’s side, the report records it and you can raise it with them.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain is typically fine; heavy rain and wind are different. Strong wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, and we’d agree another day.
Is it a problem to have an unused chimney?
There’s no single answer. The survey shows its condition and how it’s been capped. If you are thinking of removing it, check with the council first in a conservation area or on a listed building.
What will the report tell me?
It works through the roof part by part, in writing and with photos, finishing with recommendations. The most urgent items are made clear.
How many surveys have you done?
Over 20 years and more than 5,000 surveys.
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How it works
We work from the outside in: outside views come first, then the loft space if there is safe access. In total, it takes roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. For a survey in Pin Green, we agree the time, the access and parking before the day. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. If there are outbuildings or garages you want looked at, mention them.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before we arrive
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Book a survey
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the details.
Related advice
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
If the stack is shared, you can pass the report to your neighbour. The photos show the problem and which side it is on from the viewpoints we used.
Check your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. With binoculars, you can frequently see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
Common roof problems in Pin Green
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. They can lift in wind, crack with age or pull out of the mortar joints. When flashings fail, water often shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of Saint Nicholas, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What follow-up you get after the report
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- When you will get the report
Pin Green homes and their roofs
Stevenage, which Pin Green is part of, is one of England’s post-war new towns. Homes from the post-war decades are common in the new towns, many with low-pitched roofs in concrete tiles and flat-roofed garages or porches. On homes of that age, felt underlay, flat roofs, gutters and fixings may all be due attention. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
If you look after a building like Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. Aston Bury, about 3 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Pin Green. Older homes in the area may have roofs that need matching materials when work is done.
Pin Green is about 1 mile north-west of Stevenage, in Hertfordshire. Pin Green is one of many places we visit across Hertfordshire, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Pin Green is one of the places in Hertfordshire where we work. We also survey roofs in Milton Keynes.
All of SG1 and SG2 is covered for chimney surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Lines Road, Hawkes Lane and Aldock Road, and we cover them all. Other places close to Pin Green include Stevenage (1 mile south-east), Bedwell (1 mile south), Rooks Nest (1 mile north), St Nicholas (1 mile north-east) and Chells (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover St Albans (13 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (15 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles south), Harpenden (10 miles south-west), Hitchin (4 miles north-west) and Hoddesdon (13 miles south-east).
Around Pin Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Barclay School, The Standing Order pub and The John Henry Newman School. For rail, the closest station is Stevenage station, roughly 1.1 miles south-west. Well-known places in the area include Wymondley Castle (2.7 miles north-west) and Lister Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). Open spaces near Pin Green include Pryor's Wood.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Before deciding what to do with a redundant stack, a survey shows how it’s doing. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council, so check with them first. In an older home around Pin Green, water from a roof defect can get into timber and plaster, and that’s a much bigger job than the original defect.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. The price is confirmed before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Pin Green
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Packages from £150, with VAT included