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Flat roof survey in Marley, Kent
Find out the condition of the flat roof at your property in Marley from an independent roof surveyor. Visits run on weekdays and weekends, in the daytime.
- Outlets choked with leaves and silt
- Water getting in at rooflights
- Failed upstands where the roof meets a wall
What a survey costs
Our packages start from £150, including VAT. The price for your roof depends on:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- The size of the roof
- Height and safe access
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how it can be reached and seen safely. Prices start from £150, including VAT.
Getting in touch
Some details help us suggest the right survey and price. When you contact us, let us know:
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Whether there is a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
For a price for flat roof surveys in Marley, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. Some details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Flat roof surveys for homes and businesses in Marley
A Basic Survey, from £150, covers a visual inspection, a condition report, photos and written recommendations. For moisture detection and a structural check, the Standard Survey starts from £250. On a flat roof, moisture readings can help show whether water has got under the covering. Bigger commercial roofs are priced on their size and access. We survey mastic asphalt, GRP fibreglass and EPDM rubber, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are signs of deflection in the roof deck and splits, cracks and crazing.
Flat roofs on exposed homes in small places like Marley take more wind and rain, which is hard on edges, upstands and joins in the covering. Older felt roofs, frequently around 15–20 years in life, 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.
The report records the flat roof as we found it on the day. It’s useful right away, and a good reference for later, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Location
- Marley (CT14)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Tips from our surveys
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Have the roof looked at again after a severe storm
- Note any new marks on ceilings beneath the roof
- Never stand on rooflights or fragile sheeting
- Ask contractors to protect the roof if they work on it
If anything in the report isn’t clear, just ask us. Standard Surveys come with a follow-up consultation, and Premium Surveys with an in-person one, giving you a chance to go through what we found.
Book a survey every few years, and again after new fixings, units or rooflights go in. You’ll spot changes early and have a record to look back on.
How it works
The aim of the visit is simple: to see as much of the flat roof as can safely be seen and record it clearly. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. It typically takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Somewhere like Marley needs a little journey planning: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We agree the roof to be surveyed, its use and any leaks you know about.
- We check the roof from the ground, windows and the roof where it is safe.
- We check the covering for splits, blisters, ponding and wear.
- We photograph and record the outlets, upstands, trims and rooflights.
- The report, with photos and recommendations, comes to you by email.
Before we arrive
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
- Make sure pets are kept safely away
Getting a price
To book a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
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Surveys for landlords and agents in Marley
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
Honest limits
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Whether old sheeting or boards contain asbestos
- A fixed date for when the roof will need replacing
- Areas we cannot see or reach safely, including fragile rooflights and sheeting
If you’re not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Upstands and outlets
- EPDM rubber
- Single-ply membranes
- Felt flat roofs
- GRP fibreglass
- Mastic asphalt
Marley: your questions answered
Does being near the coast affect roofs in Marley?
It can do. Within about 3 miles of the sea, as Marley is, metal fixings wear faster and gales find any loose ridge or slate.
Is my home in Marley listed or in a conservation area?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is Marley in your area?
Yes. We carry out flat roof surveys in Marley.
Is ponding on a flat roof a problem?
Standing water on a flat roof deserves a closer look. It can point to blocked outlets, poor falls or a deck that is sagging, and it wears the covering faster. We record where it sits and the likely cause.
What will the report tell me?
Written findings with photographs, covering the condition of the flat roof, the defects we found and what we recommend, by urgency where it matters. Standard adds moisture detection and a structural check; Premium adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
Will you walk on the flat roof?
We inspect from wherever is safe: on the roof where it is safe, and from windows, nearby vantage points and inside. We never walk on fragile rooflights or sheeting.
Do you use drones?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Most flat roofs are out of sight, so they’re easy to forget. Owners often learn the roof is at the end of its life only when it leaks. A survey every few years stops that from catching you out. In a place like Marley, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It is worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.
Every price we give includes VAT, and the report is not charged as an extra. Flat roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Where your roof sits in the range depends on its size, height and access.
Why book us in Marley
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Visits on any day of the week
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- An independent look at the roof
Flat and commercial roofs around Marley
Marley is within about 3 miles of the coast, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. On a flat roof near the sea, edge trims and upstands take the brunt of the wind, and metal parts corrode faster. About 3.5 miles south-east lies Walmer Castle, a reminder of how long the area around Marley has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
The streets around a church such as Church of St Augustine are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, the flat roofs on later extensions tend to wear out long before the main roof. Anyone responsible for a site like Northbourne Church of England Primary School will know that large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly. If you let a flat or house near Sandwich station, flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round.
Marley is about 3 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. Marley is one of many places we visit across Kent, for homes and businesses alike. Marley is one of the places in Kent we cover. Canterbury is in our area too.
Flat roof surveys in CT14 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Broad Lane and Marley Lane, all of which we cover. Close by, we survey roofs in Finglesham (1 mile north-east), Hacklinge (1 mile north-east), Northbourne (1 mile south), Ham (1 mile north-west) and Sholden Meadows (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (10 miles north), Dover (7 miles south), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (8 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (10 miles north-east).
What’s near Marley
Typical jobs here are in homes near Ham Fen, Sandwich Technology School and The Crown Inn and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Sandwich station, about 2.5 miles north of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Sandown Castle (2.7 miles east) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (2.6 miles east). Open spaces near Marley include Monk's Wall nature reserve.