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Drone roof survey in Lee Common, Buckinghamshire
Not sure what state the roof is in? We carry out drone roof surveys in Lee Common and across Buckinghamshire, with plain-English findings.
- Plant growth and moss on the roof
- Coverings that have slipped high up on the roof
- Blistered or cracked flat roof coverings
Drone roof surveys for homes and businesses in Lee Common
Neighbours’ privacy matters on every flight. We keep the camera on the roof we’re surveying, not on gardens or windows next door. If your roof is shared, a word with next door beforehand helps. We survey the roof you’ve asked us to look at. Each flight is kept short and stays focused on the roof we are there to survey. If you’ve noticed blistered or cracked flat roof coverings and storm damage on steep or tall roofs, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Villages like Lee Common frequently stand in open country, where wind can be strong. A small drone cannot fly safely in strong wind or a downpour, and thermal imaging works best with little wind. The visit is planned around the forecast, along with the journey and access. A change in the forecast can mean moving the visit to another day.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Where
- Lee Common (HP16)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Cost
- From £400 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week, before and after a survey:
- Shut pets inside while we fly
- Share the postcode so we can check for restrictions
- Allow for a change of day in poor weather
- Clear a spot on the drive or lawn
The Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation to talk through the photos and findings. It’s a chance to ask about anything in the report.
Look at the roof from ground level after strong winds. Pieces of slate or tile on the ground mean something has moved. A drone survey can show what has shifted.
Honest limits
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Flying in a flight restriction zone without the airport’s permission
- A structural engineer’s report
- Neighbouring roofs the owner hasn’t asked us to survey
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Valleys and parapet gutters
- Flat roofs on upper floors
- Chimney stacks
- Large and complex roofs
- Tall and steep roofs
- Fragile roofs
FAQs for Lee Common
How do I find out if my home in Lee Common is listed?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Is Lee Common within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We survey roofs across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
What happens next?
You’ll get the report by email. With Standard there’s a follow-up consultation; with Premium, an in-person consultation, so you can talk the findings through.
What’s in the survey report?
It explains what we saw, what it means and what we’d suggest, backed by photographs. Anything we couldn’t see safely is noted too.
How quickly is the report sent?
The Premium Survey report comes the same day, the Standard within 24–48 hours and the Basic within 48 hours. All of them come by email, ready to forward.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. We look at the roof, not the whole building, and it isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. We don’t carry out asbestos surveys or testing. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them, and recommend a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before they’re disturbed.
Airspace, weather and Lee Common roofs
The wider area around Lee Common has a long history of building, with Cholesbury Manor House about 2.3 miles north-east. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. Every flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Lee Common Church of England School, big roofs are where aerial photos and thermal images show the most at once.
Lee Common is about 3 miles west of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. We survey roofs in Lee Common and the rest of Buckinghamshire. Lee Common is one of the places in Buckinghamshire we cover for drone roof surveys. Our Milton Keynes page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the HP16 postcode area for drone roof surveys. That includes homes and businesses on Oxford Street, Prince's Lane and Cherry Tree Lane. We also cover the places around Lee Common: Ballinger Common (1 mile south-east), Swan Bottom (1 mile north-west), South Heath (1 mile south), Chartridge (2 miles east) and St Leonards (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Aylesbury (8 miles north-west), High Wycombe (7 miles south), Chesham (3 miles east), Marlow (11 miles south), Amersham (5 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (8 miles south).
Landmarks near Lee Common
Typical jobs here are in homes near Misbourne School and The Bugle pub and the streets around them. Lee Common’s nearest station is Great Missenden station, about 2 miles south-west. A little further out are Chiltern Hospital (2.7 miles south) and Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (2 miles south-west). The countryside around Lee Common includes Sands Bank and Pavis Wood.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Lee Common
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord, and the report can go to both. Access is agreed with the tenant in advance.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Tell us about it as you book and we will plan the survey around it.
Places near Lee Common
Also in Lee Common
How it works
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the roof as can safely be seen and record it clearly. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It normally takes roughly 1–2 hours for most homes, with the pre-flight checks included, and longer for big commercial roofs. Older rural homes like those around Lee Common can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- You give us the address so we can check the airspace.
- Where a flight restriction zone or restricted area applies, we seek permission first.
- We assess the wind, the weather and the surroundings before take-off.
- We fly the drone close to the roof to photograph it in detail, always in sight.
- We email a written report with the photos and our recommendations.
Before we arrive
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
Book a survey
We survey roofs seven days a week. To arrange a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
Why get it checked now?
On a tall building, problems are often found only when water comes in. By then, timbers, ceilings and insulation may be wet. A drone survey finds them sooner. In a small place like Lee Common, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and damp in older walls is slow to dry out.
Prices start from £400, including VAT. The final price depends on how big and how high the roof is, how it can safely be seen and the package you choose.
Why us?
- Clear package prices, with VAT included
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- A written report with photos
Take a look at what a roof survey costs and two real surveys.
Do you need a drone roof survey in Lee Common?
Not every roof can take a person’s weight. Old slates and clay tiles crack underfoot, and fragile sheet roofs are dangerous to walk on. A drone lets us see them closely without touching them.
Look out for signs like these:
- Plant growth and moss on the roof
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
- Coverings that have slipped high up on the roof
- Ridge and hip pieces working loose
For an older house near a landmark such as St Mary's, thin or patchy insulation under an old roof often shows up clearly on a thermal image.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- What experience they bring
- What happens after the report arrives
- What they won’t be able to tell you