Buckinghamshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Tatling End
Find out what’s going on with the chimney stack before you decide what to do next. We carry out chimney surveys in Tatling End.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
Questions from Tatling End
Is Tatling End within the area you cover?
Yes, Tatling End is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is my home in Tatling End listed or in a conservation area?
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.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
How experienced are you?
We have completed more than 5,000 surveys, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, with 98% customer satisfaction.
Will you check the chimney is safe to use with a fire?
No. It is not a flue, sweep or gas safety inspection. We look at the stack, pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings, and damp inside and flag anything that suggests the flue needs a look.
What happens next?
The report comes by email, and what you do next is up to you: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
Do you take photos of the roof?
Yes. Photographs are part of every report, so you can see exactly what each finding refers to.
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Tatling End
Each stack is looked at from the safest viewpoints available: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where it applies. If we cannot see part of the stack, the report makes that clear. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. If you’re worried about spalled or crumbling bricks and a stack that appears to lean, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are often the first to give way.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent.
- Location
- Tatling End (SL9, UB9)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Different roofs, different checks
Brick stacks
Frost can damage bricks that have soaked up water, making the faces flake away. Any spalling is noted with photos.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Stains on timbers or brickwork around the stack can point to a leak. We record what we see with photographs.
Before and after the survey
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Have the flue swept and checked if you use the fire
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
If the stack is shared, you can pass the report to your neighbour. It shows what we found and where, as far as we could see.
Check fixings on the stack are sound and taken off if they’re no longer needed. Less load on the stack means less strain in wind.
Tatling End homes and their roofs
Some villages in Buckinghamshire still have thatched roofs. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters. Historic houses such as Ickenham Hall, about 4 miles east, show how far back building in the area around Tatling End goes. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you own one of the older houses in the streets near St James Church, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Shop and office owners around The Pavilions may find that a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Tatling End is about 4 miles north-west of Hillingdon, in Buckinghamshire. We cover Tatling End and the rest of Buckinghamshire, as part of our work across London and South East England. Across Buckinghamshire, we cover Tatling End and the places around it. We also survey roofs in London.
We survey roofs across the SL9 and UB9 postcode area for chimney surveys. We cover properties on Oxford Road, Pinstone Way and Old Amersham Road and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Baker's Wood (1 mile east), Higher Denham (1 mile north-east), Gerrards Cross (1 mile north-west), Rush Green (1 mile south-east) and Fulmer (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include High Wycombe (10 miles west), Chesham (10 miles north), Marlow (10 miles west), Amersham (8 miles north-west), Beaconsfield (6 miles north-west) and Chalfont St Peter (3 miles north-west).
Near you in Tatling End
Typical jobs here are in homes near Indigo Bar & Grill and the streets around them. The closest station to Tatling End is Denham Golf Club station, about 0.7 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Hillingdon Museum and Archives Services (3 miles south-east) and Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital (2.6 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Horse Shoe Bay and Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
It’s useful to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Share it with us when you book, as it helps us focus the survey.
What we do, step by step
We do not take risks to get a closer look. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey usually takes between one and two hours at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Around Tatling End, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it is useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- You let us know how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- Each chimney is viewed from wherever it can safely be seen.
- The pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, brickwork and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Where there is safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Preparing for the visit
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Arrange a survey
If you are buying, it’s useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or email us whenever suits you.
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Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time, and they’re priced for the size.
Signs you need a chimney survey in Tatling End
Flashings seal the gap where a stack passes through the roof. They can lift in wind, crack with age or pull out of the mortar joints. When flashings fail, water often shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead is also a target for theft.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Eroded joints in the brickwork
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
If you let a flat or house near Denham Golf Club station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What experience they bring
- When you will get the report
- What the survey will not cover
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID