Essex · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Steeple View
An experienced roof surveyor for chimney surveys in Steeple View. More than 20 years and over 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
Chimney survey in Steeple View
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. We also look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft where there is safe access. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. We survey single stacks on houses and groups of stacks on bigger buildings. Typical surveys look at damaged chimney pots and cowls and gaps where the stack meets the roof, on flaunching, chimney pots and cowls and brick chimney stacks.
Houses in smaller places like Steeple View can face open ground, where wind and driving rain hit the roof harder. That weather tells first on ridges, verges, chimneys and flashings. Checking those edges shows whether anything has begun to work loose. A loose ridge tile or slate gives the wind something to catch, and others soon follow.
How fast the report arrives depends on the package: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Place
- Steeple View (SS15, CM12, SS16)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Landlord and commercial surveys in Steeple View
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Steeple View. To discuss a property or a block, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps when budgeting.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Cracked flaunching and worn pointing are frequently modest repairs when they’re caught early. Leave it, and frost can work the stack loose and the job gets bigger. With lower homes, common in places like Steeple View, there’s little between a roof defect and the ceiling, so water can show inside quickly once it gets past the covering. Catching the cause first saves redecorating as well.
Every price we give includes VAT. Our price is from £150, including VAT. You will know the price for your survey before booking.
Why book us in Steeple View
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Over 20 years’ experience
- 98% customer satisfaction
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
When you need someone else
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Hidden damage within the stack
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Steeple View
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
Steeple View homes and their roofs
Steeple View is part of Basildon, one of the post-war new towns. Homes from the post-war decades are common in the new towns, many with low-pitched roofs in concrete tiles and flat-roofed garages or porches. Low-pitched roofs shed water more slowly, and older concrete tiles, felt and gutters on these homes may be nearing the end of their life. Older buildings in Essex often have clay tiles and weatherboarding, and lots of post-war and modern estates besides. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you let a flat or house near Laindon station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. For businesses in and around places such as Eastgate Shopping Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Steeple View is about 2 miles north-west of Basildon, in Essex. Steeple View is one of many places we visit across Essex, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Across Essex, we cover Steeple View and the places around it. There is also a page for Chelmsford.
We survey roofs across the SS15, CM12 and SS16 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. We cover properties on Green Lane, Kings Road and Boult Road and the roads around them. We also cover Noak Hill (1 mile north), Noak Bridge (1 mile east), Laindon (1 mile south), Lee Chapel (2 miles south-east) and Great Berry (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns like Chelmsford (11 miles north), Brentwood (6 miles north-west), Maldon (15 miles north-east), Canvey Island (8 miles south-east), Billericay (3 miles north) and Rayleigh (8 miles east).
Near you in Steeple View
We work in homes and buildings around The James Hornsby School and Gloucester Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Steeple View is Laindon station, about 1.3 miles south. A little further out are Basildon University Hospital (2.3 miles south-east) and Barleylands Farm Museum (1.3 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Langdon Nature Reserve.
What we do, step by step
Before we start, tell us why you’ve booked: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. Most visits take about 1–2 hours at a typical home, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. In a smaller place like Steeple View, parking is seldom the issue; lanes, gates and long drives are worth mentioning. Low roofs on bungalows can often be seen well from the ground, and the loft shows the rest, while taller roofs may need other vantage points or the drone where applicable.
- 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.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
Before the survey
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- If it isn’t your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
Book a survey
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine, and please do not climb up for a closer look. To get started, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
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Questions from Steeple View
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Steeple View?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Do you cover smaller places like Steeple View?
Yes, Steeple View is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
Have it checked rather than leaving it. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down. We record its condition with photos, and a structural engineer can confirm whether it is stable.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Not unless it’s safe. Most of what we need can be seen from safe viewpoints, the loft and, where it applies, a drone, and the report notes anything we couldn’t see.
Will you check 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.
Does the weather affect the survey?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best after a sunny day, with a dry roof and little wind. If the conditions are not right, we will talk to you about another date.
How long does the survey take?
Expect it to take roughly 1–2 hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. The written report follows by email, on the timescale of your package.
Common roof problems in Steeple View
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. They can lift in wind, crack with age or pull out of the mortar joints. Failed flashings are one of the most common causes of damp around chimneys. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
A survey can pick up problems such as:
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Bricks with flaking faces
- A stack that appears to lean
The streets around a church such as Church of St Nicholas are often among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Before you book anyone
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
Can I check my roof myself?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
It’s useful to keep a record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.