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Gutter survey in Allen's Green, Hertfordshire
We take a careful look at the gutter at your property in Allen's Green, and put it all in a photo-illustrated written report.
- Blocked outlets and hoppers
- Water backing up from a hidden gutter
- Gutters packed with leaves or moss
DIY checks: what’s safe
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
How a gutter survey works in Allen's Green
Damp on walls, water marks under a valley or streaks down the brickwork often trace back to the gutters. Our gutter survey helps show whether the rainwater system is the cause, from whatever is safely visible. If the evidence points elsewhere, such as a flashing or the roof covering, we’ll say so, with a suggested next step. We survey eaves gutters, outlets and hoppers and valley gutters, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are rotten fascias or stained soffits and gutters full of debris and silt.
Somewhere as small as Allen's Green, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses, with outbuildings and some newer houses. Older roofs may be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, often with chimneys that have stood a long time. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. Chimneys and lead flashings on old roofs often need the most attention.
After the visit, you get a photo-illustrated written report, emailed to you. It sets out the condition of the gutter, any defects and our written recommendations.
- Place
- Allen's Green (CM21)
- Region
- Hertfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
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Prices for gutter surveys in Allen's Green
Our packages start from £150, with VAT included. The price for your roof depends on:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
The cost of a survey depends on the roof: its size, its height, how many sections it has and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.
Getting in touch
To price your survey accurately, we will ask about:
- Anything about access we should know
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- The address and postcode of the property
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
We confirm the exact price before you book, so you know where you stand. Prices start from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Allen's Green questions
Is my home in Allen's Green 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.
I let a flat near Sawbridgeworth station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, letting agents and landlords book with us as well as owners. Just phone 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the building, including who will give access on the day.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. On a shared roof we can only inspect the parts we’re allowed to reach, and the report makes that clear.
Do you test soffits or gutters for asbestos?
No, that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor. We point out materials on older buildings that could contain asbestos so it can be checked before work starts.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you when you book.
Do you look in the roof space?
Where it’s relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
What’s in the survey report?
A report with photographs, covering the condition of the gutter, the defects we found and what we recommend. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Allen's Green
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Allen's Green. For a price for a let property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Let us know about it when you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
The survey, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. The survey typically takes about 1–2 hours for most homes, and longer where there are parapet, valley or box gutters to follow. In a hamlet or village like Allen's Green, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First, you let us know what you’ve seen, like overflows or damp.
- We look along the gutters, downpipes and fascias from ground level and from windows.
- Valley, parapet and box gutters are inspected as far as they can safely be seen.
- The loft space is checked for water marks if it’s safe to get into.
- The findings are written up with photographs and recommendations.
Before the survey
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
Book a survey
For a price for gutter surveys in Allen's Green, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form. A few details about the property and the roof help us price the survey accurately.
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Gutter surveys in Allen's Green: local notes
Historic houses such as Much Hadham Palace, about 2.2 miles north-west, show how far back building in the area around Allen's Green goes. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
For landlords with property near Sawbridgeworth station, knowing the condition of the roof, chimneys and gutters helps you plan work rather than react to complaints. For an older house near a landmark like Former Church of St Anne, the nails, lead and mortar on the roof may be wearing out even where the slates or tiles look fine.
Allen's Green is about 3 miles south-west of Bishop's Stortford, in Hertfordshire. We survey roofs in Allen's Green and the rest of Hertfordshire, as part of our work across London and the South East. Our Hertfordshire coverage includes Allen's Green and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
We cover every part of the CM21 postcode area for gutter surveys and the streets around it. Close by, we survey roofs in Thorley (2 miles north-east), High Wych (2 miles south), Spellbrook (2 miles east), Sawbridgeworth (2 miles south-east) and Thorley Street (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Stevenage (13 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (3 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (13 miles west), Hoddesdon (8 miles south-west), Cheshunt (11 miles south-west) and Hatfield (15 miles west).
Around Allen's Green
The closest station to Allen's Green is Sawbridgeworth station, about 2.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Herts and Essex Hospital (3.4 miles north-east) and Harlow Mill (3.2 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Thorley Wash nature reserve.
Leave it or get it looked at?
Climbing a ladder to look in the gutters yourself is risky. You can see drips and overflows from the ground but hidden gutters are another matter. We inspect as far as it is safe to see and put it in writing. Older and listed buildings around Allen's Green may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, with VAT included. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Why book with us
- Over 20 years’ experience
- We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- An independent look at the roof
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and what we found on two real jobs.
Roof by roof
Lead-lined valley and parapet gutters
Some older roofs have a central valley running to the back, and a blockage there can overflow inside. It is inspected as far as safe access allows.
Aluminium and other metal gutters
Joints and fixings are the weak points on metal gutters. Any leaks or corrosion we spot go in the report.