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West Hendon Gutter Survey
Gutter surveys around West Hendon, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Fascia boards damaged by overflowing water
- Choked outlets or hopper heads
- Leaks at the gutter joints
What a survey costs
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. That comes down to:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
One thing that affects the price is the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, with VAT included. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Getting in touch
What helps most when you contact us:
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- The property’s address and postcode
- What’s prompted the survey
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
Booking is simple: just phone 07833 053749 or email us and give us some details about the property and we will point you to the right survey. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
About our gutter survey in West Hendon
Owners get in touch after seeing an overflow, finding damp or planning ahead for winter. Landlords and managing agents use it to plan maintenance and buyers sometimes want the gutters looked at before they exchange. Whoever books, we inspect and report in the same way with photos and clear recommendations. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. We are frequently asked to look into gutters full of debris and silt and choked outlets or hopper heads, across valley gutters, fascias and soffits and downpipes.
Much of London’s housing is flats, in converted houses or purpose-built blocks, so roofs are often shared between several households. Whoever looks after the building needs a clear picture of the roof, chimneys and gutters. Leaks from a shared roof rarely affect just one home. A report gives everyone the same picture to plan from, with photos.
The report doesn’t just list problems. For each finding, it explains what it is, why it matters and what we’d recommend, so you can plan your next steps.
- Where
- West Hendon (NW9, NW4)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Gutter surveys around West Hendon
Heath House, about 3.2 miles south-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around West Hendon. On older houses around here, roofs frequently 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. Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. On a semi of that age, the small roofs over the bays, the hip tiles and any later dormer each need their own look. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If your house is among the older ones in the streets near St Matthias the Apostle church, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs. Trees in and around West Hendon Playing Fields shed leaves that can end up in nearby gutters, and an overflowing gutter soon means a wet wall.
West Hendon is about 2 miles north of Neasden, in Greater London. We carry out gutter surveys for homes and businesses in West Hendon and nearby. West Hendon is one of the towns and villages in Greater London we cover. We also survey roofs in London.
Gutter surveys in NW9 and NW4 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. If you need a gutter survey at a property on Alpini Road, Catkin Road and Garrick Road or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around West Hendon include the A5, which makes travel easy. Neighbouring places we cover for gutter surveys include The Hyde (1 mile south), Colindale (1 mile north), The Burroughs (1 mile north-east), Hendon (1 mile east) and Staples Corner (1 mile south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as London (9 miles south-east), City of Westminster (6 miles south-east), Marylebone (6 miles south-east), Kensington (6 miles south), St Pancras (7 miles south-east) and Shoreditch (8 miles south-east).
What’s near West Hendon
Around West Hendon, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Woodfield School, Moon Under Water pub and Brampton College. There is a railway station in West Hendon itself: Hendon station. Well-known places in the area include Brent Cross Shopping Centre (1.1 miles east) and Church Farmhouse Museum (1 mile north-east). Not far away are Masons Field and Parliament Hill.
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Leaves are behind most blocked gutters. Nearby trees drop leaves, twigs and seeds into gutters every autumn and the debris builds up at the outlets. A choked outlet soon means a full, overflowing gutter.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Choked outlets or hopper heads
- Cracked or loose downpipes
- Fascia boards damaged by overflowing water
- Water spilling over the gutter edge
Shop and office owners around Brent Cross Shopping Centre may find that a dated report on the roof is useful for planning and for any lease discussions.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Which viewpoints they use to see the roof
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
Common questions in West Hendon
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Hendon station?
Of course. Let us know whether a tenant or an agent will let us in, and the report can go straight to you or your agent.
Is my home in West Hendon listed or in a conservation area?
For listing, use Historic England’s list; for conservation areas, ask the council. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Is West Hendon in your area?
Yes. We survey roofs in West Hendon and the rest of Greater London. For a price, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
What does the report include?
It sets out what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, with photographs throughout. It also says if any part of the roof couldn’t be seen safely, so you know exactly what was covered.
How much is a gutter survey?
Gutter survey starts from £150, including VAT. The size of the property and the access affect the price. To get a price, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Do I need to be at home?
Not always. If we only need the outside, we can agree that ahead of time, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We check everything that can be seen safely: from ground level, from windows and vantage points, from the loft space, from the roof itself where safe and by drone where it applies. Anything we can’t see is noted in the report.
The survey, step by step
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings as a photo-illustrated written report. On timing, it normally takes between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and more on a big or complicated roof. London terraces rarely offer a view of the whole roof from one spot, so in West Hendon we work round the house, using the street, the windows, the loft and any safe vantage point behind it. If other people live in the building, let us know who can let us into the shared parts.
- You tell us where you’ve seen overflows, drips or damp.
- We walk round the building and check the gutters, downpipes and fascias from ground level.
- We look at hidden gutters as far as safe access allows.
- Where it is safe, we check the loft for signs of water.
- A report with photos and recommendations follows.
Before the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
Book a survey
Unsure which package suits your roof? It’s easiest to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
Practical tips
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Some pointers:
- Check that downpipes are firmly fixed to the wall
- Watch ceilings under valley gutters for fresh marks
- Check for spilling water in a downpour
- Do not climb a ladder to look in the gutters
For let and shared buildings, the report can go on file to help plan maintenance. The photographs help when you explain the work to others.
Get the gutters cleared every year or more often near trees. Late autumn, after the leaves have fallen, is a sensible time. Clear gutters can carry water away as they should.
For landlords and managing agents
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the survey around it.
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. A photo-illustrated written report gives you a clear record of the gutter.
Honest limits
A survey is a proper look at the gutter, but it can’t do everything. Its limits include:
- Blockages deep inside downpipes
- Damage hidden inside walls or behind boards
- Whether a material contains asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
If you’re not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Parapet and box gutters
- Outlets and hoppers
- Eaves gutters
- Valley gutters
- Downpipes
- Fascias and soffits