Homes we inspect in Kew
Kew Green has Georgian houses and cottages, many of them listed. Around Kew Gardens station and along the roads towards North Sheen there are Victorian and Edwardian houses and terraces, and there are newer flats by the river at Kew Riverside.
Loft conversions and side and rear extensions are common. For listed buildings, structural work also needs listed building consent, so we design alterations that keep changes to the original fabric to a minimum.
Common structural issues in Kew
- Historic movement in Georgian houses and cottages.
- Cracks where rear and side extensions join the original house.
- Roof alterations in loft conversions.
- Large trees close to houses.
- Riverside properties where ground and drainage differ.
Ground conditions
Kew is low-lying, on river terrace gravels over London Clay, with alluvium close to the Thames. Parts of Kew are in a flood zone, so drainage and flood risk are worth checking alongside the soil.
We check the British Geological Survey records for every address we inspect, because ground conditions can change from one street to the next.
Services in Kew
- Structural inspections: Specific (SSI) from £420*, General (GSI) from £540* and Comprehensive (CGSI) from £880*.
- Mortgage structural reports when your lender's valuer asks for an engineer.
- Insurance structural reports and subsidence investigations.
- Wall and chimney breast removal calculations for Building Control.
- Extension and loft conversion design.
- Freeholder consent reports for leasehold flats.
* Prices are a guide only and VAT may be added. Contact us for an accurate price.
Arranging an inspection in Kew
Send us the postcode, whether it is a house or a flat, how many bedrooms it has and a few photos of what you have noticed, or your valuer's letter. We will recommend the right service and give you a price in writing before you book. Our engineers travel to Kew from our office on Turnham Green Terrace in Chiswick, with weekday and weekend visits available. See our prices or request a quote.
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Nearby areas we cover
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Common questions
Is Kew far from your office?
No. Our office is at Gable House, 18–24 Turnham Green Terrace in Chiswick, just over Kew Bridge, so Kew is one of the closest areas we cover.
Is a crack in a Georgian house a sign of a problem?
Not necessarily. Older houses have often moved a little over two centuries, and that movement may have stopped long ago. An inspection looks at the pattern of cracking and the condition of the building to tell old, stable movement from movement that is still active.
