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Chimney survey in Towersey, Oxfordshire
A careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Towersey, with photos and a written report.
- Flashings pulling away from the stack
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- Mortar washing out of the joints
Why it’s worth a survey now in Towersey
If a stack seems to lean, do not leave it. We record its condition and recommend a structural engineer where needed, so you know where you stand. For older village homes like those around Towersey, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. That’s one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
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.
Why choose Independent Roof Survey in Towersey
- Photos and a written report every time
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- 5,000+ surveys completed
- 20+ years’ experience
Read our cost guide or our case studies.
Chimney survey in Towersey: what you get
Chimney stacks take more weather than almost any other part of a house. Over the years, the flaunching cracks, the pointing wears and flashings lift. That lets water into the brickwork, which can show up as damp on a chimney breast or in the loft space. A survey finds these problems and records them with photographs. We are often asked to look into a stack that appears to lean and disused chimneys trapping moisture, on shared and party-wall stacks, brick chimney stacks and chimney breasts.
Somewhere as small as Towersey, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. We report on whatever is safely visible, and thatch is a specialist material. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs frequently need the most attention.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Towersey (OX9)
- Wider area
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Which survey package you book
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Helping us price your survey
You don’t need to know any roofing terms. It’s enough to tell us:
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- What’s prompted the survey
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
We survey roofs on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
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.
Chimney pots and cowls
Pots sit in the flaunching on top of the stack, and cowls or caps sit on the pots. The survey looks for cracked, loose or missing pots and cowls.
Also in Towersey
Your questions about chimney surveys in Towersey
Do you cover smaller places like Towersey?
Yes. Towersey is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Haddenham & Thame Parkway station?
Yes, landlords and agents book with us as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the building, including who will give access on the day.
What does a roof survey cost?
Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. We confirm the price for your survey before booking. To get a price, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys, across 20+ years of surveying roofs.
How do you inspect a chimney without scaffolding?
We use safe viewpoints rather than climbing onto the stack. A drone inspection is part of the Premium Survey where applicable. Any area we couldn’t view is noted.
Our stack is shared. Can you still survey it?
Yes. We inspect whatever is safely visible and what you give us access to. If a defect seems to be on your neighbour’s side, the report records it and you can raise it with them.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
Landlords, agents and block managers in Towersey
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as householders. A written report with photographs gives you a clear record of the chimney stack, useful for planning maintenance.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client, photos included.
Tips from our surveys
There is plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Use a Gas Safe registered engineer for gas appliances
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
- Use the report as a baseline for future checks
- Check fixings on the stack are secure
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Unused stacks should be capped in a way that still lets air through. Ventilation helps keep the stack dry.
How it works
There isn’t much for you to do on the day. Show us any stains, drips or problem areas you know about, and we will take it from there. A typical survey takes an hour or two at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Around Towersey, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it helps to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We start with the details: how many stacks, whether any are shared and any signs of damp.
- The stacks are looked at from ground level, from windows and from other safe vantage points.
- Every part we can see is looked at: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings.
- Where there’s safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations and emailed to you.
How to prepare
- Leave side gates unlocked
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with the building owner or managing agent
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Getting a price
To get a price for chimney surveys in Towersey, ring 07833 053749 or email us. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Advice
Chimney surveys around Towersey
Cotswold stone slates are found on older buildings in west Oxfordshire, and thatch survives in some of the county’s villages. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first. With Adwell House about 4.2 miles south-west, Towersey sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area often 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.
If you look after a building such as Lord Williams's School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. For an older house near a landmark like Church of St Catherine, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. For landlords with property near Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant.
Towersey is about 1 mile east of Thame, in Oxfordshire. We survey roofs in Towersey and the rest of Oxfordshire, as part of our work across London and the South East. Across Oxfordshire, we cover Towersey and the places around it. You can also see our page for Oxford.
All of OX9 is within our area for chimney surveys. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Lower Green, Thame Road and Windmill Close and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Towersey: Kingsey (1 mile north-east), Thame (1 mile west), Emmington (2 miles south), Haddenham (2 miles north) and Sydenham (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (13 miles west), Bicester (14 miles north-west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles west), Henley-on-Thames (15 miles south), Benson (11 miles south-west) and Chinnor (3 miles south).
Around Towersey
Towersey’s nearest station is Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, about 2 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Dinton Castle (4.3 miles north-east) and Thame Community Hospital (1.4 miles west). The countryside around Towersey includes Snakemoor.