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Flat roof survey in Brentham Garden Suburb, Greater London
We carry out flat roof surveys in Brentham Garden Suburb and the rest of Greater London. Surveys run seven days a week.
- Splits, cracks and crazing
- Signs of deflection in the roof deck
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
Checking the roof from the ground
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
Flat roof survey in Brentham Garden Suburb: what you get
Each type of flat roof has its own weak points. Felt can blister and crack, asphalt can craze and split, EPDM seams and laps can lift, and GRP can crack where boards meet or at the trims. Single-ply PVC and TPO roofs are checked at their welds, edges and fixings. Once you know the covering and its condition, planning the next step is far easier. Common reasons to book are a sagging deck under the covering and damaged trims at the roof edge, on upstands and outlets, single-ply membranes and GRP fibreglass.
On a London roof terrace or a flat roof over a back addition, water often runs under the covering before it shows. Upstands against parapets, outlets and the edge where flat meets pitched are common entry points. In a converted house in Brentham Garden Suburb, the roof above may belong to the building rather than one flat.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, sent by email. It sets out the condition of the flat roof, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Where
- Brentham Garden Suburb (W5, W13, UB6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What we’re asked to look at in Brentham Garden Suburb
People go onto flat roofs for all sorts of reasons: cleaning windows, fitting aerials or air conditioning, or clearing gutters. Each visit can damage a covering not made for regular foot traffic. Fixings added through the covering often start leaks too.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Blistering in felt or asphalt
- Dips that suggest the deck is deflecting
- Water getting in at rooflights
- Upstands pulling away from walls
Hotels and guest houses near Brentham Garden Suburb can’t easily close rooms for a leak, so it pays to find faults before guests do.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- What exactly goes into their report
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Their insurance cover
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
Flat and commercial roofs around Brentham Garden Suburb
Pitzhanger Manor, about 1.1 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Brentham Garden Suburb. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, frequently with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Alongside them, flat-roofed extensions, dormers, garages and commercial units are common almost everywhere.
For businesses in and around places like London Designer Outlet, the flat roofs over shops and commercial units are worth checking before a leak, not after. Landlords with a home close to Ealing Broadway station may find that flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round.
Brentham Garden Suburb is about 1 mile north of Ealing, in Greater London. We survey roofs in Brentham Garden Suburb as part of our work across London and the South East. Our Greater London coverage includes Brentham Garden Suburb and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our London page.
All of W5, W13 and UB6 is covered for flat roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. We cover properties on Kings Road, Selby Road and Marsh Road and the roads around them. We also cover the places around Brentham Garden Suburb: Pitshanger (1 mile west), Perivale (1 mile north-west), Ealing (1 mile south), Hanwell (2 miles south-west) and South Ealing (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Local landmarks in Brentham Garden Suburb
Typical jobs here are in homes near Ealing Independent College, Library for Iranian Studies and St Benedict's School, among other places. Nearby too are Castle Bar Park (1 mile west) and Brentham Clubhouse pub (less than half a mile north-west). The nearest railway station is Ealing Broadway station, about 0.9 miles south of the centre. A little further out are London Transport Museum Depot (1.9 miles south-east) and Central Middlesex Hospital (1.7 miles east). For a walk, there’s Castlebar Hill and Middle Lake.
Your questions about flat roof surveys in Brentham Garden Suburb
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Brentham Garden Suburb?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Do you look at commercial flat roofs near Brentham Garden Suburb, like hotels?
Yes, commercial flat roofs are part of what we cover. For a bigger roof, you will get a quote based on the building.
Will you photograph what you find?
Yes, plenty. Pictures sit next to the findings they show.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We are experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. For the rest of the building, a RICS home survey is a separate job.
Do you work in Brentham Garden Suburb?
Yes. We cover Brentham Garden Suburb and the rest of Greater London, as part of our work across London and South East England. For a price, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Will you check the loft?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
How many surveys have you done?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years.
What happens on the day
Photographs are taken throughout the visit, so you can see in the report what we found and where. We take close-ups from wherever is safe. Most surveys take about 1–2 hours for an extension, garage or dormer roof, and around 3–4 hours for a commercial flat roof. In a London area like Brentham Garden Suburb, the main things to sort out are parking and access: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from inside the roof space and from the roof where it’s safe.
- You send us the address and, for commercial roofs, an idea of the roof’s size.
- Inside, we look for signs of water under the roof where we can reach.
- We view the roof from safe positions and never walk on fragile surfaces.
- Each defect is photographed and its likely cause noted.
- You get a report setting out the condition and our recommendations, in order of urgency.
Before the survey
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
- Find any records of previous roof work
Booking a survey
Getting a price is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email, tell us about the property and we’ll point you to the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Advice
What affects the price in Brentham Garden Suburb
When we price a survey, we consider:
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Height and safe access
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Our price is from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
Helping us price your survey
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- When you need the report by
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- What made you get in touch
Unsure which package suits your roof? It’s easiest to call 07833 053749 or send us an email and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
What this survey can’t tell you
Our survey is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- An exact number of years the roof has left
- What’s under the membrane without opening it up
- A structural engineer’s assessment of the deck
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will recommend the right survey before booking. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Brentham Garden Suburb
- Single-ply membranes
- EPDM rubber
- GRP fibreglass
- Felt flat roofs
- Mastic asphalt
- Upstands and outlets
Places near Brentham Garden Suburb
What else we do in Brentham Garden Suburb
How the survey changes by roof type
Felt and built-up roofs
Many extensions, garages and dormers have a felt roof laid in layers. The survey checks for blisters, cracks, open laps and bare patches where the surfacing has worn.
Rooflights and upstands
We do not walk on rooflights or fragile sheeting, and we treat older rooflights as fragile. They’re inspected from safe positions and recorded with photos.