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Flat Roof Survey in Falconwood
Flat roof surveys in Falconwood, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photos.
- Raised blisters across the surface
- Failed seals around rooflight kerbs
- Ponding water that doesn’t drain away
Useful tips for Falconwood property owners
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Note where water lies after a downpour
- Keep clear of rooflights and fragile roof sheets
- Watch the ceilings below the flat roof for stains
- Plan a survey before the covering reaches the end of its usual life
Buyers can take the findings back to the seller or the agent. It can support a request for work before completion or a conversation about price, depending on what we found.
Small defects are simpler to deal with while they’re still small. A flat roof that’s looked after between surveys normally lasts longer.
How a flat roof survey works in Falconwood
Every flat roof covering tends to fail in its own way. Built-up felt tends to blister and crack, asphalt crazes and splits, EPDM can lift at its laps, and GRP can crack at board joints and edge trims. Single-ply PVC and TPO roofs are checked at their welds, edges and fixings. Knowing what you have and how it’s doing helps you plan what comes next. If you are worried about dips that suggest the deck is deflecting and raised blisters across the surface, we can find out what’s behind it.
Across London, flat roofs are everywhere, from back additions and dormers to roof terraces, blocks of flats and offices. They’re covered in felt, asphalt, EPDM rubber, GRP fibreglass or single-ply membranes, each with its own weak points. Which one is on a roof in Falconwood shapes how it’s checked. Older flat roofs are frequently felt or asphalt, newer ones rubber or GRP.
If any part of the flat roof couldn’t be seen safely, we say so in the report. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t.
- Where
- Falconwood (DA16, DA15, SE9)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
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Common questions in Falconwood
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Falconwood?
It rarely stops a survey, but it is worth planning. Let us know the parking rules on your street and we will work around them.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Falconwood?
Yes, Falconwood is within the area we cover. We work right across London and the South East. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and a few details.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Do you look for flat roof leaks?
We check the whole roof, since water can travel before it shows inside. Splits, open laps, upstands, outlets and rooflights are all checked. If the cause can’t be seen, we’ll say so and suggest what would help.
Do you cover flat roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes. Offices, units, shops and blocks of flats are all part of our work. Larger commercial roofs are quoted for their size and access, so phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address.
Does someone need to be in?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Will you photograph what you find?
Yes. Photos are taken throughout the survey, and the report uses them to show each finding alongside our recommendations.
How the survey changes by roof type
Mastic asphalt
Older asphalt can become brittle and crack as the roof moves. The report shows where it’s cracking and how far it seems to extend.
GRP fibreglass
Movement in the deck or a thin layer of resin can lead to cracks in GRP. Our report notes cracks and any sign that the deck is flexing.
When to book a survey in Falconwood
Flat roofs swing between hot and cold more than most parts of a building. That movement pulls at seams, laps and the joints between boards, which can open splits and cracks over the years. Coverings that have hardened with age tend to suffer most.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Blistering in felt or asphalt
- Damaged trims at the roof edge
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
- Splits, cracks and crazing
Controlled parking zones are common in London, so mention any permit rules for Falconwood, along with any off-street space.
Before booking anyone
- Will the report include photos?
- Whether the price includes VAT
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- What the survey will not cover
What you can safely check yourself
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: pieces of tile or slate on the ground, a gap in the ridge or a lifted flashing are all worth noting. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
The survey, step by step
Once we’ve finished looking, we write up our findings as a report with photos. As for time on site, most surveys take between one and two hours at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is often on a shared landing. If that applies to your building, it helps to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Otherwise, the visit in Falconwood runs like any other.
- First you give us the address, what the roof covers and any leaks you’ve noticed.
- The roof is inspected from safe viewpoints, and from the roof itself where that’s safe.
- We check and photograph the covering, the falls, the upstands, the outlets, the trims and any rooflights.
- Inside, we look for damp and staining under the roof where there is access.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Getting ready for the survey
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Mention any parking restrictions on your street
Arrange a survey
For a price for flat roof surveys in Falconwood, call 07833 053749 or email us. The address, the type of property and what you’d like to know help us price the survey accurately.
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Flat and commercial roofs around Falconwood
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. If your home in Falconwood is one of them, bay roofs, hips and later dormers each have their own details. Flat roofs fill the gaps in between, on extensions, garages, dormers and business premises. Danson House, about 1 mile east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Falconwood. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material.
If you run a business near Broadway Shopping Centre, outlets and upstands on commercial flat roofs are the places to check before trouble starts. If you let a flat or house near Welling station, flat roofs over rear additions and dormers in rented property are worth checking between tenancies.
Falconwood is about 2 miles north-east of Eltham, in Greater London. We visit Falconwood as part of our work across Greater London, for homes and businesses alike. Across Greater London, we cover Falconwood. There is also a page for London.
Surveys in DA16, DA15 and SE9 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We offer flat roof surveys to properties on Hook Lane, Gordon Road and Kent Avenue. Other places close to Falconwood include Blackfen (1 mile south), East Wickham (1 mile north), Avery Hill (1 mile south-west), Shooter's Hill (1 mile north-west) and New Eltham (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover London (9 miles west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (9 miles north-west).
Near you in Falconwood
In Falconwood, that means homes and buildings near The Plough and Harrow pub, Shoulder of Mutton Green and Harris Academy Falconwood and the streets around them. Falconwood’s nearest station is Welling station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. A little further out are Broadway Shopping Centre (2.2 miles east) and Memorial Hospital (1.4 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include The Tarn and Summer Hill.
For landlords and managing agents
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget.
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps when budgeting.