Kent · London and the South East
Flat roof survey in Frogham, Kent
Flat roof surveys across Frogham, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Damaged trims at the roof edge
- Leaks around rooflights
- Blocked or damaged outlets
Flat roof survey in Frogham: what you get
Each flat roof is looked at from the safest viewpoints we have: on the roof where it is safe, from windows and higher ground, and from the rooms below where we can reach them. Fragile rooflights and fragile sheets are never walked on. If part of the roof can’t be seen or reached safely, the report says so, so the limits of the survey are clear. If you’ve noticed pools of water lying on the roof and blocked or damaged outlets, we can find out what’s behind it.
In a small place like Frogham, a flat roof can stand in the open, so edges, upstands and laps take a beating. Felt roofs, which often last around 15–20 years, normally show it first. Rubber and GRP last longer, though trims and joints still need a look. On an exposed roof, the edges tend to go first.
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 it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Frogham (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we do, step by step
It is useful to start with what’s prompted the survey: buying, a leak, storm damage, new work or just wanting to know where things stand. That way we can focus on what matters to you. Most visits take between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. Around Frogham, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so it helps to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- First we go through the roof, what’s beneath it and any problems so far.
- We look at the roof from ground level, windows and the roof where it is safe.
- We check the covering for splits, blisters, ponding and wear.
- Upstands, outlets, edge trims and rooflights are checked and photographed.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, comes to you by email.
Getting ready for the survey
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Tell us where we can park nearby
How to book
When you’re ready to go ahead, phone 07833 053749 or email us. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date.
Related advice
Checking the roof from the ground
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 don’t climb up for a closer look.
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
Frogham: your questions answered
Is Frogham within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We survey roofs across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. Longer journeys are simply planned in advance.
How do I find out if my home in Frogham is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Can you find where water is getting through my flat roof?
Our survey looks across the whole roof, not only above the stain. Every split, lap, upstand, outlet and rooflight we can see is checked. If the cause can’t be seen, we will say so and suggest what would help.
What happens after the survey?
You’ll receive the report by email, and what you do next is up to you: use it with a seller, an insurer, a roofer or a managing agent.
Do you take photos of the roof?
Yes. The report includes photographs of what we found, so you can see exactly what each finding refers to.
Are you insured?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and we can provide details if a managing agent needs them.
Towns and villages near Frogham
Other services in Frogham
Practical tips
Most of what helps is simple and safe from ground level. Our suggestions:
- Ask whoever fits equipment on the roof to make good the covering
- Look for standing water a day after rain
- Keep outlets clear of leaves and moss
- Keep clear of rooflights and fragile roof sheets
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 the findings.
Book a survey every few years, and again after new fixings, units or rooflights go in. That catches changes early and builds up a record of the roof.
Flat roof surveys around Frogham
With Goodnestone Park about 2.4 miles north, Frogham sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Flat roofs on extensions, dormers, garages and business units are found alongside them almost everywhere.
Landlords with a home close to Snowdown station may find that flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round. The streets around a church such as Church of St Nicholas are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, later flat-roofed additions are common on older houses, and their edges and upstands frequently show the first signs of wear.
Frogham is about 6 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Frogham is part of the area we cover and the surrounding area across London and South East England. Our Kent coverage includes Frogham. There’s also a page for Canterbury.
We survey roofs across the CT15 postcode area for flat roof surveys and the streets around it. Nearby, we also carry out flat roof surveys in Barfrestone (1 mile south-east), Snowdown (1 mile north-west), Nonington (1 mile north), Woolage Village (1 mile west) and Elvington (1 mile east). We also work in nearby towns like Canterbury (8 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (6 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
Around Frogham
The nearest railway station is Snowdown station, roughly 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Buckland Hospital (6 miles south-east).
When you need someone else
We only report everything that’s safely in view on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- A promise that the roof won’t leak in future
- Structural calculations, which need a structural engineer
- Parts of the roof that aren’t safe to walk on or view
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Frogham
- GRP fibreglass
- Single-ply membranes
- Felt flat roofs
- Mastic asphalt
- Upstands and outlets
- EPDM rubber
When to book a survey in Frogham
Water that doesn’t drain sits on the roof and speeds up wear. Blocked outlets, poor falls and a sagging deck are the usual causes. Where trees are close by, leaves and silt can block an outlet within a single autumn.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Blisters and bubbles in the covering
- Standing water left after rain
- Failed upstands where the roof meets a wall
- Signs of deflection in the roof deck
For site and facilities teams at buildings like Nonington Church of England Primary School, large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- How soon the report will arrive
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What happens after the report arrives
- Whether you get a written report with photos
Surveys for landlords and agents in Frogham
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with the building owner or managing agent. Tell us about it when booking and we will plan the survey around it.