Essex · London and the South East
Flat Roof Survey in Newhall
Surveys of flat roofs on homes, extensions and commercial buildings in Newhall, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photos.
- Loose or cracked edge trims
- Outlets that hold water back
- Leaks around rooflights
Questions from Newhall
Is Newhall within the area you cover?
Yes, we do. We work right across London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it’s useful to know about access.
How do I find out if my home in Newhall 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. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Do you look for flat roof leaks?
The survey covers the covering and all the details where leaks usually begin, and photograph anything that could be letting water in. If the source is hidden, we may suggest a leak investigation or electronic leak detection.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, with 98% customer satisfaction.
When does the report arrive?
The Premium Survey report comes the same day, the Standard within 24–48 hours and the Basic within 48 hours. All of them come by email, ready to forward.
Can you survey a flat roof on an office or unit?
Yes. We survey flat roofs on offices, shops, industrial units and blocks of flats. Larger commercial roofs are quoted for their size and access, so ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Flat roof survey in Newhall: what you get
Flat roofs deal with rain in a very different way from pitched ones. Water lies on the surface for longer, so a small split or a blocked outlet can soon lead to a leak. The surface, the falls, the upstands and the trims are all looked at closely, and we look for signs that water has reached the deck. That way, defects are found before they reach the room below. We survey single-ply membranes, EPDM rubber and GRP fibreglass, and common reasons people get in touch are standing water left after rain and damaged trims at the roof edge.
In smaller places like Newhall, flat roofs are mostly on extensions, garages, porches and dormers. They’re small, but a leak over a kitchen extension can do a lot of harm. Knowing the covering and how it was laid tells you what to expect from it. From an upstairs window, look for standing water, splits and edges coming away.
The report records the flat roof as we found it on the day. It’s useful right away, and a good reference for later, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Where
- Newhall (CM17, CM20)
- Wider area
- Essex
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What affects the cost of flat roof surveys
We confirm the price for your roof before booking. These are the things that affect it:
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Which survey package you book
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
There are three survey packages: the Basic Survey from £150, the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all including VAT. What your roof costs depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What to tell us when you contact us
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- What’s prompted the survey
- Whether there’s a loft hatch, a shared roof or tricky access
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
If you are buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just phone 07833 053749 or send us an email when you are ready.
Tips that help
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Keep people off the roof unless they need to be there
- Check the outlets after the leaves fall
- Plan a survey before the covering reaches the end of its usual life
- Note the date and type of any roof work
After the visit, we write up the report with photographs of what we found. It explains the covering, its condition and every defect, and what we recommend. Turnaround is within 48 hours for a Basic Survey, 24 to 48 hours for a Standard Survey and the same day for a Premium Survey.
Try not to let a flat roof become a walkway. If access is needed, boards or walkways help protect the covering, and remind them never to step on rooflights or fragile sheets.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Standing water on a flat roof rarely sorts itself out. Most frequently it means blocked outlets, poor falls or a deck that is dipping, and every wet spell adds to the wear. Finding the cause now keeps more options open. Around Newhall, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the roof fault itself.
For a price for your roof in Newhall, call 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
Why book us in Newhall
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- 20+ years’ experience
See how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Flat roof surveys around Newhall
Older buildings may be listed or sit in a conservation area. Historic England’s list shows listed buildings, and the council can say whether a street is in a conservation area. Re-roofing in different materials may need permission there. Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, alongside plenty of post-war and newer estates. Flat roofs on extensions, dormers, garages and business units are found alongside them almost everywhere.
Take a building like Newhall Primary Academy: a large flat roof with plenty of outlets and rooflights has many places where a membrane can fail. If you own a rental within reach of Harlow Mill station, flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round. Take an older house close to Church of St Mary the Virgin: later flat-roofed additions are common on older houses, and their edges and upstands often show the first signs of wear.
Newhall is about 1 mile east of Harlow, in Essex. We provide flat roof surveys for householders, landlords and businesses in Newhall. Newhall is one of the towns and villages in Essex we cover. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
We work across CM17 and CM20 for flat roof surveys. We cover properties on Moss Lane, Petal Lane and Robin Lane and the roads around them. Newhall is on the A414 and A1025, so it is easy for us to get to. We also cover Latton (1 mile south-west), Mark Hall South (1 mile west), Harlow (1 mile west), Mark Hall North (1 mile north-west) and Foster Street (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Chelmsford (15 miles east), Brentwood (12 miles south-east), Loughton (9 miles south), Waltham Abbey (8 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (12 miles north-east) and Epping (5 miles south).
Near you in Newhall
Typical jobs here are in homes near Mark Hall School, The Small Copper pub and Gibberd Garden and the streets around them. The closest station to Newhall is Harlow Mill station, about 1.3 miles north of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Mark Hall Cycle Museum (0.7 miles north-west) and Princess Alexandra Hospital (2.1 miles west). The countryside around Newhall includes Hunsdon Mead.
DIY checks: what’s safe
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Don’t go up yourself.
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What we do, step by step
We’ll ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes between one and two hours for most houses, and longer for a large or complex roof. Some parts of a survey depend on the weather, so a visit to Newhall is booked with the forecast in mind: drone flights and thermal imaging need the right conditions, while a look from the ground and the loft can go ahead in most weather.
- First we go through the roof, what’s beneath it and any problems so far.
- We check the roof from ground level, windows and the roof where it is safe.
- The covering is checked for wear, splits, blisters and standing water.
- Upstands, outlets, edge trims and rooflights are checked and photographed.
- The report, with photographs and recommendations, comes to you by email.
Before we arrive
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Booking a survey
To get a price for flat roof surveys in Newhall, 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.
Related advice
When you need someone else
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- Parts of the roof that aren’t safe to walk on or view
- Whether old sheeting or boards contain asbestos
- An exact number of years the roof has left
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. What our survey covers.
Roof types and parts we check
- EPDM rubber
- Upstands and outlets
- Felt flat roofs
- GRP fibreglass
- Single-ply membranes
- Mastic asphalt