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Chimney Survey in Slade Green
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Slade Green. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Bricks with flaking faces
How a chimney survey works in Slade Green
Many terraced and semi-detached homes share their chimney stacks with a neighbour. We inspect the parts we can see safely and the parts the owner gives us access to. Where a problem seems to involve a neighbour’s side, the report records it, so you can talk to them. Everything is written up with photos and our recommendations. If you’ve noticed flaunching that has broken away and loose, cracked or missing pots, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Much of London’s housing is flats, in converted houses or purpose-built blocks, where the roof is typically a shared part of the building. Landlords, managing agents and residents’ companies need to know what condition it’s in and what work is coming up. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. With a written report and photos, everyone can plan from the same facts.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Slade Green (DA8, DA1, DA7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Leave it or get it looked at?
If you are buying, find out about the stacks before you exchange. After that, any work is yours to arrange and pay for. Our report gives you facts to raise with the seller or agent. In Slade Green, as across London, an overflowing gutter soaks the wall below, which can lead to damp inside. A small blockage left for a few winters becomes a damp problem.
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
What you get with us
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Package prices that include VAT
- An independent look at the roof
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
When you need someone else
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Flue inspections or sweeping
- Conditions inside walls
- A structural engineer’s assessment
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
How it works
Safety comes first on every visit. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take an hour or two for most houses, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. In Slade Green, 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, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- 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.
- We note the brickwork, pointing and any sign of leaning.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Getting ready for the survey
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it is shared
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
Booking a survey
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Related advice
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Prices vary from roof to roof, and it comes down to:
- Height and safe access
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- The shape of the roof and its details
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your roof before booking.
Helping us price your survey
Here’s what helps us most when you get in touch:
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- When you need the report by
For a price for chimney surveys in Slade Green, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
Useful tips for Slade Green property owners
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Some pointers:
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Never climb onto the roof to look at a chimney
- Look at the chimneys with binoculars after a storm
If the stack is shared, you can pass the report to your neighbour. It shows what we found and where, as far as we could see.
Check your stacks from the street or garden after a storm. With binoculars, you can often see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Slade Green
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Slade Green?
Parking in Slade Green, as in most of London, takes a little planning: a visitor permit or a bay close to the door helps a lot, so mention what’s available when booking.
Can a landlord with a rental near Slade Green station book a roof survey?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
What do you check on a chimney?
The whole stack, as far as it can safely be seen: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. Leaning, unused stacks and damp on chimney breasts are recorded too.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain is normally 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.
How soon will I get the report?
Each package has its own report time. Basic is within 48 hours, Standard is 24–48 hours and Premium is the same day. If you have a deadline, like an exchange date, tell us as you book.
Does the report include photos?
Yes. The report includes photographs of what we found, so you can see each point for yourself.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys on weekdays and at weekends. To arrange a date, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Nearby places to Slade Green
What else we do in Slade Green
DIY checks: what’s safe
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from ground level.
Chimney surveys around Slade Green
Hall Place and Gardens, about 2.1 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Slade Green. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in Slade Green is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
The streets around a church like St. Augustine's Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. If you live near a park such as Braeburn Park, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. If you run a business near Broadway Shopping Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Slade Green is about 1 mile south-east of Erith, in Greater London. We cover Slade Green and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across London and South East England. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, large and small. London is in our area too.
We cover every part of the DA8, DA1 and DA7 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. Local streets include Oak Road, Elm Road and Moat Lane, all of which we cover. We also cover North End (1 mile west), Barnes Cray (1 mile south), Bexley Riverside (1 mile west), Barnehurst (1 mile west) and Northumberland Heath (1 mile west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (13 miles west), City of Westminster (15 miles west), Marylebone (15 miles west), St Pancras (14 miles west), Shoreditch (12 miles west) and Walthamstow (13 miles north-west).
Landmarks near Slade Green
We work in homes and buildings around Braeburn Park, Railway Tavern and Haberdashers' Aske's Crayford Academy, among other places. There is a railway station in Slade Green itself: Slade Green station. Other landmarks nearby include Broadway Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west) and Erith Museum (1.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Wansunt Pit.