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Chimney Survey in Three Mills
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Three Mills, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Spalled or crumbling bricks
- Worn or missing pointing
- Damp on a chimney breast inside
Chimney survey in Three Mills
A chimney survey is about the outside of the stack and the roof around it. It is not a flue inspection, a chimney sweep or a gas safety inspection. For the flue itself, you will need a sweep or, for gas appliances, a Gas Safe registered engineer. We’ll tell you if we see anything that suggests they should take a look. We are often asked to look into mortar washing out of the joints and flaunching that has broken away, on shared and party-wall stacks, flaunching and chimney pots and cowls.
London has a great many flats in converted houses and purpose-built blocks, where the roof is typically a shared part of the building. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters. A defect on a shared roof can reach more than one flat. With a written report and photos, everyone can plan from the same facts.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent, whichever applies.
- Place
- Three Mills (E3, E15, E14)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What this survey cannot tell you
Before you book, it is worth knowing what a survey will not do:
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Conditions inside walls
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 Three Mills
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Lead flashings
Useful tips for Three Mills property owners
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Some pointers:
- Note any damp on chimney breasts and when it appears
- Remove aerials or dishes from the stack if they’re no longer needed
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
Questions about the findings are always welcome. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation.
Have worn pointing and cracked flaunching dealt with early. It’s far simpler than rebuilding a stack later.
What you can safely check yourself
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from ground level: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Three Mills
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Three Mills 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.
Three Mills questions
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Three Mills?
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.
I let a flat near West Ham station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, that’s a common request. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when you book.
When does the report arrive?
Report times are set by the package. Basic is within 48 hours, Standard is 24–48 hours and Premium is the same day. If you have a deadline, such as an exchange date, let us know when you book.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. We do not carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it is safe. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
What will the report tell me?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, with photos throughout. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely.
How we price chimney surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- Height and safe access
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where it applies) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 with VAT included. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Booking your survey
What helps most when you contact us:
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
Once you know what you need, call 07833 053749 or email us. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day.
What happens on the day
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and anything we cannot see is noted in the report. Most visits take between one and two hours for most houses, though large, tall or awkward roofs take more time. In Three Mills, as in much of London, a good many properties are flats or terraces without side access, so rear slopes are viewed from windows, the loft or, where a flight is allowed, by drone. If the building has a managing agent or access rules, tell us when you book.
- First you let us know about the chimneys, any damp on the chimney breasts and any worries.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- Every part we can see is checked: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- We check the chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach them.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
Getting ready for the survey
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Keep pets in another room
Arrange a survey
Booking is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us a few details about the property and we’ll recommend the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
Advice
Chimney surveys around Three Mills
About 2.4 miles north-west lies Sutton House, a reminder of how long the area around Three Mills has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters. Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. Many have butterfly roofs draining to a central valley gutter, with parapet walls and gutters hidden behind them. Lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are typical of these houses, if yours is one of them. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
For site and facilities teams at buildings like East London Science School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time. Take an older house close to St Mary's Church: its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first. If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for instance near Stratford Centre, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks.
Three Mills is about 1 mile south of Stratford, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Three Mills can all book chimney surveys. Our Greater London coverage includes Three Mills.
We survey roofs across the E3, E15 and E14 postcode area for chimney surveys and the streets around it. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Gay Road, Bruce Road and Edgar Road and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Three Mills, we cover Mill Meads (1 mile north), Bromley (1 mile south-west), Old Ford (1 mile north-west), Bow (1 mile west) and Bow Common (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (4 miles south-west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles west).
Local landmarks in Three Mills
We work in homes and buildings around Manorfield Primary School, London International School of Performing Arts and Bob's Park, among other places. The nearest railway station is West Ham station, about 0.5 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Stratford Centre (1 mile north) and St Clement's Hospital (0.9 miles west). The countryside around Three Mills includes Hollow Pond and Old Ford Island.