Who it is for
Buyers whose homebuyer report has deferred to a specialist, sellers who want the roof question closed before it is asked, homeowners planning ahead, and landlords or agents documenting condition.
Services · Roof Inspections & Surveys
Roof Inspections And
Surveys In Morden,
Surrey And London
A roofer on the roof and in the loft, telling you what condition it is actually in, what it needs now, what it needs in five years, and what that costs — in writing, with photographs.
Free for existing homeowners · £150 pre-purchase survey, deducted from your quote · £1,000,000 public liability cover
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- Free
- For existing homeowners
- £150
- Pre-purchase survey
- Deducted
- From your quote if you proceed
- £1m
- Public liability cover
- 60+ yrs
- Family roofing knowledge
Overview
What a roofer's survey tells you that a homebuyer's report does not
A general building survey looks at a roof from the ground, from a window, and sometimes from the loft hatch. It produces the phrase every buyer has read: 'further investigation by a specialist contractor is recommended.' That sentence is not a fault in the surveyor's work — it is their scope. Getting onto the roof, lifting a tile, checking the felt behind a valley and reading the condition of a chimney flashing is a roofer's job.
Our inspection covers the covering, ridge, hips, verges, valleys, flashings, chimney details, rainwater goods, and the loft side: timbers, felt, ventilation, insulation and any evidence of past or present water ingress. You get photographs of what we find and a plain assessment — what is urgent, what is monitorable, and what has years left in it.
Surveys and quotes are free for existing homeowners. A pre-purchase survey on a property you are buying is £150, and that £150 comes off your quote if you go ahead with the work after purchase.
When it is needed
Before exchange on a purchase, after a storm, before committing to solar panels or a loft conversion, when repairs start recurring, or annually as planned maintenance on a rental or commercial building.
Why professional help matters
Remaining roof life is the difference between a fair offer and a five-figure surprise. It cannot be assessed from a photograph or a drone pass alone; it needs someone who has replaced these roofs to look at this one.
What you get
Photographs, a clear condition assessment, priorities, and — where work is needed — a written quote you can use in a negotiation or a decision.
What Goes Wrong
Buying or keeping a roof you have not had looked at
A roof is the most expensive single element of a house to replace and the hardest to see. Skipping the inspection is the most expensive small saving available in a property transaction.
Inheriting a full re-roof at completion
A covering at the end of its life looks fine from the pavement. Discovering it after you own the house means paying for it with money you no longer have.
Negotiating position lost
A written specialist assessment before exchange is leverage. The same information a month after completion is just a bill.
Small defects becoming structural
A failed flashing found in a survey is a modest repair. The same flashing found by a stain two winters later has been soaking a rafter the whole time.
Hidden work from previous owners
Spray foam, overlaid coverings, bedded ridges over failed mortar and mastic-patched flashings all read as 'fine' until someone gets on the roof and into the loft.
Common mistakes we are called to fix
- Treating 'no visible defects from ground level' as a clean bill of health.
- Relying on drone photographs alone with no loft inspection.
- Accepting a free 'inspection' from someone whose business model is selling coatings.
- Assuming a recently replaced-looking roof was replaced properly.
- Skipping the loft because the hatch is small and the day is busy.
How It Works
From first call to
a guaranteed finish
- 01
Booking and brief
Tell us whether this is a pre-purchase survey, a condition check on your own home, or a recurring maintenance inspection, and what has prompted it. Free for existing homeowners, £150 for pre-purchase.
- 02
External inspection
Covering, ridge, hips, verges, valleys, flashings, chimney details, rainwater goods and any flat sections are inspected with proper access and photographed.
- 03
Internal and loft inspection
Timbers, felt, ventilation, insulation and evidence of ingress or condensation are checked from inside — the half of the survey that most reports skip.
- 04
Diagnosis and priorities
You get a plain assessment: what is urgent, what should be watched, what has years left, and where previous work has been done badly.
- 05
Written report and costed options
Photographs and a written quote for any work identified. If you proceed after a pre-purchase survey, the £150 comes off that quote.
What You Get
The outcome you are
actually paying for
Certainty before you commit
Know the roof's remaining life and cost exposure before exchange rather than after completion.
A negotiation tool
A written, costed assessment from a roofing contractor carries weight in a price conversation that a generic caveat does not.
The £150 comes back
Pre-purchase survey fees are deducted from your quote if you proceed with the work, so the assessment effectively costs nothing if it leads to a job.
Both sides of the roof
Loft and covering inspected together, which is the only way condensation and ingress can be told apart.
Planning, not reacting
Knowing you have five years left lets you budget for a re-roof instead of paying for it in an emergency after a storm.
No sales pressure
If the roof is sound, the report says so. We would rather quote honestly for work in five years than sell work today that is not needed.
In Detail
What we inspect and what the findings mean
A roof survey is a series of specific checks, each of which tells you something about how much life the roof has left.
Covering condition and remaining life
Concrete tiles delaminate and lose their surface; clay tiles spall and crack; slates go nail-sick as their fixings corrode. Each has a recognisable signature, and each points to a different remaining lifespan.
We look at a representative sample rather than one tile, because scattered damage and systemic failure lead to completely different recommendations — a handful of repairs versus a re-roof.
Ridges, hips, verges and mortar
Mortar bedding is the shortest-lived element on most pitched roofs and the most common cause of call-outs. Cracked, hollow-sounding or dropped bedding at ridge and hip is noted with its extent, because re-bedding a full ridge and replacing three tiles are different budgets.
Verges are checked for cracked pointing and lifted end tiles, both of which give wind a way under the covering.
Flashings, chimneys and valleys
Chimney stacks are the leading source of persistent leaks in this area. Aprons, stepped flashings, back gutters, pointing, flaunching and pot condition are all inspected, along with any history of mastic repairs — a reliable sign that the lead needs doing properly.
Valleys are checked for lining condition, debris damming, laps and nail holes, since a valley concentrates water from two slopes into one vulnerable line.
The loft: timber, felt and ventilation
From inside we look for daylight, staining, active drips, perished or torn felt, sagging or split rafters, wet or compressed insulation and blocked eaves ventilation. Condensation and ingress produce different patterns, and telling them apart saves people from paying for the wrong repair.
Spray foam, if present, is flagged immediately with its implications for mortgage and survey explained.
Flat sections and rainwater goods
Extension, dormer, porch and garage roofs are checked for ponding, splits, blown laps, upstand heights and outlet condition. Gutters, outlets and downpipes are checked for falls, blockages and joint failure, because overspill at eaves level convincingly imitates a roof leak.
Pre-purchase, homeowner and commercial surveys
Pre-purchase surveys are written with a buyer's decision in mind: what will this cost me, and when. £150, deducted from your quote if you proceed after purchase.
Homeowner surveys are free and focused on priorities and budgeting. Commercial and landlord inspections are usually recurring, with a documented condition record each visit for compliance and planned maintenance files. We survey across Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Reading and the Isle of Wight.
Where We Work
Based in Morden,
covering London and
the South East
- London
- Greater London
- Surrey
- Kent
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Hampshire
- Reading
- Isle of Wight
Questions
Roof Inspections & Surveys
questions we get asked
If your question is not here, call 07808 839833 and speak to a roofer rather than a call centre.
How much does a roof survey cost?
Surveys and quotes are free for existing homeowners. A pre-purchase survey for a property you are buying is £150, and that £150 comes off your quote if you go ahead with the work after purchase.
How is this different from my homebuyer's survey?
A general survey usually inspects from ground level and the loft hatch and then recommends a specialist. We get onto the roof and into the loft and tell you what the roof actually needs and what it costs.
How long does a survey take?
Most domestic roof inspections take a couple of hours on site depending on size, access and complexity, with the written quote following afterwards.
Do I get a written report?
You get photographs of what we find, a clear assessment of condition and priorities, and a written quote for any work identified.
Can you tell me how many years my roof has left?
We will give you an honest range based on covering type, fixing condition, mortar, flashings and what the loft shows. Roofs do not come with expiry dates, but a roofer who has replaced hundreds of them can tell you whether you are budgeting for five years or twenty-five.
Will you find a leak that only appears sometimes?
Intermittent leaks are usually weather-direction specific. Tell us when it happens and in what conditions — that detail plus a loft inspection is normally what cracks it.
Do you survey flat roofs?
Yes, including falls, upstands, outlets and build-up, on felt, EPDM, single ply and GRP.
Do you check for spray foam?
Yes, and we flag it immediately with what it means for a mortgage or sale, since we also carry out removals and deck reinstatement.
Are you insured to access my roof?
Yes. We hold £1,000,000 public liability cover and details are provided with every quote.
Do you survey commercial buildings?
Yes, including recurring planned maintenance inspections with a written condition record each visit.
Free Estimate
Find out what your roof actually needs
Free for existing homeowners, £150 for a pre-purchase survey and that comes off your quote if you proceed. Photographs, priorities and a written price — no sales visit dressed up as an inspection.