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Ardleigh Green Landlord Roof Survey
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats in Ardleigh Green, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Damaged pots and flaunching
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
About our landlord roof survey in Ardleigh Green
Our landlord roof survey gives you a clear picture of a roof’s condition in a report you can plan around. We work for landlords, letting agents, managing agents and freeholders along with RTM and residents’ management companies. The report covers defects, photographs and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. It is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey of the whole building. We survey blocks of flats, shared roofs and converted houses, and common reasons people get in touch are damaged pots and flaunching and ponding or splits on flat roofs.
A London butterfly roof slopes down to a central valley gutter that drains to the back of the house. Hidden behind the parapet, that gutter can block or split without anyone seeing it. For a house in Ardleigh Green with this kind of roof, the hidden gutter is one of the first things to check.
The written findings come by email, ready to forward to whoever needs them. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Where
- Ardleigh Green (RM2, RM11, RM3)
- Region
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How it works
The visit has one job: to see as much of the let or shared roof as can safely be seen and record it clearly. Notes and photographs go into the written report. It normally takes roughly 1–2 hours for a house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Surveys in Ardleigh Green can be booked for any day of the week. It helps if you can point us to a visitor permit or a nearby bay, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. A back bedroom window can be the best vantage point for a rear addition, so we may ask to use one.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged with you beforehand.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can safely be seen, including from inside where possible.
- Defects are photographed and their urgency noted.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before we arrive
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
How to book
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
Local roofs in Ardleigh Green
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Whichever you have, the details that tend to fail before the covering itself get the closest look. With Hare Hall about 0.3 miles north-west, Ardleigh 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 the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Take an older house close to All Saints: old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. If you look after a building like Ardleigh Green Junior School, its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale. If you own a rental within reach of Gidea Park station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Ardleigh Green is about 2 miles east of Romford, in Greater London. In Ardleigh Green, as across Greater London, every roof gets the same careful survey. We cover towns and villages across Greater London. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the RM2, RM11 and RM3 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. We offer landlord roof surveys to properties on Ewan Road, Helen Road and Haynes Road and the roads around them. If you’re just outside Ardleigh Green, we cover Gallows Corner (1 mile north), Emerson Park (1 mile south-east), Harold Wood (1 mile north-east), Heath Park (1 mile south-west) and Gidea Park (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover London (15 miles south-west), St Pancras (15 miles west), Shoreditch (13 miles west), Walthamstow (10 miles west), Hoxton (13 miles west) and Whitechapel (13 miles west).
Around Ardleigh Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Ship Public House, The Royal Liberty School and Haynes Park and the streets around them. The closest station to Ardleigh Green is Gidea Park station, about 0.5 miles west of the centre. A little further out are Upminster Tithe Barn Museum of Nostalgia (2.1 miles south-east) and Harold Wood Hospital (0.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there is Hornchurch Cutting.
Common questions in Ardleigh Green
Do you survey roofs for landlords with property near Gidea Park 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 parking a problem for a survey in Ardleigh Green?
It rarely stops a survey, but it is worth planning. Tell us what parking is available nearby, and the visit is planned around it.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime. Just say which days work for you.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain is typically fine; heavy rain and wind are different. In strong wind or heavy rain, a drone cannot fly and access may not be safe, so we’d move the date with you.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. This is a survey of the roof only, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
What’s the best way to book?
It is easiest to call 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Give us the address and some details about the roof, and we will suggest the right survey. Surveys run on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.
Why it’s worth a survey now in Ardleigh Green
Keeping a dated survey on file helps with future planning. Repeat surveys let you see how the roof is changing, which suits a rolling maintenance plan. 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.
Every price we give includes VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Why book us in Ardleigh Green
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- An independent look at the roof
Read what a roof survey costs or what we found on two real jobs.
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What a survey costs
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- Height and safe access
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- The size of the roof
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The final price depends on the size and height of the roof, how it can safely be seen and which survey you book.
What we need to know
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It’s useful to include:
- Anything about access we should know
- Any deadline, like an exchange date
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
- What’s prompted the survey
We confirm the exact price before you book, so you know where you stand. Our price is from £150, including VAT. To book, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Practical tips
These tips come from what we see on roofs every week:
- Ask your managing agent about lease terms
- Give residents notice before a survey
- Check the roof space can be accessed
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
We do not advise on leases or who should pay. Our report sets out the roof’s condition that everyone can refer to.
Keep the loft space accessible so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Stored items over the hatch make checks harder.
Different roofs, different checks
Gutters and downpipes
Blocked gutters cause many leaks into top-floor flats. We check gutters, outlets and downpipes as far as can be seen safely.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Most let houses and many blocks have pitched roofs of slate or tiles. Coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings are inspected where it’s safe to see them.
Checking the roof from ground level
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
What you cannot do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and a fall can be serious. That part is for a survey.