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Chimney Survey in Temple Fortune
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching in Temple Fortune, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- A stack that appears to lean
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
Leave it or get it looked at?
If a stack seems to lean, do not leave it. Our survey records it and says when a structural engineer should look at it, so you can decide what to do next. Any roof job in Temple Fortune means planning around parking, neighbours and access. Knowing what’s needed early gives you time to plan it calmly, rather than in a rush after a leak.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why book with us
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
Chimney survey in Temple Fortune
On terraced and semi-detached houses, a chimney stack is often shared with next door. We check everything that’s safely in view and what the owner gives us access to. Where a problem seems to involve a neighbour’s side, the report records it, so you can talk to them. Everything is written up with photos and our recommendations. We survey flaunching, brick chimney stacks and lead flashings, and people most often book us about cracked or missing flaunching and gaps where the stack meets the roof.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, frequently with slate roofs, chimney stacks shared with neighbours and gutters hidden behind parapets. Slates can last a century or more, but the nails holding them corrode, and slates slip. In Temple Fortune, as across London, that is why a roof needs a careful look rather than a glance from the street. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the coverings down to the gutters. You will see the good as well as the bad.
- Location
- Temple Fortune (NW11, NW4, N3)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Before and after the survey
You don’t need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- File photos of the stacks with your home records
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Check fixings on the stack are secure
You can send the report to roofers or builders for quotes. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
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Questions from Temple Fortune
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Temple Fortune?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Temple Fortune?
It depends on the street. If Temple Fortune has controlled parking where you are, a visitor permit is the easiest answer.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
Do you cover Temple Fortune?
Yes, we do. We carry out chimney surveys in Temple Fortune.
What causes damp on a chimney breast?
Damp on a chimney breast normally means water is getting into the stack, or moisture is trapped inside it. We check the stack, the flashings and how unused flues are capped and records the likely cause.
What do I do with the report?
We email you the written report with photographs and recommendations. It’s yours to share with a seller, insurer, roofer or managing agent, whichever applies.
What’s the best way to book?
Simply ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address. After a few questions, we confirm the price and fix a day.
Local roofs in Temple Fortune
Heath Hall, about 1.3 miles east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Temple Fortune. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
Trees in and around Princes Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters. If you run a business near Brent Cross Shopping Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Temple Fortune is about 1 mile south-west of Finchley, in Greater London. We survey roofs in Temple Fortune as part of our work across London and the South East. Across Greater London, we cover Temple Fortune and the places around it. We also survey roofs in London.
We survey roofs across the NW11, NW4 and N3 postcode area for chimney surveys. You will find streets such as Hoop Lane, Bridge Lane and Limes Avenue, and we cover them all. Being close to the A598, Temple Fortune is simple for us to get to for chimney surveys. Other places close to Temple Fortune include Golders Green (1 mile south), Hampstead Garden Suburb (1 mile east), East Finchley (1 mile north-east), North End (1 mile south-east) and Childs Hill (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include London (7 miles south-east), City of Westminster (5 miles south-east), Marylebone (5 miles south-east), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (5 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (6 miles south-east).
Around Temple Fortune
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Henrietta Barnett School, The King Alfred School and Princes Park. Temple Fortune’s nearest station is Brent Cross West station, roughly 1.5 miles south-west. Other landmarks nearby include Highgate Private Hospital (1.9 miles east) and Jewish Museum - Finchley (1 mile north-east). The countryside around Temple Fortune includes Darland's Lake and Parliament Hill.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Temple Fortune
Landlords, agents and building managers in Temple Fortune and across Greater London can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, call 07833 053749 or email us.
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
The survey, step by step
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit usually takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home, and more on a big or complicated roof. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so the back of the roof is frequently seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. If the building has a managing agent or access rules, tell us when booking.
- You tell us 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.
How to prepare
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Make sure the loft hatch can be reached
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Book a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
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Honest limits
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- The inside of the flue, which needs a sweep or flue specialist
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer before booking. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
Signs you need a chimney survey in Temple Fortune
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. When flashings fail, water often shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead is also a target for theft.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Bricks with flaking faces
- A stack that appears to lean
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Take an older house close to Saint Mary and Archangel Michael Church: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- How long the report takes to arrive
- What follow-up you get after the report