Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Titmore Green
Need a chimney survey in Titmore Green? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Cracked or missing flaunching
Why act early in Titmore Green
For a buyer, the best time to learn about a chimney is before exchange. Once you’ve exchanged, the work is down to you. A report gives you something specific to put to the seller. Older cottages and farmhouses around Titmore Green can have roof timbers that have been there a very long time, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
Prices start 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.
Why book with us
- 20+ years’ experience
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Package prices that include VAT
- Surveys seven days a week
See what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
How a chimney survey works in Titmore Green
For buyers, a chimney survey before exchange can flag work you may want to raise. On older stacks, we often find cracked flaunching, loose flashings and worn pointing. You get photographs and findings you can take back to the seller or agent. It complements a RICS home survey rather than replacing it. We survey flaunching, brick chimney stacks and chimney breasts, and people most frequently book us about eroded joints in the brickwork and redundant stacks capped without ventilation.
In a village or hamlet like Titmore Green, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Turnaround is within 48 hours for Basic, 24–48 hours for Standard and same day for Premium.
- Location
- Titmore Green (SG4)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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What a chimney survey looks like in Titmore Green
Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. About 3.7 miles south lies Knebworth House, a reminder of how long the area around Titmore Green has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Take an older house close to Church of St Mary the Virgin: its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Take a building like Wymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. For landlords with property near Stevenage station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Titmore Green is about 2 miles south-east of Hitchin, in Hertfordshire. Whether the building in Titmore Green is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Titmore Green is one of the towns and villages in Hertfordshire we cover. Milton Keynes is in our area too.
Here we cover the SG4 postcode area for chimney surveys. If you are just outside Titmore Green, we cover Lower Titmore Green (1 mile south-east), Todd's Green (1 mile east), Little Wymondley (1 mile north), Sperberry Hill (1 mile west) and St Ippolyts (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Hemel Hempstead (15 miles south-west), Stevenage (3 miles south-east), St Albans (13 miles south), Welwyn Garden City (9 miles south), Harpenden (9 miles south-west) and Hoddesdon (15 miles south-east).
What’s near Titmore Green
Typical jobs here are in homes near The John Henry Newman School, Hermit of Redcoats pub and The John Henry Newman School. Titmore Green’s nearest station is Stevenage station, about 2.1 miles south-east. A little further out are Lister Hospital (1.1 miles east) and Stevenage Museum (2.3 miles south-east). For a walk, there’s Purwell Ninesprings.
Practical tips
Over many surveys, some simple habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Keep the report to compare against at the next survey
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. With the same list in front of each contractor, comparing quotes is simpler.
Have aerial and dish brackets on the stack checked, and moved if they’re working it loose. Removing unused fixings takes strain off the brickwork.
What happens on the day
Time on site depends on the size and shape of the roof, but as a rough guide the survey takes about one to two hours at a typical home, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. You’re welcome to ask questions while we’re there. Older roofs in small places like Titmore Green can have low, tight loft spaces, so let us know about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it’s safe.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can safely be seen.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the loft space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Let us know where we can park nearby
- If you’re buying, check with the agent that we can get in
How to book
For a price for chimney surveys in Titmore Green, call 07833 053749 or send us an email. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us price the survey accurately.
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Questions from Titmore Green
Will you come out to Titmore Green?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned beforehand.
I let a flat near Stevenage station. Can you check the roof?
Of course. We just need to know who will give access, and we can send the report to you or your agent.
Does someone need to be in?
Someone needs to let us in if we are looking inside or in the loft. We will talk about access when you book.
What do I do with the report?
We email you the written report with photographs and recommendations. You can use it to talk to a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent, whichever applies.
How long will you be at the property?
It normally takes about one to two hours for a house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. We’ll confirm the timing when booking.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. Shared stacks are common on terraced and semi-detached houses. We survey what we can see safely, and note anything that seems to involve next door.
What does a chimney survey cover?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. Leaning, unused stacks and damp on chimney breasts are recorded too.
Roof by roof
Lead flashings
Lead flashings seal the joint between the stack and the roof. We check for lifting, splits and gaps in the joints.
Flaunching
Sitting at the very top, flaunching is fully exposed. The survey checks for cracking and gaps around each pot.
What a chimney survey doesn’t cover
Before booking, it is worth knowing what a survey won’t do:
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- What’s inside the brickwork or behind render, without opening up
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we look at
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney breasts
- Flaunching
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
When we price a survey, we consider:
- The shape of the roof and its details
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- Roof area
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. The price is always agreed first.
Helping us price your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It is useful to include:
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- What kind of property and roof it is
- What made you get in touch
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and give us a few details about the property and we will point you to the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.