Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Woolmer Green Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys in Woolmer Green, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Unused flues sealed without airflow
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Damaged chimney pots and cowls
Chimney survey in Woolmer Green: what you get
We inspect chimneys from wherever they can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where applicable. If we cannot see part of the stack, the report makes that clear. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. We survey brick chimney stacks, chimney breasts and flaunching, and common reasons people get in touch are flashings pulling away from the stack and damp on a chimney breast inside.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. On exposed older roofs, chimneys and lead flashings are frequently the first to give way.
You receive the findings by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Woolmer Green (SG3)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
FAQs for Woolmer Green
Will you come out to Woolmer Green?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We survey roofs across London and the South East. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Knebworth station?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. Just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the building.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, if the building owner or managing agent agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach.
What’s the best way to book?
Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings.
How can you see the top of the stack?
We inspect from wherever is safe: from ground level, windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there is access. A drone inspection is included in our Premium Survey where it applies. We note anything we couldn’t see.
How many surveys have you done?
We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys, over more than 20 years, and 98% of clients are satisfied.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- How big the roof is
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the price for your roof before booking.
What to let us know when you get in touch
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- When you need the report by
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- What kind of property and roof it is
- The address and postcode of the property
For a price for chimney surveys in Woolmer Green, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. The address, the type of property and what you need to know help us give you an accurate price.
Do you need a chimney survey in Woolmer Green?
A stack takes the weather from every direction. Frost works into cracks in the flaunching and pointing, and rain soaks into worn brickwork. Most people book after spotting damp or a loose pot, or before buying.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
- Cracked or missing flaunching
- A stack that appears to lean
- Worn or missing pointing
If you run a business near Howard Centre, a roof report helps plan work around trading rather than after a leak.
What to check before booking
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
- How long they’ve been surveying roofs
- Which limits apply to the survey
Woolmer Green homes and their roofs
With Knebworth House about 2 miles north-west, Woolmer Green sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Whatever the covering, it is often the fixings, flashings, valleys and gutters that give out first.
Landlords with a home close to Knebworth station may find that a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. If you look after a building such as St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Woolmer Green is about 4 miles north of Welwyn Garden City, in Hertfordshire. From houses to flats and shops in Woolmer Green, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Our Hertfordshire coverage includes Woolmer Green. London is in our area too.
Surveys in SG3 are booked the same way as anywhere else. You’ll find streets such as London Road, Evergreen Close and New Court, and we cover them all. If you are just outside Woolmer Green, we cover Oaklands (1 mile south-west), Datchworth (1 mile east), Knebworth (1 mile north), Bull's Green (1 mile south-east) and Burnham Green (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Hemel Hempstead (14 miles south-west), Stevenage (4 miles north), St Albans (9 miles south-west), Bishop's Stortford (14 miles east), Welwyn Garden City (4 miles south) and Harpenden (8 miles west).
Local landmarks in Woolmer Green
Around Woolmer Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Danesbury Park and The North Star pub and the streets around them. The closest station to Woolmer Green is Knebworth station, about 1 mile north of the centre. A little further out are Datchworth Museum (1 mile east) and Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (4.8 miles south). Open spaces near Woolmer Green include Mardley Heath.
Nearby places to Woolmer Green
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Can I check my roof myself?
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
Honest limits
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Areas we cannot view from safe positions
- Hidden damage within the stack
- A structural engineer’s assessment
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Brick chimney stacks
- Lead flashings
- Flaunching
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Chimney pots and cowls
How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney pots and cowls
Damaged pots are a safety concern as well as a leak risk. We record their condition with photos.
Rendered stacks
A rendered stack can mask problems in the bricks below. We look for cracks, hollow areas and staining.
How the survey works
We’ll ask a few questions first, like when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes between one and two hours at a house, as part of a look at the roof around the stack. Somewhere like Woolmer Green 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 the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- We go through the chimneys, any damp and any work done on them.
- Each stack is inspected from safe positions outside.
- Pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing and flashings are checked and photographed.
- Inside, the chimney breasts and the loft are checked for damp where there’s access.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations by email.
Getting ready for the survey
- Keep pets in another room
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Arrange a survey
We confirm the price for your survey before booking, so you know where you stand. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.