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Drone roof survey in Bagshot, West Berkshire
Drone roof surveys across Bagshot, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
- Worn lead at chimneys and walls
- Vegetation in valleys and gutters
Can I check my roof myself?
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
You can learn a lot from the ground. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Drone roof survey in Bagshot
Drone roof surveys are available in Bagshot and throughout London and South East England, where the airspace and the weather allow. We fly on weekdays and at weekends. We check the airspace for your address before booking a flight. The report includes the drone photos and our recommendations. To ask whether a drone survey suits your roof, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address. Typical surveys look at cracked mortar along the ridge and cracked flaunching or loose chimney pots, across flat roofs on upper floors, chimney stacks and large and complex roofs.
Some older homes in villages like Bagshot are listed or in a conservation area. Neither a drone survey nor a thermal survey involves any work on the roof, so it is a gentle way to see the condition of an old roof. Check with the council before planning any work on a listed building or one in a conservation area.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Place
- Bagshot (RG17)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Prices
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Bagshot
What else we do in Bagshot
What a drone roof survey doesn’t cover
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Neighbouring roofs the owner hasn’t asked us to survey
- Whether the roof structure meets design loads
- A flight where airspace permission is refused
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you before booking. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Large and complex roofs
- Fragile roofs
- Tall and steep roofs
- Flat roofs on upper floors
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Chimney stacks
When to book a survey in Bagshot
Strong winds can lift slates, tiles and ridge pieces. It’s hard to tell from below what has shifted. A drone shows what has slipped, lifted or gone.
A survey can pick up problems like:
- Plant growth and moss on the roof
- Ridge and hip pieces working loose
- Chimney tops in poor condition
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
If you look after a building like John O'Gaunt School, thermal images can show where wet insulation sits under a big flat roof.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Is VAT included in the price?
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether the roof space is looked at, where there is one
What a survey costs
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Which survey package you book
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
Booking your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It is useful to include:
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
To book a survey, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before you book.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Faults on high roofs tend to be found late. By that stage the damage has spread inside. A drone survey finds them sooner. Outbuildings and barns around Bagshot are easy to forget, but a failed roof there can spoil what’s stored inside. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Why book us in Bagshot
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Prices that include VAT
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- An independent look at the roof
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
Bagshot: your questions answered
Is my home in Bagshot listed or in a conservation area?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Are there drone restrictions around Bagshot?
That depends on where the roof is and on the weather. Every flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first, including zones around airports and prisons. High wind or heavy rain also stops a small drone flying.
Do you need to get into the loft?
Typically, if there is one and it can be reached safely. The loft space can show things the outside cannot, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
How do I arrange a drone roof survey in Bagshot?
The quickest way is to ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Tell us the address and a little about the roof, and we will take it from there. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
Surveys run on any day of the week. To arrange a date, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. Roofs over flats are frequently shared, so we need permission from whoever owns or manages the building. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
How it works
We don’t take risks to get a closer look. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take an hour or two for a house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. In a hamlet or village like Bagshot, a postcode does not always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First, we check whether a drone is the right tool.
- A date is fixed, with a fallback in case the weather turns.
- We fly over the roof, keeping the camera on the property we are surveying.
- If the loft can be reached safely, it is checked too.
- The report sets out what we found, with photos and recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
How to book
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us. From there it’s a case of choosing a package, agreeing the price and fixing a day, weekday or weekend.
Related advice
Airspace, weather and Bagshot roofs
Every flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first, including zones around airports and prisons. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Older coverings on steep or tall roofs are hard to judge from below, so close-up aerial photos and thermal images help.
Take an older house close to Church of the Good Shepherd: tall stacks and steep slopes are easier to judge with close-up aerial photos than from the pavement.
Bagshot is in West Berkshire. We survey roofs in Bagshot and the surrounding area across London and South East England. Our area takes in places right across West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our Reading page covers surveys nearby.
We work across the RG17 postcode area for drone roof surveys and the streets around it. Close by, we survey roofs in Woodside (6 miles south). Further out, we also cover Newbury (10 miles east), Thatcham (12 miles east), Speenhamland (10 miles east), Lambourn (9 miles north), Shaw (10 miles east) and Kingsclere (14 miles east).
What’s near Bagshot
The nearest railway station is Bedwyn station, roughly 2.4 miles west. Other landmarks nearby include Bedwyn Stone Museum (2.6 miles west). For a walk, there’s Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.