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Tyburn Chimney Survey
A survey of chimney stacks, pots, flashings and flaunching across Tyburn, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Pots or cowls that look unsafe
- Gaps where the stack meets the roof
- Disused chimneys trapping moisture
Chimney survey in Tyburn: what you get
A damp patch on a chimney breast doesn’t always come from the same place. Water may be getting in at the top through cracked flaunching or an uncapped pot, through the brickwork, or at the flashings. Moisture trapped inside a stack with no ventilation can also cause damp. Our survey checks each of these and records the likely cause. That points the work in the right direction. We are often asked to look into unused flues sealed without airflow and frost-damaged brickwork on the stack, on chimney pots and cowls, lead flashings and flaunching.
London has Victorian and Edwardian terraces in almost every borough, many with Welsh slate roofs, shared chimney stacks and parapet or valley gutters. Good slates can last over a hundred years, yet the nails often give out first and let slates slip. In Tyburn, as across London, that is why a roof needs a close look rather than a glance from the street. Shared chimney stacks and the lead around them are just as important to check.
Every survey ends with a written report, with photos, sent by email. It sets out the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Location
- Tyburn (W1H, W1U, W1K)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Before and after the survey
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Check unused flues are capped with ventilation
- Leave close inspection to people with safe access
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Look at your chimneys from the ground now and then, especially after strong winds. With binoculars, you can often see cracked flaunching or lifted lead.
How the survey works
Every roof is different; as a rough guide, the survey takes between one and two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. If you have questions on the day, just ask. In Tyburn, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. London parking is frequently by permit or pay-and-display, so it is useful to know what’s near you. Upstairs rooms at the back are useful too, as they often give the best view of a rear addition.
- First we talk through the stacks, their history and any problems.
- We look at every stack from wherever it can be seen safely.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- We look for damp on chimney breasts and in the roof space.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, is emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Book a survey
Once you know what you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. From there it is a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
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Roof by roof
Flaunching
The sloping mortar around the pots is called flaunching. Once it cracks, water can get straight into the brickwork.
Brick stacks
Brick stacks rely on sound pointing to keep water out. The survey looks for crumbling bricks and worn or missing mortar.
Nearby places to Tyburn
What else we do in Tyburn
What a chimney survey looks like in Tyburn
Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. Behind many of their parapets sit butterfly roofs and valley gutters that can’t be seen from the pavement. Shared chimney stacks, party-wall upstands and lead work come with this kind of house. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. About 0.8 miles east lies Handel Hendrix House, a reminder of how long the area around Tyburn has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you let a flat or house near London Paddington station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Hampden Gurney CofE Primary School, long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. If you run a business near Harrods, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
Tyburn is about 1 mile west of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We carry out chimney surveys in Tyburn for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. We cover towns and villages across Greater London.
Postcode districts we cover here for chimney surveys: W1H, W1U and W1K. We offer chimney surveys to properties on Sussex Square, Oxford Square and Bayswater Road and the roads around them. You’ll find Tyburn on the A4209, which makes it simple to reach. Close by, we survey roofs in Connaught Village (1 mile north-west), Hyde Park Estate (1 mile north-west), Paddington (1 mile north-west), City of Westminster (1 mile east) and Paddington Green (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include London (3 miles east), Shoreditch (4 miles east), Walthamstow (8 miles north-east), Hoxton (4 miles north-east), Whitechapel (4 miles east) and Hampstead (3 miles north).
Landmarks near Tyburn
Around Tyburn, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Ark King Solomon Academy, Royal Society of Medicine Library and Duke Of Kendal pub. Other local landmarks include International Community School (less than half a mile north-west) and Hyde Park (under half a mile south). The closest station to Tyburn is London Paddington station, about 0.6 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Dunhill Museum & Archive (0.6 miles north-east) and Harrods (0.9 miles south). For a walk, there is Greville Place nature reserve and Campden Hill.
Questions from Tyburn
How do I find out if my home in Tyburn is listed?
Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the local council can tell you about conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Can a landlord with a rental near London Paddington station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you need.
What does a chimney survey cover?
The survey covers the pots and cowls, the flaunching, the pointing, the bricks and the flashings. We also check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft space where we can reach. You get a written report with photos.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, like cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings, and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
How long is the visit?
It normally takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. The report follows by email.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Not always. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. We use safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where applicable, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Do you look in the loft space?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there’s safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch, and if the loft can’t be reached safely, the report says so.
When you need someone else
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- A structural engineer’s assessment
- Flue inspections or sweeping
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Brick chimney stacks
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Lead flashings
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
Should I look at the roof myself first?
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date, which helps when we check the roof.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Prices always include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
- Roof area
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all inc. VAT. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Getting in touch
When you call or email, these details help:
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- When you need the report by
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
Most bookings start with a short call: call 07833 053749 or send us an email, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.