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Chimney Survey in Shirley Oaks
Need a chimney survey in Shirley Oaks? We can help, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Lifted or split lead flashings
About our chimney survey in Shirley Oaks
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. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. Typical surveys look at frost-damaged brickwork on the stack and pots or cowls that look unsafe, on chimney pots and cowls, flaunching and chimney breasts.
A London butterfly roof slopes down to a central valley gutter that drains to the back of the house. From the street you see only a parapet wall, so blocked outlets and split linings go unnoticed until water comes through a ceiling. For a house in Shirley Oaks with this kind of roof, the hidden gutter is one of the first things to check.
If any part of the chimney stack couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. You’ll know exactly what was inspected and what wasn’t.
- Location
- Shirley Oaks (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
A small amount of repointing or new flaunching is typically a modest job. Leave it, and frost can work the stack loose and the job gets bigger. Behind a London parapet, a blocked gutter can sit full of water without anyone seeing it. When the stain finally shows, the damage underneath is frequently older than it looks.
Price depends partly on 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.
Why us?
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- An independent view of the roof
Read what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we check how the pots are capped. Capping without ventilation can trap moisture.
Flaunching
Flaunching takes the worst of the weather. The survey checks for cracking and gaps around each pot.
What a survey costs
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The height of the building and how the roof can be seen safely
- Roof area
Every price we give includes VAT. Prices start from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for the job before booking.
Getting in touch
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It is useful to include:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
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.
Shirley Oaks questions
I let a flat near Elmers End station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you need.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Shirley Oaks?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
What’s the best way to book?
It is easiest to ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Let us know the address and a little about the roof. Surveys run seven days a week.
How fast do I get the report?
That depends on the survey you book: the Basic Survey report arrives within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey the same day. Reports are sent by email.
Do you need to get into the loft?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. From inside, the underside of the roof often shows damp, staining or daylight that cannot be seen from outside.
Will you photograph what you find?
Yes. Photographs are part of every report, so you can see each point for yourself.
How can you see the top of the stack?
Each stack is viewed from the safest viewpoints: the ground, nearby windows and higher points, and the loft space. Our Premium Survey includes a drone inspection where applicable. If part of a stack can’t be seen, the report says so.
What you can safely check yourself
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants, at a time agreed ahead of time. We survey on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
Nearby places to Shirley Oaks
What else we do in Shirley Oaks
The survey, step by step
We photograph the roof as we go, so the report shows exactly what we saw. Close-ups come from the safest viewpoint available, including by drone where it is applicable and the weather allows. A typical visit takes roughly 1–2 hours for most houses, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. For a visit in Shirley Oaks, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it is safe.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there is access.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Tell us where we can park nearby
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
Arrange a survey
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know where you stand. Our price is from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
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Chimney surveys around Shirley Oaks
Further from the centre, London’s housing takes in interwar semis with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles as well as slate-roofed terraces. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. About 1.8 miles south-east lies Addington Palace, a reminder of how long the area around Shirley Oaks has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
Shop and office owners around St George's Walk may find that a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. Trees in and around Ashburton Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. If you let a flat or house near Elmers End station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Shirley Oaks is about 2 miles north-east of Croydon, in Greater London. Roofs in Shirley Oaks get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Greater London. Our Greater London coverage includes Shirley Oaks and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: CR0, SE25 and CR9. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Poppy Lane, Baring Road and Craven Road or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A232, Shirley Oaks is simple for us to get to for chimney surveys. Close by, we survey roofs in Shirley (1 mile east), Monks Orchard (1 mile east), Addiscombe (1 mile west), Ashburton (1 mile north-west) and Woodside (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (10 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Around Shirley Oaks
Around Shirley Oaks, our work takes us to homes and buildings near St. John's Church of England Primary School, Ashburton Park and The Cricketers pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Shirley Oaks is Elmers End station, roughly 1.2 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Crystal Palace Museum (2.8 miles north) and National Psychosis Unit (1.1 miles east). Not far away are Bramley Bank and Duppas Hill.