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Chimney survey in Plumstead, Greater London
Chimney surveys across Plumstead, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Cracked or missing flaunching
What a survey costs
When we price a survey, we consider:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Roof area
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can be seen safely and which survey you book.
Getting in touch
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Chimney survey in Plumstead: what you get
Damp on a chimney breast can have several causes. 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 chimney pots and cowls, chimney breasts and shared and party-wall stacks, and people most often book us about a stack that appears to lean and bricks with flaking faces.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. Homes in Plumstead are no exception. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Plumstead (SE18, SE28, E16)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord and commercial surveys in Plumstead
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Plumstead. To discuss a property or a block, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Plumstead
Can a landlord with a rental near Plumstead station book a roof survey?
Yes, that is a common request. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Plumstead?
Sometimes, yes. If Plumstead has controlled parking where you are, a visitor permit is the easiest answer, and a driveway is even better.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain does not typically stop a survey. Strong wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so if conditions aren’t right we will arrange another day with you.
What do you check on a chimney?
The whole stack, as far as it can be seen safely: from the pots and flaunching down to the flashings. We also note leaning, redundant stacks and damp inside.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
We carry out surveys seven days a week. To find a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
What happens next?
The report arrives by email, with photos and clear recommendations. With Standard there is a follow-up consultation; with Premium, an in-person consultation.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only when it is safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs can’t always be walked on. We use safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where applicable.
Can I check my roof myself?
You can learn a lot from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way. That part is for a survey.
When to book a survey in Plumstead
Aerials and dishes are often fixed to stacks. Their weight and the wind on them can loosen bricks and pointing. Any fixings on the stack are checked and recorded.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- A stack that appears to lean
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Frost-damaged brickwork on the stack
If you run a business near Gallions Reach Shopping Park, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What happens after the report arrives
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Their track record with similar roofs
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Plumstead
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. Danson House, about 2.7 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Plumstead. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Trees in and around Plumstead Common shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters. Landlords with a home close to Plumstead station may find that a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Plumstead is about 8 miles east of London, in Greater London. From houses to flats and shops in Plumstead, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. Plumstead is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work. There is also a page for London.
We cover every part of the SE18, SE28 and E16 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Moy Lane, Love Lane and Tuam Road or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Plumstead is on the A206, so it is easy for us to get to. Other places close to Plumstead include Woolwich (1 mile west), Shooter's Hill (1 mile south-west), East Wickham (1 mile south-east), Charlton (2 miles west) and New Charlton (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles west), City of Westminster (10 miles west), Marylebone (10 miles west), Kensington (12 miles west), St Pancras (9 miles west) and Shoreditch (7 miles west).
Near you in Plumstead
Typical jobs here are in homes near Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, Plumstead Manor School and Plumstead Common and the streets around them. Plumstead has its own railway station: Plumstead station. Well-known places in the area include British Hospital for Mothers and Babies (1.3 miles west) and Greenwich Castle (3.6 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Gilbert's Pit.
Useful tips for Plumstead property owners
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
- Photograph damp patches with the date
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Check redundant flues are capped with ventilation. That helps stop damp building up inside.
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What happens on the day
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photographs, emailed to you. As for time on site, most surveys take between one and two hours for most houses, and longer for a large or complex roof. From the street, a London terrace usually shows only its front slope or parapet, so a visit in Plumstead moves between viewpoints: the pavement, upstairs windows, the loft and any safe spot at the back. If other people live in the building, tell us who can let us into the shared parts.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We photograph and record the pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft space.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Keep pets in another room
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we are coming
Book a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email when you are ready.