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Chimney Survey in St Clement's
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching across St Clement's, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Cracked or missing flaunching
How a chimney survey works in St Clement's
If a chimney looks out of line, it’s worth getting it checked. A stack may lean because the mortar on one side has weakened, which can happen over many years of use. We record the lean and the condition of the brickwork and pointing. Where it may be a structural concern, we’ll recommend a structural engineer. If you’re worried about damp on a chimney breast inside and redundant stacks capped without ventilation, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Around St Clement's, gardens, hedges and nearby trees can mean leaves and moss end up on roofs and in gutters. Blocked gutters overflow and soak the walls below, and moss holds water against tiles. A report spots that kind of slow problem before it becomes damp inside. Plants growing from a gutter or moss on the tiles are signs worth noting from the ground.
The written findings come by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Where
- St Clement's (OX4, OX1, OX3)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Chimney surveys in St Clement's: local notes
Holywell Manor, about 0.5 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around St Clement's. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs. Older buildings in west Oxfordshire frequently have Cotswold stone slate roofs, and some Oxfordshire villages still have thatch. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near St Clement's Church, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Shop and office owners around Clarendon Shopping Centre may find that a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak. For landlords with property near Oxford station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
St Clement's is about 1 mile west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in St Clement's, we can survey the roof. Our Oxfordshire coverage includes St Clement's.
We work across OX4, OX1 and OX3 for chimney surveys and the streets around it. That includes homes and businesses on Rose Lane, Alma Lane and Avenue Lane. We also cover the places around St Clement's: Oxford (1 mile east), Headington Hill (1 mile north-east), St. Ebbes (1 mile west), New Marston (1 mile north) and Donnington (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as Didcot (10 miles south), Bicester (11 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (5 miles south), Witney (11 miles west), Carterton (15 miles west) and Thame (12 miles east).
What’s near St Clement's
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Cheney School, Alexander Library of Ornithology and Oxford Media & Business School. Also close by are Headington Hill Park (less than half a mile north-east) and Oxford Coach & Horses pub (less than half a mile east). For rail, the closest station is Oxford station, roughly 1.3 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Oxford Castle (0.9 miles west) and Frank Cooper Marmalade Museum (within half a mile west). Open spaces near St Clement's include CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Headington Hill.
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Your questions about chimney surveys in St Clement's
Can a landlord with a rental near Oxford station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the building.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in St Clement's?
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.
Do you carry out surveys on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run seven days a week. To arrange a date, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
When does the report arrive?
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 look in the roof space?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
What’s in the survey report?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos, and ends with what we recommend. Points are put in order of urgency where relevant.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We fly a sub-250g drone and we’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where it applies.
Before and after the survey
You do not need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Check that disused chimneys can still breathe
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
If the stack is shared, you can pass the report to your neighbour. The photos show the problem and which side it’s on from the viewpoints we used.
Get small mortar repairs done while they’re small. Small repairs now can save bigger work later.
How the survey works
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can be seen safely is inspected, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. Most visits take between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. In a smaller place like St Clement's, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Tell us about parking before the day
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
How to book
For a price for chimney surveys in St Clement's, ring 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Landlords, agents and block managers in St Clement's
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey helps you spot issues early and plan the work around your tenants.
Different roofs, different checks
Rendered stacks
Some stacks are rendered, which can hide the condition of the brickwork beneath. We look for cracks, hollow areas and staining.
Flaunching
The sloping mortar around the pots is called flaunching. Cracks in it let water into the stack.
Checking the roof from ground level
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are frequently out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
What this survey can’t tell you
We only report everything that’s safely in view on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- Areas we can’t view from safe positions
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- A structural engineer’s assessment
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll recommend the right survey before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
What we check
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Brick chimney stacks