Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Flat roof survey in Childwick Green, Hertfordshire
Flat roof surveys around Childwick Green, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Splits, cracks and crazing
- Leaks around rooflights
- Edge trims that have lifted or split
Flat roof surveys for homes and businesses in Childwick Green
Buying a home with a flat-roofed extension, dormer or garage? It’s useful to know that roof’s condition before you exchange. Felt roofs often last around 15 to 20 years, while EPDM and GRP frequently last longer. We set out the type of covering, its condition and the defects we found, with photographs of each. That gives you facts to raise with the seller or agent. We are often asked to look into raised blisters across the surface and splits and cracks in the covering, on EPDM rubber, upstands and outlets and felt flat roofs.
Somewhere as small as Childwick Green, flat roofs tend to be on extensions, garages and converted outbuildings. The checks are the same as anywhere: outlets, upstands, edges and the covering itself. The journey and access are planned beforehand. If there are outbuildings or garages with flat roofs, mention them as you book.
With the Standard Survey, you also get moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where applicable, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Location
- Childwick Green (AL3)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Signs you need a flat roof survey in Childwick Green
Flat roofs often get walked on for other jobs: 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.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- A sagging deck under the covering
- Gaps at upstands and abutments
- Loose or cracked edge trims
- Leaks around rooflights
If you let a flat or house near Harpenden station, flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- What exactly goes into their report
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What the survey won’t cover
Common questions in Childwick Green
Do you carry out roof surveys in Childwick Green?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs.
Do you cover smaller places like Childwick Green?
Yes, we do. Our area covers London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
What does the report include?
You get our findings in writing, part by part, with photos. The most urgent items are made clear.
What happens next?
You’ll receive the report by email, and you decide the next step: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
Does someone need to be in?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you when booking.
Can you survey any kind of flat roof?
We survey felt and built-up roofs, mastic asphalt, EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass and single-ply PVC and TPO. Not sure what yours is? We will tell you in the report.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. We’ll rearrange with you if the weather isn’t right.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too, from shops and offices to industrial units. Bigger roofs take more time.
How the survey works
A survey visit follows a simple order: we hear what you’ve seen, inspect the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photographs as we go and record our findings for the written report. It normally takes between one and two hours for a house, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. For a village or hamlet like Childwick Green, the journey is planned beforehand: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect everything that’s safely in view, inside and out.
- 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.
- We record every defect with a photo and its likely cause.
- The report explains the condition and recommends what to do first.
How to prepare
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Let us know about parking near the property
How to book
Flat roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can phone 07833 053749 or send us an email to find out.
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Local flat roofs in Childwick Green
Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates, with flat-roofed extensions, dormers and garages common everywhere. Flat roofs on extensions, dormers, garages and business units are found alongside them almost everywhere. The wider area around Childwick Green has a long history of building, with Childwickbury Manor about 0.4 miles south-west. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Anyone responsible for a site like Townsend Church of England School will know that large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly. For businesses in and around places like Village Arcade St Albans, the flat roofs over shops and commercial units are worth checking before a leak, not after.
Childwick Green is about 2 miles south of Harpenden, in Hertfordshire. Anywhere in Childwick Green, we can come and survey your property. We cover towns and villages across Hertfordshire, large and small. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
Every address in AL3 is covered for flat roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Streets in the area include Childwick Green and School Lane. Close by, we survey roofs in Ayres End (1 mile north-east), Bernards Heath (2 miles south), Sandridge (2 miles east), Marshalswick (2 miles south-east) and St Albans (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Watford (9 miles south), Hemel Hempstead (5 miles south-west), Stevenage (11 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (7 miles east), Hitchin (12 miles north) and Hoddesdon (14 miles east).
Local landmarks in Childwick Green
Around Childwick Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Three Horseshoes Public House and Margaret Wix Primary School and the streets around them. Childwick Green’s nearest station is Harpenden station, roughly 2.1 miles north of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Harpenden Museum (2 miles north) and Village Arcade St Albans (2.3 miles south). For a walk, there is Verulamium Lake and Grebe House Wildlife Garden.
DIY checks: what’s safe
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please do not climb up for a closer look.
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What else we do in Childwick Green
Why it’s worth a survey now in Childwick Green
By the time a flat roof leak shows indoors, water has already passed through the roof build-up. A survey can find worn areas and failing details before that point, so you can plan the work rather than react to it. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. That is one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how it can be reached and seen safely. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Why book with us
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
- Photographs and a written report every time
- Package prices that include VAT
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Take a look at our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
When you need someone else
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- What’s under the membrane without opening it up
- Testing older roof sheets for asbestos
- A fixed date for when the roof will need replacing
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Childwick Green
- Upstands and outlets
- GRP fibreglass
- Mastic asphalt
- Felt flat roofs
- EPDM rubber
- Single-ply membranes