Buckinghamshire · London and the South East
Chimney Survey in Wingrave
We take a careful look at the chimney stack at your property in Wingrave, and put it all in a report with photographs.
- Bricks with flaking faces
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Lifted or split lead flashings
How a chimney survey works in Wingrave
Many homes have chimneys that are no longer used. A disused stack still needs looking after. If it has been capped without ventilation, damp can build up inside it. Our survey looks at how each unused stack has been capped and checks the breasts for damp. You get photos of each stack and our recommendations. If you are worried about flaunching that has broken away and loose, cracked or missing pots, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Some older homes in villages like Wingrave are listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Where
- Wingrave (HP22)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What this survey cannot tell you
Before you book, it’s worth knowing what a survey will not do:
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
- Checks on boilers, fires or their flues
- A structural engineer’s assessment
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
What we check
- Lead flashings
- Chimney breasts
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Brick chimney stacks
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
What affects the price in Wingrave
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- Which survey package you book
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Chimney survey starts from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
What to let us know when you get in touch
A few details help us suggest the right survey and price. When you contact us, tell us:
- Anything about access we should know
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- The address and postcode of the property
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or email us to find out.
Chimney surveys in Wingrave: local notes
Thatch survives on some older buildings in Buckinghamshire’s villages. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them. Historic houses like Ascott House, about 2.6 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Wingrave goes. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. If you let a flat or house near Cheddington station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak. Take a building like Wingrave Church of England Combined School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle.
Wingrave is about 5 miles north-east of Aylesbury, in Buckinghamshire. We survey roofs in Wingrave across London and South East England. Wingrave is one of the places in Buckinghamshire we cover. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes.
Surveys in HP22 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. That includes homes and businesses on Parsonage Farm, Raven Walk and Winslow Road. Other places close to Wingrave include Rowsham (1 mile south-west), Aston Abbotts (1 mile north-west) and Long Marston (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Aylesbury (5 miles south-west), Chesham (12 miles south-east), Buckingham (14 miles north-west), Amersham (14 miles south-east), Elmhurst (4 miles south-west) and Southcourt (5 miles south-west).
Local landmarks in Wingrave
In Wingrave, that means homes and buildings near The Cottesloe School, MacIntyre School and The Rose And Crown pub, among other places. Wingrave’s nearest station is Cheddington station, roughly 3.4 miles east. Well-known places in the area include Bolbec Castle (4.4 miles west) and Tindal Centre (3.9 miles south-west). For a walk, there is College Lake nature reserve.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Water spilling over the edge can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
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What we look for on each type of roof
Rendered stacks
What’s behind the render cannot be seen without removing some, so the report says what can and can’t be judged.
Chimney pots and cowls
For unused flues, we check whether caps or cowls allow ventilation. Capping without ventilation can trap moisture.
Why get it checked now?
A leaning stack should be looked at sooner rather than later. We record its condition and recommend a structural engineer where needed, so you can decide what to do next. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
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. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why book us in Wingrave
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Questions from Wingrave
Can a landlord with a rental near Cheddington station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the details.
Will you come out to Wingrave?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
Will I get photos?
Yes, every report has them. Each finding is shown in a picture where possible.
Do you climb onto every roof?
Only if it’s safe. We look at everything that can safely be seen: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. The report says if anything couldn’t be seen.
Should I worry about a leaning stack?
A leaning stack should be looked at. Our survey notes how it looks and the condition of the bricks and joints, and recommend a structural engineer where it may be a structural concern.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
What we do, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take about one to two hours for most houses; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. Somewhere like Wingrave needs a little journey planning: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- You tell us how many stacks there are and any damp or problems you’ve noticed.
- The stacks are looked at from the ground, 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.
- We send a written report with photos, the defects found and what we recommend.
Getting ready for the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Booking a survey
When you’re ready to go ahead, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. We will suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.