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Flat roof survey in Potters Corner, Kent
Flat roof surveys in Potters Corner, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Edge trims that have lifted or split
- Leaks around rooflights
- Upstands pulling away from walls
How a flat roof survey works in Potters Corner
Each type of flat roof has its own weak points. 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. Once you know the covering and its condition, planning the next step is far easier. Common reasons to book are blisters and bubbles in the covering and failed upstands where the roof meets a wall, across mastic asphalt, GRP fibreglass and EPDM rubber.
Flat roofs on exposed homes in small places like Potters Corner take more wind and rain, which is hard on edges, upstands and joins in the covering. Felt roofs, which often last around 15–20 years, normally show it first. EPDM rubber and GRP coverings last longer, but their edges and joints still need checking. Exposed edges are usually the first part of a flat roof to go.
Most points in the report come with a picture, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Location
- Potters Corner (TN25, TN26)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
If you are buying, find out about the flat roof before you exchange. After that, the cost of any work is yours. A report gives you facts to put to the seller or agent. In a small place like Potters Corner, homes can be exposed to wind and rain, which finds any gap, and older walls, once damp, take a long time to dry.
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. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Why book us in Potters Corner
- Clear package prices, including VAT
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- 98% of customers satisfied
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or our case studies.
Honest limits
Our survey is not 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
- A promise that the roof won’t leak in future
- Structural calculations, which need a structural engineer
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll recommend the right survey before booking. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- GRP fibreglass
- Upstands and outlets
- EPDM rubber
- Felt flat roofs
- Mastic asphalt
- Single-ply membranes
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out with the most urgent first where relevant.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.
Different roofs, different checks
GRP fibreglass
GRP roofs are laid as a resin and glass-fibre layer over boards. The survey checks for cracking at board joints, at the edge trims and where the roof meets walls.
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.
Flat and commercial roofs around Potters Corner
About 1.2 miles south-west lies Godinton House, a reminder of how long the area around Potters Corner has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. Kent’s older buildings take in oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses as well. Next to the main roofs there is usually a flat roof somewhere, whether on an extension, a garage or a commercial unit.
Shop and office owners around County Square may find that the flat roofs over shops and commercial units are worth checking before a leak, not after. For landlords with property near Ashford International station, flat roofs on let property tend to be checked only when they fail, which is the costly way round. Anyone responsible for a site like Goat Lees Primary School will know that large flat roofs, common on schools and other public buildings, need their outlets, upstands and coverings checked regularly.
Potters Corner is about 2 miles north of Ashford, in Kent. We carry out flat roof surveys for homes and businesses in Potters Corner. Potters Corner is one of the places in Kent we cover. Our Canterbury page covers surveys nearby.
All of TN25 and TN26 is within our area for flat roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. If you need a flat roof survey at a property on Kingsland Lane, Sandyhurst Lane and Westwell Lane or anywhere close by, we can help. If you’re just outside Potters Corner, we cover Bockhanger (1 mile south-east), Godinton (1 mile south), Westwell (1 mile north), Hothfield (1 mile west) and Kennington (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (15 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north-east), Faversham (10 miles north) and Hythe (12 miles south-east).
Local landmarks in Potters Corner
Around Potters Corner, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Ashford Warren and Hoads Wood, Towers School and Sixth Form Centre and The Hayesbrook School. For rail, the closest station is Ashford International station, about 2.2 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include County Square (1.8 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
Towns and villages near Potters Corner
Also in Potters Corner
Your questions about flat roof surveys in Potters Corner
Is Potters Corner in the area you cover?
Yes, Potters Corner is within the area we cover. We work right across London and South East England. Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and let us know about the property.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Potters Corner?
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.
What’s in the report?
It explains what we saw, what it means and what we’d suggest, backed by photos. Anything we couldn’t see safely is noted too.
Do you go up onto the roof?
We inspect from wherever is safe: the roof itself where that’s safe, plus windows, vantage points and the rooms below. Fragile rooflights and fragile sheets are never walked on.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain does not typically stop a survey, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we will agree a new date if the weather isn’t suitable.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where it is applicable. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
How do I book a survey in Potters Corner?
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and tell us the address and what you want to find out. We’ll confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Tips from our surveys
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Note the date and type of any roof work
- Note any new marks on ceilings beneath the roof
- Have the roof looked at again after a severe storm
- Treat rooflights and old sheeting as fragile
If anything in the report is not clear, just ask us. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and the Premium Survey an in-person consultation, giving you a chance to go through what we found.
Get splits, lifted seams and loose trims seen to while they’re small. Prompt repairs tend to add years to a flat roof.
What we do, step by step
We look at the roof from outside and, where it’s relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the roof space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit normally takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home, and more on a big or complicated roof. In a small place like Potters Corner, access is usually the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- You send us the address and, for commercial roofs, an idea of the roof’s size.
- Inside, we look for signs of water under the roof where we can reach.
- We view the roof from safe positions and never walk on fragile surfaces.
- We record every defect with a photo and its likely cause.
- You get a report setting out the condition and our recommendations, in order of urgency.
How to prepare
- Tell us about parking before the day
- Keep pets in another room
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
Arrange a survey
Our phone lines are open seven days a week. For a price or to book, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email.