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Chimney survey in Stanwell, Surrey
Know where you stand with the chimney stack before you spend money on it. We carry out chimney surveys in Stanwell.
- Lifted or split lead flashings
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- A chimney out of line
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Stanwell
Damp on a chimney breast can have several causes. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Condensation inside an unventilated stack is another common cause. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause. You then know where to start. If you’ve noticed gaps where the stack meets the roof and gaps in the mortar around the pots, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Houses in smaller places like Stanwell can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. A careful look shows whether anything has started to loosen. A loose ridge tile or slate gives the wind something to catch, and others soon follow.
Findings are set out part by part, from the coverings down to the gutters, each with a short note and a photograph. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Location
- Stanwell (TW19)
- Region
- Surrey
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlords, agents and block managers in Stanwell
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. We survey seven days a week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the chimney stack, with photos, useful for planning maintenance.
Tips from our surveys
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Check with the council before altering a stack in a conservation area or on a listed building
If anything in the report is not clear, just ask us. Standard Surveys come with a follow-up consultation, and Premium Surveys with an in-person one.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. Early signs are easier to trace.
What we look for on each type of roof
Brick stacks
Older brick stacks often have soft lime mortar. We note where repairs should match the original mortar.
Flaunching
The sloping mortar around the pots is called flaunching. Once it cracks, water can get straight into the brickwork.
Your questions about chimney surveys in Stanwell
Do you cover smaller places like Stanwell?
Yes, Stanwell is covered. We work right across London and the South East, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Can a landlord with a rental near Ashford Surrey station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you need.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when booking.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, like cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
What does the report include?
It works through the roof part by part, in writing and with photos, finishing with recommendations. Points are put with the most urgent first where relevant.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It can, depending on the survey. Drones cannot fly safely in strong wind or a downpour, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. If the conditions are not right, we’ll talk to you about another date.
How soon will I get the report?
Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard reports in 24–48 hours and Premium reports on the same day. All of them come by email, ready to forward.
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What a survey costs
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Roof area
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
What we need to know
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- The property’s address and postcode
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- Dates you are working to, such as exchange
A quick phone call is usually the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or send us an email, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Why act early in Stanwell
Chimneys are easy to forget because you rarely see the top of them. Problems frequently go unnoticed until damp appears inside. A survey gives you a clear picture before that happens. In a smaller place like Stanwell, wherever a roof is exposed, a loose ridge or flashing does not stay loose for long. Wind gets under it and lifts more, and water follows.
All our prices include VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You’ll know the price for your roof before booking.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Stanwell
- 20+ years’ experience
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Stanwell
Older houses across Surrey often have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging. A few of Surrey’s oldest buildings have heavy Horsham stone slab roofs. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so check with the council.
For landlords with property near Ashford Surrey station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. Take an older house close to Church of St Mary: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. Anyone responsible for a site like Stanwell Fields CofE Primary School will know that large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Stanwell is about 2 miles north of Ashford, in Surrey. We survey roofs in Stanwell and the rest of Surrey, as part of our work across London and the South East. Our Surrey coverage includes Stanwell. We also survey roofs in Guildford.
All of TW19 is within our area for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on High Street, Britannia Way and Frobisher Gardens or anywhere close by, we can help. We also cover West Bedfont (1 mile east), Heathrow (1 mile north-east), Ashford (2 miles south), Bedfont (2 miles east) and Longford (2 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (15 miles south), Woking (10 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles south-west), Epsom (12 miles south-east), Ewell (12 miles south-east) and Egham (3 miles south-west).
Around Stanwell
Typical jobs here are in homes near Spelthorne College, The Swan Public House and Thomas Knyvett College, among other places. The closest station to Stanwell is Ashford Surrey station, about 1.2 miles south. Other landmarks nearby include Ashford Hospital (0.9 miles south) and Spelthorne Museum (2.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Stanwell includes Staines Reservoirs and St Ann's Hill.
The survey, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we hear what you’ve seen, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. Most visits take about 1–2 hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. For a survey in Stanwell, we agree the time, the access and parking before the day. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. If there are outbuildings or garages you want looked at, mention them.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Inside, we look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there’s safe access.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
How to prepare
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Book a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from the ground or a window. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or email us.