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Wilstone Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys around Wilstone, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
- Signs that a stack is leaning
- Staining on walls around the chimney
What we are asked to look at in Wilstone
Where a chimney meets the roof, lead flashings keep water out. With age they can lift, split or come away from the joints. When flashings fail, water often shows up in the loft or on the chimney breast. Lead flashings can also be stolen.
Things that frequently lead to a survey include:
- A chimney out of line
- Redundant stacks capped without ventilation
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Bricks with flaking faces
If you let a flat or house near Cheddington station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints.
Before booking anyone
- What happens after the report arrives
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- Will the report include photos?
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Wilstone
A chimney survey looks at the stack and everything around it: the pots and cowls, the flaunching on top, the pointing, the brickwork and the flashings where it meets the roof. Inside, we check chimney breasts and the stack in the loft where it’s safe to reach. The findings come in a written report with photos and recommendations. It suits a single stack on a house as well as several on a larger building. If you are worried about pots or cowls that look unsafe and eroded joints in the brickwork, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
Somewhere as small as Wilstone, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. 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.
Most points in the report come with a picture, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Wilstone (HP23)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Surveys for landlords and agents in Wilstone
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To arrange surveys for several addresses, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. Recommendations are set out by urgency where it matters.
Before and after the survey
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Don’t use a ladder to reach the stack yourself
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Have brackets on the chimney checked
- Find out whether changes to a stack need permission
Many people use the report to get quotes for the work. Because everyone is pricing the same findings, the quotes are easier to compare.
Keep an eye on chimney breasts for new damp patches. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
What we cannot see
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, so a survey has limits:
- Whether a gas appliance or its flue is safe
- Hidden sides of a shared stack
- Flue inspections or sweeping
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will recommend the right survey. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Wilstone
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks
What happens on the day
A survey visit follows a simple order: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, photograph what we find and make notes for the report. It typically takes an hour or two on an ordinary house, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. For a village or hamlet like Wilstone, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- 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.
- We check and photograph the pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings.
- Where there’s safe access, we check the stack in the loft and the chimney breasts for damp.
- You get a report with photos and our recommendations.
Before the survey
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Tell us about parking before the day
Arrange a survey
We confirm the price for your survey before you book, so you know the cost up front. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Related advice
Common questions in Wilstone
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Cheddington station?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need.
How do I find out if my home in Wilstone is listed?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. It matters most if you’re planning to re-roof in a different material.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
Do you carry out surveys 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.
Does the report include photos?
Yes. We photograph the roof as we go, and the report uses them to show each finding alongside our recommendations.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only when it’s safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs can’t always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest.
Is a leaning chimney dangerous?
Don’t ignore it. Stacks can lean when mortar on one side breaks down. We record its condition with photos, and a structural engineer can assess whether it needs work.
Other services in Wilstone
Wilstone homes and their roofs
The wider area around Wilstone has a long history of building, with Cholesbury Manor House about 4.6 miles south. 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. Older houses in the South East often have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look.
Take a building like Marsworth Church of England Infant School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. Take an older house close to St Cross: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs.
Wilstone is about 5 miles east of Aylesbury, in Hertfordshire. Wilstone is part of the area we cover across London and South East England. We cover towns and villages across Hertfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. There is also a page for Milton Keynes.
Surveys in HP23 are booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Barton Close, Tring Road and Rosebarn Lane. Neighbouring places we cover for chimney surveys include Gubblecote (1 mile north), Startop's End (1 mile east), Tringford (1 mile south-east), Marsworth (1 mile east) and Drayton Beauchamp (1 mile south). Within a short drive, we also cover Hemel Hempstead (11 miles south-east), Harpenden (14 miles east), Berkhamsted (6 miles south-east), Chorleywood (14 miles south-east), Grovehill (10 miles south-east) and Woodhall Farm (10 miles south-east).
Around Wilstone
We work in homes and buildings around The Half Moon Public House and Tring School and the streets around them. The closest station to Wilstone is Cheddington station, about 3 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Tindal Centre (4.9 miles west) and Pitstone Green Museum (2.2 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include College Lake nature reserve and Pavis Wood.
Leave it or get it looked at?
If you are buying, find out about the stacks before you exchange. After that, any work is yours to arrange and pay for. Our report gives you facts to raise with the seller or agent. For older village homes like those around Wilstone, the right replacement materials aren’t always easy to find quickly. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
We offer three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you’d like to know.
Why book with us
- A photo-illustrated written report
- An independent view of the roof
- 98% of clients satisfied
- 5,000+ surveys completed