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Chimney Survey in Remenham
Wondering about the chimney stack at a property in Remenham? You can book a chimney survey in Remenham and across Oxfordshire, with plain-English findings.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
What happens if roof problems are left?
Most people never get a close look at their chimney stacks. Defects tend to go unseen until there’s a stain. A survey gives you a clear picture before that happens. For older village homes like those around Remenham, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why book us in Remenham
- Visits on any day of the week
- Independent findings on the roof’s condition
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
Read our cost guide and two real surveys.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Remenham
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. We check each possibility and record what we find. You then know where to start. If you’ve noticed damp on a chimney breast inside and mortar washing out of the joints, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on chimney pots and cowls, chimney breasts and flaunching alike.
Older buildings in small places like Remenham may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are frequently matched when work is done.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photographs, emailed to you. It explains the condition of the chimney stack, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Where
- Remenham (RG9)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How the survey works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes an hour or two at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Somewhere as small as Remenham, access is often the only tricky part. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- 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.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the roof space where we can reach them.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Before we arrive
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
Arrange a survey
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To find a date that works for you, phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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What you can safely check yourself
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from the ground or a window. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photographs included.
Landlords and letting agents in Remenham book surveys as well as householders. A photo-illustrated written report gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, which helps you plan work between tenancies.
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Tips that help
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
- Do not use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Check your stacks from the ground after strong winds
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. That helps you brief them.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. Small repairs now can save bigger work later.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Our packages start from £150, with VAT included. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- The size of the roof
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- Which survey package you book
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
One thing that affects the price is the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, with VAT included. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Getting in touch
There’s no need for technical words. Just let us know:
- What’s prompted the survey
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Anything about access we should know
If you’re buying, it is useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply ring 07833 053749 or email us whenever suits you.
What a chimney survey looks like in Remenham
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Whatever the covering, it’s frequently the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first. Greenlands, about 1 mile north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Remenham. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Take an older house close to Church of St Nicholas: the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. Anyone responsible for a site like Rupert House School will know that its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. Homes near green spaces such as Fawley Court and Temple Island can get more leaves in their gutters in autumn, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Remenham is about 5 miles west of Marlow, in Oxfordshire. We survey roofs in Remenham and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across London and South East England. Remenham is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work for chimney surveys. For surveys nearby, see our Reading page.
We survey roofs across RG9 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Aston (1 mile east), Remenham Hill (1 mile south-east), Mill End (1 mile north-east), Medmenham (2 miles east) and Cockpole Green (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Thame (14 miles north), Benson (10 miles north-west), Chinnor (10 miles north), Tilehurst (9 miles south-west), Wallingford (11 miles west) and Little Heath (9 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Remenham
We work in homes and buildings around Old White Horse pub, Fawley Court and Temple Island and Badgemore Primary School. The nearest railway station is Henley-On-Thames station, about 1.2 miles south of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Frazer Nash Archives (1.4 miles south) and Marlow Community Hospital (5.4 miles east). The countryside around Remenham includes Hurley Chalk Pit.
Questions from Remenham
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Henley-On-Thames station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you need, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Remenham?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
What should I do with a chimney I don’t use?
It depends on its condition and your plans. We record how the stack is doing and whether it is capped with ventilation. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need consent.
What will the report tell me?
Written findings with photos, explaining the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our recommendations. Standard adds moisture detection and a structural check; Premium adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
How can you see the top of the stack?
Each stack is viewed from the safest viewpoints: from the ground, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. A drone inspection is included in our Premium Survey where it applies. If part of a stack can’t be seen, the report says so.
My chimney looks like it is leaning. What should I do?
Don’t ignore it. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down. The survey records what we can see, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it is stable.
What does a roof survey cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Our three packages are Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, including VAT.