Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Temple Dinsley
Get a clear view of the chimney stack at a property in Temple Dinsley. We visit on weekdays and at weekends.
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
What a survey costs
To price your survey, we look at:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The roof’s overall size
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, including VAT, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Getting in touch
We’ll usually ask about:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- What made you get in touch
We confirm the exact price before booking, so you know the cost up front. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Chimney survey in Temple Dinsley
Redundant chimneys are common, especially where fires have been replaced by central heating. Even when it is not used, a stack has to stay weathertight. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. You get photos of each stack and our recommendations. We survey brick chimney stacks, shared and party-wall stacks and lead flashings, and common reasons people get in touch are flashings pulling away from the stack and pots or cowls that look unsafe.
Some older homes in villages like Temple Dinsley are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
What you get is a clear record of the chimney stack on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- Temple Dinsley (SG4)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What a chimney survey looks like in Temple Dinsley
Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. The wider area around Temple Dinsley has a long history of building, with Knebworth House about 3.5 miles south-east. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Take a building like Preston Primary School: a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. If you own a rental within reach of Stevenage station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. The streets around a church such as Church of St Martin are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if yours is one of the older homes nearby, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Temple Dinsley is about 3 miles south of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire. We carry out chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Temple Dinsley and the surrounding area. Temple Dinsley is one of the places in Hertfordshire where we work for chimney surveys. Our Milton Keynes page covers surveys nearby.
We cover every part of SG4 for chimney surveys. You will find streets like St Albans Highway and Hitchwood Lane, all of which we cover. We also cover the places around Temple Dinsley: Poynders End (1 mile north-east), Preston (1 mile west), Langley End (1 mile south-east), Little Almshoe (1 mile north-east) and St Ibbs (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (13 miles south-west), Stevenage (4 miles east), St Albans (11 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles south-east), Harpenden (7 miles south-west) and Hitchin (3 miles north).
What’s near Temple Dinsley
Around Temple Dinsley, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Red Lion Public House, among other places. The closest station to Temple Dinsley is Stevenage station, roughly 2.9 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include North Hertfordshire Museum (2.9 miles north) and Lister Hospital (2.9 miles north-east). Open spaces near Temple Dinsley include Markham's Hill and Purwell Ninesprings.
Leave it or get it looked at?
A small amount of repointing or new flaunching is normally a modest job. Left for a few winters, frost and water can loosen pots and bricks, and the work grows. Older cottages and farmhouses around Temple Dinsley can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, where water from a failed roof can cause rot if it’s left.
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 with VAT included. We will tell you which package suits the questions you have.
What you get with us
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Package prices that include VAT
- 20+ years’ experience
- A photo-illustrated written report
See how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
How the survey works
We will ask a few questions first, like when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes between one and two hours for most homes, a little longer where there are several stacks. For a village or hamlet like Temple Dinsley, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. On the day, we inspect what can be seen safely, inside and out.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- We look at the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- You receive a written report setting out what needs attention first.
How to prepare
- Tell us about parking before the day
- If you’re buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
Book a survey
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there is time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email when you’re ready.
Advice
Temple Dinsley questions
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Stevenage station?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
How do I find out if my home in Temple Dinsley 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 this an asbestos survey?
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.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules. We are a CAA-registered drone operator.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We look at everything that can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the roof space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. Anything we cannot see is noted in the report.
How do I book a survey in Temple Dinsley?
Just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. We will ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date, weekday or weekend.
Are you structural engineers?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and visible signs like sagging are noted, but calculations and an engineer’s opinion are outside what we do. The report will say if you need an engineer.
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney pots and cowls
On redundant flues, we look at how the pots are capped. Poor capping can lead to damp inside the stack.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Damp patches on chimney breasts frequently point to a problem above. We check the breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach.
Also near Temple Dinsley
What else we do in Temple Dinsley
Can I check my roof myself?
A lot can be seen from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
What this survey can’t tell you
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Parts of the stack that can’t be seen safely or belong to a neighbour we cannot access
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Brick chimney stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Shared and party-wall stacks