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The Hale Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in The Hale. We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and the South East.
- Damp patches on chimney breasts
- Mortar washing out of the joints
- A chimney out of line
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in The Hale
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. A disused stack still needs looking after. Capping a stack without ventilation can trap moisture and lead to damp inside. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. The report sets out what we found and what we recommend. We survey chimney pots and cowls, shared and party-wall stacks and brick chimney stacks, and the problems we are asked to look at most are bricks with flaking faces and gaps in the mortar around the pots.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, so roofs are frequently shared between several households. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photographs.
Report times depend on the survey you book: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Where
- The Hale (HA8, NW7)
- Region
- Greater London
- Price
- 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
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Checking the roof from ground level
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, which helps when we check the roof.
Nearby places to The Hale
What else we do in The Hale
Landlords, agents and block managers in The Hale
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
FAQs for The Hale
Can a landlord with a rental near Mill Hill Broadway station book a roof survey?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
How do I find out if my home in The Hale is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Is a leaning chimney dangerous?
It is worth having a leaning stack checked. Our survey notes how it looks and the condition of the bricks and joints, and if it may be a structural issue, we recommend a structural engineer.
Does someone need to be in?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you as you book.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We fly a sub-250g drone and we are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID). It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.
How much is a survey?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on its size, height, access and the package, confirmed before anything is booked.
What does the report include?
Written findings with photos, covering the condition of the chimney stack, the defects we found and what we recommend. Standard adds moisture detection and a structural check; Premium adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
Local roofs in The Hale
The wider area around The Hale has a long history of building, with Headstone Manor about 4.4 miles south-west. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Outer London has a good many Victorian and Edwardian terraces with slate roofs, but also a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs in clay or concrete tiles. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. 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 Mill Hill Broadway station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near John Keble Church, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Broadwalk Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
The Hale is about 1 mile north of Burnt Oak, in Greater London. If you’re in The Hale, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: get in touch, agree the price and pick a day. The Hale is one of the places in Greater London where we work. London is in our area too.
Here we cover the HA8 and NW7 postcode area for chimney surveys. Streets in the area include Hale Lane, Farm Road and Dean's Lane, all of which we cover. With the A5100 close by, The Hale is simple for us to get to for chimney surveys. Close by, we survey roofs in Edgware (1 mile west), Broadfields Estate (1 mile north-west), Burnt Oak (1 mile south), Mill Hill (1 mile east) and Edgware Bury (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (11 miles south-east), City of Westminster (9 miles south-east), Marylebone (9 miles south-east), Kensington (9 miles south), St Pancras (9 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles south-east).
Around The Hale
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to St Martin's School Brentwood, The Northgate School and Rising Sun pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Mill Hill Broadway station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Broadwalk Centre (0.8 miles south-west) and Edgware Community Hospital (1 mile south-west). For a walk, there is Mill Hill Old Railway Nature Reserve and Darland's Lake.
When you need someone else
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- 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 can’t access
- Whether a stack needs rebuilding on structural grounds
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in The Hale
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
The price reflects the time and kit the roof needs. That comes down to:
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and some details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Getting in touch
If you can, have these to hand when you contact us:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
What happens on the day
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 most homes, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In The Hale, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. London parking is often by permit or pay-and-display, so it helps to know what’s near you, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- You tell us whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- The flashings and the roof around each chimney are inspected.
- We check the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Booking a survey
For a price for chimney surveys in The Hale, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form. The address, the type of property and what you want to find out help us give you an accurate price.
Related advice
How the survey changes by roof type
Brick stacks
Older brick stacks often have soft lime mortar. We note where repairs should match the original mortar.
Rendered stacks
A rendered stack can mask problems in the bricks below. The survey checks for cracking, bulging and staining in the render.