Drone Chimney Surveys

There are many parts of your chimney that can fail. To give you a deeper understanding here are just a few that can cause you an issue.

Chimney Stack: Most often constructed of brick and is usually the most visible element of your chimney.

Chimney Pots: Installed correctly, chimney pots allow adequate ventilation from your homes heating system.

Flaunching: This is the mortar bed that secures your pots to the stack and prevents rainwater access.

Lead Flashing: Flashings are cut into the brickwork around the stack to maintain a watertight roof. 

Cowls, Pots & Caps: These reduce downdraft and stop birds and rainwater from entering the flue.

Lead Soakers: Hidden leadwork at the base of the stack underneath the tiles for water tightness.

Any issue at all with any item here can cause issues such as water ingress, heat escaping or even birds to nest where they shouldn’t. It’s vital to ensure energy efficiency, that your chimney is in a good condition. As it can be expensive and dangerous to have someone on the roof to do this, a chimney survey using drones is ideal. Without ever putting our feet on a ladder, we can show you all aspects of your chimney so you can see any damage for yourself.