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South Ealing Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in South Ealing. More than 5,000 surveys completed across London and South East England.
- A chimney out of line
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
DIY checks: what’s safe
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
A lot can be seen from the ground. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
Chimney survey in South Ealing: what you get
Our survey covers the structure of the stack and its weathering details. It isn’t a flue inspection, a sweep or a gas safety check. If you use a fire or a gas appliance, the flue should be checked by a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer as appropriate. If something we see points to the flue, we’ll say so. We survey lead flashings, flaunching and chimney pots and cowls, and common reasons people get in touch are worn or missing pointing and staining on walls around the chimney.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, frequently with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. In South Ealing, as across London, that’s why a roof needs a close look rather than a glance from the street. Lead flashings and shared chimney stacks on these houses need a careful look too.
You receive the findings 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
- South Ealing (W5, W13, TW8)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens if roof problems are left?
Damp in a chimney breast usually gets worse while the cause is left. It can stain walls and damage plaster. Knowing whether it’s the flaunching, flashings, brickwork or ventilation means the right fix can be planned. 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.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on how big and how high the roof is, access and the package you choose.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in South Ealing
- Photos and a written report every time
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
What happens on the day
We’ll ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. Surveys in South Ealing can be booked for any day of the week. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay, 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.
- 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.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
How to prepare
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
How to book
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email, and we’ll ask about the building and what you need. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Advice
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, with the most urgent items set out first.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.
FAQs for South Ealing
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in South Ealing?
Sometimes, yes. Where there are permit zones, a visitor permit or nearby pay-and-display bay works well.
Can a landlord with a rental near Brentford station book a roof survey?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and a few details.
What’s the best way to book?
The quickest way is to call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Tell us the address and a little about the roof. Surveys run seven days a week.
Do you cover South Ealing?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, and that includes South Ealing.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We are a CAA-registered drone operator.
My chimney looks like it’s leaning. What should I do?
It’s worth having a leaning stack checked. We record the lean, the brickwork and the pointing, and recommend a structural engineer where it may be a structural concern.
Is a chimney survey the same as a flue inspection?
No. We survey the stack and its weathering, not the flue. For the flue, you will need a sweep or, for gas, a Gas Safe registered engineer.
Common roof problems in South Ealing
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost opens up cracks in the mortar, and rain gets into worn bricks and joints. People typically call us when they notice damp or a problem with the stack, or before a purchase.
We’re often asked to look at:
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Lifted or split lead flashings
The streets around a church such as St Mary's Church are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Before you book anyone
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- What exactly goes into their report
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Also near South Ealing
What else we do in South Ealing
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in South Ealing
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. If your home in South Ealing is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. The wider area around South Ealing has a long history of building, with Gunnersbury Park about 0.7 miles east. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
If you run a business near Treaty Centre, a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions. Trees in and around Lammas Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
South Ealing is about 1 mile south of Ealing, in Greater London. South Ealing is part of the area we cover across London and South East England. Across Greater London, we cover South Ealing and the places around it. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
We survey roofs across W5, W13 and TW8 for chimney surveys. Local streets include South Road, Elers Road and Carew Road. If you are just outside South Ealing, we cover Ealing (1 mile north), Hanwell (1 mile north-west), West Ealing (2 miles west), Pitshanger (2 miles north) and Brentham Garden Suburb (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Landmarks near South Ealing
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Lammas Park, Ealing Independent College and Ealing Park Tavern, among other places. Other local landmarks include Library for Iranian Studies (1.4 miles east) and Great Ealing School (less than half a mile north). For rail, the closest station is Brentford station, roughly 0.9 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (0.9 miles east) and Ealing Hospital (1.7 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Kew Gardens Lake and Castlebar Hill.
When you need someone else
A survey is a proper look at the chimney stack, but it cannot do everything. The main limits are:
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will suggest the right survey before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in South Ealing
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching