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Chimney Survey in Streatham Park
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Streatham Park, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Flaunching that has broken away
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Streatham Park
Chimney stacks take more weather than almost any other part of a house. In time, flaunching cracks, mortar washes out and flashings come loose. Water then gets into the stack and can show as damp on a chimney breast or a stain in the loft. We record what we find with photographs and recommendations. If you’ve noticed bricks with flaking faces and a stack that appears to lean, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on lead flashings, chimney breasts and chimney pots and cowls alike.
Victorian and Edwardian terraces are found right across London, often 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. Homes in Streatham Park are no exception. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
It is not only a list of defects. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend.
- Location
- Streatham Park (SW16, SW17, SW12)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Roof by roof
Brick stacks
Many older stacks were built with lime mortar. Repairs should suit the original materials, which we mention where relevant.
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we look at how the pots are capped. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
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Common questions in Streatham Park
How do I find out if my home in Streatham Park is listed?
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, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Is parking a problem for a survey in Streatham Park?
It rarely stops a survey, but it is worth planning. Let us know what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. A flue inspection, sweep or gas safety check is a separate job. We check the structure and weathering of the stack and any damp, and we’ll say if anything suggests the flue needs checking.
How do I book a survey in Streatham Park?
Simply call 07833 053749 or email us with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
Do you use drones?
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.
Do you look in the loft space?
Yes, where the survey calls for it and there’s safe access. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging, as far as the space allows.
What does a roof survey cost?
Our price is from £150, including VAT. You will know the exact price before booking, and it depends on the roof’s size, access and the package you choose. For a price, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Why act early in Streatham Park
Cracked flaunching and worn pointing are often modest repairs when they’re caught early. Leave it, and frost can work the stack loose and the job gets bigger. A hidden valley or parapet gutter on a London house can hold water for weeks before anyone notices. By the time a ceiling stains, the timbers underneath may have been wet for a while.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so the price reflects that. The price is confirmed before you book.
Why us?
- PI and public liability insurance
- 98% of clients satisfied
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
Read what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
To price your survey, we look at:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- The roof’s overall size
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how it can be reached and seen safely. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Getting in touch
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- The address and postcode of the property
- Pictures from the garden or a window, if you have them
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us the address and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price before booking.
Chimney surveys around Streatham Park
Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. Behind many of their parapets sit butterfly roofs and valley gutters that cannot be seen from the pavement. In a house like that, shared stacks, party-wall upstands and lead flashings all need looking at as far as they can be seen. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. Historic houses like Kingswood House, about 2.6 miles east, show how far back building in the area around Streatham Park goes. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters.
If you own a rental within reach of Streatham station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Leonard's Church of England Primary School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.
Streatham Park is about 1 mile west of Streatham, in Greater London. We carry out chimney surveys in Streatham Park for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
Surveys in SW16, SW17 and SW12 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Lewin Road, Rydal Road and Natal Road or a nearby road, we can help. If you’re just outside Streatham Park, we cover Furzedown (1 mile south-west), Streatham (1 mile east), Tooting (1 mile west), Tooting Bec (1 mile west) and Hyde farm estate (1 mile north). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles north), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (7 miles north).
What’s near Streatham Park
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Furzedown Secondary School, Streatham Common and Graveney School, among other places. The closest station to Streatham Park is Streatham station, about 0.5 miles east of the centre. A little further out are London Sewing Machine Museum (0.9 miles north-west) and Southside Wandsworth (2.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Battersea Park Lake and Knight's Hill.
What happens on the day
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will take it from there. A typical survey takes an hour or two at most homes, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In a London area like Streatham Park, the main things to sort out are parking and access: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from inside the loft space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- 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.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
How to book
We survey roofs seven days a week. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Tell us about it as you book and we’ll plan the survey around it.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer, so they’re priced to suit.
Common roof problems in Streatham Park
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost works into cracks in the flaunching and pointing, and rain soaks into worn brickwork. People normally call us when they notice damp or a problem with the stack, or before a purchase.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Flaunching that has broken away
- Worn or missing pointing
Trees in and around Streatham Common shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, so outlets and downpipes are worth watching.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- When you will get the report
- What insurance they carry
- What happens after the report arrives