Essex · London and the South East
Chipping Ongar Flat Roof Survey
Flat roof surveys across Chipping Ongar, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Dips that suggest the deck is deflecting
- Cracked or split membrane
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
Prices for flat roof surveys in Chipping Ongar
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. The main factors are:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- Whether you choose the Basic, Standard or Premium Survey
What a survey costs comes down to the roof itself: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Flat roof survey starts from £150, including VAT.
Booking your survey
When you call or email, these details help:
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- What made you get in touch
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and give us some details about the property and we’ll suggest the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
How a flat roof survey works in Chipping Ongar
A Basic Survey, from £150, covers a visual inspection, a condition report, photos and written recommendations. The Standard Survey, from £250, adds moisture detection and a structural check. On a flat roof, moisture readings can help show whether water has got under the covering. Larger commercial roofs are quoted for their size. Common reasons to book are leaks around rooflights and blistering in felt or asphalt, across felt flat roofs, single-ply membranes and mastic asphalt.
Around Chipping Ongar, many homes have a garden room, garage or outbuilding with a flat roof. They’re easy to forget, but water through a garage roof can spoil whatever is stored inside. It is worth mentioning them as you book, so the visit can include them, along with the main flat roof. Smaller roofs use the same coverings as bigger ones, from felt to rubber and GRP, and age in the same way.
If any part of the flat roof couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it’s clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Where
- Chipping Ongar (CM5)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Local flat roofs in Chipping Ongar
With Hill Hall about 4.4 miles south-west, Chipping Ongar sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters. Older buildings in Essex frequently have clay tiles and weatherboarding, while many towns grew with post-war and newer estates. Flat roofs fill the gaps in between, on extensions, garages, dormers and business premises.
If you live in an older home near United Reformed Church, any flat roof added at the back or on a dormer is likely to be far younger, and less durable, than the main roof.
Chipping Ongar is about 6 miles north-west of Brentwood, in Essex. If you’re in Chipping Ongar, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. We cover towns and villages across Essex, large and small. Chelmsford is in our area too.
Flat roof surveys in CM5 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on High Street, Lavender Mews and Stanley Place or anywhere close by, we can help. You will find Chipping Ongar on the A128, so it’s easy for us to get to. Close by, we survey roofs in Greensted (1 mile west), Shelley (1 mile north), High Ongar (1 mile east), Greensted Green (2 miles west) and Norton Mandeville (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (11 miles east), Basildon (13 miles south-east), Harlow (7 miles north-west), Brentwood (6 miles south-east), Billericay (9 miles south-east) and Loughton (9 miles south-west).
What’s near Chipping Ongar
Around Chipping Ongar, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Ongar Academy and The Royal Oak pub. Nearby you will also find Willingale Doe (4.5 miles north-east) and St. Margaret's Hospital (5.2 miles west). Not far away are Gernon Bushes.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
Towns and villages near Chipping Ongar
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The survey, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a written report with photos, sent to you by email. On timing, it usually takes about one to two hours for a small flat roof at home, and longer for a large commercial one. In a smaller place like Chipping Ongar, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: the parts that need calm, dry weather are planned around it.
- You tell us about the roof, its covering if you know it, and any leaks.
- We view the roof from the ground, from windows and from the roof where it is safe to do so.
- We check and photograph the covering, the falls, the upstands, the outlets, the trims and any rooflights.
- We check the rooms or spaces under the roof for staining where we can reach them.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Before the survey
- Let us know about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Keep pets in another room
Booking a survey
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, so phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the details.
Related advice
What we look for on each type of roof
Mastic asphalt
Asphalt has no laps, so its weak points are cracks and the skirtings at walls and upstands. Our report notes crazing, cracks and any likely entry points.
Single-ply membranes
Single-ply PVC and TPO membranes are common on commercial roofs and newer buildings. We check the welded laps, the edges, the fixings and any punctures.
FAQs for Chipping Ongar
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Chipping Ongar?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case.
Will you come out to Chipping Ongar?
Yes. Chipping Ongar is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We cover the whole of London and South East England. Just mention lanes, gates or anything else about the route when booking.
Are you insured?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
What do I do with the report?
We email you the written report with photos and recommendations. You can use it to talk to a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent, whichever applies.
Do you go up onto the roof?
Only where it’s safe to do so. If not, we use safe viewpoints and look inside, and we note any area we couldn’t see. Fragile surfaces are never walked on.
Do you check flat roofs for asbestos?
We do not test for asbestos. If we see materials that could contain it, such as cement sheets on a building from before 2000, we flag them so a specialist asbestos surveyor can check them.
Do you take photos of the roof?
Yes, plenty. Pictures sit next to the findings they show.
Do you need a flat roof survey in Chipping Ongar?
Buyers frequently book after their home survey suggests a closer look at a flat roof. Building owners and managing agents book to plan maintenance, or before a sale or a new lease. Either way, you get a clear record of the roof, with photographs.
We are frequently asked to look at:
- Blistering in felt or asphalt
- Upstands pulling away from walls
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
- Splits, cracks and crazing
If you look after a building like Chipping Ongar Primary School, large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly.
Questions to ask before you book
- What happens after the report arrives
- Whether they hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
Surveys for landlords and agents in Chipping Ongar
Roof problems in a rented home affect tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work.
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. A report with photos gives you a clear record of the flat roof, useful for planning maintenance.