Hertfordshire · London and the South East
Broxbourne Gutter Survey
We take a careful look at the gutter at your property in Broxbourne, and put it all in a written report with photos.
- Choked outlets or hopper heads
- Dripping or leaking gutter joints
- Brackets that have dropped or snapped
How we price gutter surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- The size of the roof
- The shape of the roof and its details
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
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 we need to know
Before you get in touch, it’s useful to have:
- The address and postcode of the property
- Anything about access we should know
- The reason for the survey, like buying, a leak or storm damage
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Gutter survey in Broxbourne
Most gutters hang from the fascia boards at the eaves, so we look at the fascias and soffits too. Long-term overflowing can soften and rot timber boards and stain the soffits below. Older buildings, from before 2000, can have asbestos cement soffits, gutters or downpipes. We don’t carry out asbestos testing, so we flag anything that might contain it for a specialist asbestos surveyor to check. We survey parapet and box gutters, downpipes and fascias and soffits, and the problems we are asked to look at most are choked outlets or hopper heads and dripping or leaking gutter joints.
Around Broxbourne, older cottages sit alongside bungalows and newer houses. Older roofs can have slate, clay tiles or other traditional coverings, while many later ones have concrete tiles. Chimneys, valleys and gutters on older homes frequently need the most attention. The fixings under an older roof often fail before good slates or tiles do.
The Standard Survey adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. The Premium Survey goes further, with thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies, structural analysis and an in-person consultation.
- Place
- Broxbourne (EN10, EN11)
- Wider area
- Hertfordshire
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Nearby places to Broxbourne
Other services in Broxbourne
Tips that help
You don’t need to be a roofer to help. Here’s what helps most:
- Check the loft with care after heavy rain
- Check that downpipes are firmly fixed to the wall
- Note any damp stains below the gutters
- Get trees that overhang the gutters trimmed
After any work is done, watch the gutters in the next heavy rain. Water should run to the outlets and away without spilling over, and if it does not, raise it with whoever did the job.
Hidden gutters need clearing too. They block in the same way as the gutters you can see but they’re much harder to spot, so make sure they’re included in any clearing work.
The survey, step by step
Every roof is different, but as a rough guide the survey takes an hour or two at a house, depending on how many gutter runs and downpipes there are. You’re welcome to ask questions while we’re there. Homes around Broxbourne often have gardens on more than one side, which gives us room to step back and see the roof. Mention any side of the property we cannot get to. The loft, where there is safe access, completes the picture.
- First, you tell us what you’ve seen, such as overflows or damp.
- We look along the gutters, downpipes and fascias from ground level and from windows.
- Any valley, parapet or box gutters are looked at as far as safe access allows.
- We look in the roof space, where there is safe access, for signs of water getting in.
- We send a written report with photos and clear recommendations.
Getting ready for the survey
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
Arrange a survey
Every survey is priced before it’s booked, so you know the cost up front. Prices start from £150, including VAT. For a price for your roof, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
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Landlords, agents and block managers in Broxbourne
A roof problem in a let property affects your tenants as well as the building. A survey shows what needs attention, so you can plan the work.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords. Larger roofs take longer, so they’re priced to suit.
Common questions in Broxbourne
Can a landlord with a rental near Broxbourne station book a roof survey?
Yes. We survey roofs for landlords, letting agents and managing agents as well as owners. You can phone 07833 053749 or email us with the address and what you need, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Is Broxbourne within the area you cover?
Yes, Broxbourne is covered. Our area covers London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
How experienced are you?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have carried out more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
Do you take photos of the roof?
Yes. We photograph the roof as we go, and they go into the written report.
Are you insured?
We are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Does the season matter for a gutter survey?
Whenever suits you. If water is already spilling over, book sooner rather than later, because the walls take the water.
Do you check valley and parapet gutters?
Yes, as far as they can safely be seen. We look from vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe and a drone where it applies.
Can I check my roof myself?
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Slates, tiles, flat roofs and rooflights can give way, and falls from height are serious. That is where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where it applies.
It helps to keep a record: dates of leaks, photos from ground level and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
Local roofs in Broxbourne
If your home is older, it is worth knowing whether it is listed or in a conservation area before planning roof work. Changes that affect a listed building’s special interest need listed building consent, and councils can also use Article 4 directions to control changes in conservation areas. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile, 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 Broxbourne station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let. Trees in and around Barclay Park shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. If you own one of the older houses in the streets near Church of St Augustine, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Broxbourne is about 6 miles west of Harlow, in Hertfordshire. We visit Broxbourne as part of our work across Hertfordshire. We cover towns and villages across Hertfordshire, large and small. There is also a page for London.
We survey roofs across EN10 and EN11 for gutter surveys. Streets in the area include New Road, Cock Lane and Bell Lane, and we cover them all. Being close to the A10 and A1170, Broxbourne is easy for us to reach. If you are just outside Broxbourne, we cover Hoddesdon (1 mile north-east), High Leigh (1 mile north), Wormley (1 mile south), Goose Green (1 mile north-west) and Woollensbrook (1 mile north). We also work in nearby towns such as Stevenage (13 miles north-west), St Albans (13 miles west), Bishop's Stortford (11 miles north-east), Welwyn Garden City (8 miles north-west), Harpenden (15 miles west) and Cheshunt (3 miles south-west).
Around Broxbourne
Around Broxbourne, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Golden Lion Inn, Barclay Park and Sheredes School, among other places. The closest station to Broxbourne is Broxbourne station, roughly 0.5 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Barrowfield (3.7 miles north) and Lowewood Museum (0.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Broxbourne includes Cheshunt Lake and Danemead.
Why act early in Broxbourne
Small gutter faults rarely fix themselves. Every downpour adds to the damage on the walls, the fascias and sometimes the rooms inside. A survey now tells you what needs doing and how urgent it is. Around Broxbourne, a leak in an older house can soak into timbers and plaster, which is far harder to put right than the roof fault itself.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT.
Why us?
- Photos and a written report every time
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- More than 5,000 surveys completed
- Surveys on weekdays and at weekends
Read what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.