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Wood Green Flat Roof Survey
Surveys of flat roofs on homes, extensions and commercial buildings in Wood Green, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Ponding water that does not drain away
- Failed upstands where the roof meets a wall
- Outlets that hold water back
How it works
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 about 1–2 hours for a small flat roof at home, and longer for a large commercial one. In a London area like Wood Green, the main things to sort out are parking and access: let us know about parking, the floor the property is on, any shared entrance and loft access. We then look at what can safely be seen from the ground, windows, the loft and, where it is safe, the roof itself.
- We start with the details: the address, the roof’s use and any leaks or stains.
- We view the roof from ground level, from windows and from the roof where it is safe to do so.
- The covering, falls, upstands, outlets, edge trims and rooflights are checked and photographed.
- Inside, we look for damp and staining under the roof where there’s access.
- The findings are written up with photos and recommendations and emailed to you.
Getting ready for the survey
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Booking a survey
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will ask a few questions about the roof. The price is agreed before a date is set.
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Flat roof survey in Wood Green
We inspect a flat roof from wherever it can safely be seen: on the roof where it’s 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. Where any area can’t be viewed safely, we say so in the report, so the limits of the survey are clear. Typical surveys look at blocked or damaged outlets and signs of deflection in the roof deck, on upstands and outlets, felt flat roofs and single-ply membranes.
Commercial and residential blocks across London often have big flat roofs with plant, rooflights and access walkways. Every penetration and upstand is a place where a membrane can fail. For a building in Wood Green, access is agreed with whoever manages the roof before the visit. Plant bases, rooflights and cable entries are all places where water can get in.
What you get is a clear record of the flat roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for instance when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Where
- Wood Green (N22, N8)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Wood Green: your questions answered
Do you carry out roof surveys in Wood Green?
We do. The survey and report are the same in Wood Green as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Can parking be tricky for a visit in Wood Green?
It can be, so it is useful to let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when booking. The visit is then planned around what’s available.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we are allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
Do you look in the roof space?
If it is needed and safe to reach, yes. Inside, we look for damp, staining, gaps and sagging.
Can you survey any kind of flat roof?
We cover the main flat roof coverings: felt, asphalt, EPDM, GRP and single-ply. The report names the covering and explains its condition.
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 call 07833 053749 or email us with the address.
Will I get photos?
Yes, plenty. Each finding is shown in a picture where possible, so you can see what we mean.
What we look for on each type of roof
EPDM rubber
EPDM often lasts 30 to 50 years, but it relies on its seams, trims and upstands being well finished. We look closely at each of those details.
Rooflights and upstands
Upstands at walls and parapets need to stay watertight as the building moves. We look for splits, gaps and failed flashings over the top.
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Can I check my roof myself?
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: 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.
Why act early in Wood Green
Caught early, a split or open seam in a flat roof is frequently a small repair. Left alone, water can soak the insulation and the deck, and the job grows. A survey now shows which you’re dealing with. A hidden valley or parapet gutter on a London house can hold water for weeks before anyone notices. By the time a ceiling stains, the timbers underneath may have been wet for a while.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
What you get with us
- 20+ years’ experience
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- Surveys seven days a week
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
Read what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.
What a flat roof survey looks like in Wood Green
With Bruce Castle about 1.4 miles east, Wood Green sits in an area with a long building history. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. Next to the main roofs there is normally a flat roof somewhere, whether on an extension, a garage or a commercial unit.
The streets around a church like Church of St Michael and All Angels are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, the flat roofs on later extensions tend to wear out long before the main roof. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as St Michael's CofE Primary School, ponding and blocked outlets on a wide flat roof are worth catching before the next wet season.
Wood Green is about 3 miles south-west of Edmonton, in Greater London. We survey roofs in Wood Green and the rest of Greater London. Wood Green is one of the places in Greater London where we work for flat roof surveys. You can also see our page for London.
Postcode districts we cover here for flat roof surveys: N22 and N8. Streets in the area include Vincent Square, Station Road and Gathorne Road. Wood Green is on the B151, which makes it simple to reach. We also cover the places around Wood Green: Noel Park (1 mile south-east), Turnpike Lane (1 mile south), Hornsey (1 mile south-west), Crouch End (1 mile south-west) and Stroud Green (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include London (7 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south), Marylebone (6 miles south), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (5 miles south) and Shoreditch (5 miles south).
Local landmarks in Wood Green
Around Wood Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near St Thomas More Catholic School, Woodside Park and The Nag's Head pub. Wood Green’s nearest station is Alexandra Palace station, about 0.5 miles west. Nearby you will also find Broomfield House Museum (1.3 miles north) and The Mall Wood Green (under half a mile south). Not far away are Railway Fields and Highgate Hill.
What a flat roof survey does not cover
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Testing older roof sheets for asbestos
- Structural calculations, which need a structural engineer
- Areas we can’t see or reach safely, including fragile rooflights and sheeting
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- GRP fibreglass
- EPDM rubber
- Single-ply membranes
- Upstands and outlets
- Felt flat roofs
- Mastic asphalt
What we are asked to look at in Wood Green
A flat roof lies open to sun, rain and frost, and water drains off it slowly. Over the years, coverings harden, crack and start to come away at the edges. People typically call us when a leak appears, before a purchase, or when the roof may be near the end of its life.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Splits, cracks and crazing
- Raised blisters across the surface
- Leaks around rooflights
- Loose or cracked edge trims
If you run a business near The Mall Wood Green, flat roofs over shops and units are easy to forget until water comes through a ceiling.
Questions to ask before you book
- What they will not be able to tell you
- What follow-up you get after the report
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- What experience they bring