Essex · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Ashdon
Landlord roof surveys across Ashdon, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photographs.
- Cracked or lifting flashings
- Damaged party-wall upstands or parapets
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
Landlord roof surveys around Ashdon
With Audley End House about 4.7 miles south-west, Ashdon sits in an area with a long building history. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. Weatherboarded walls and clay tile roofs are typical of older Essex buildings, alongside plenty of post-war and newer estates. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you live in an older home near Church of All Saints, its chimney, valleys and lead work are likely to be the parts that need attention first.
Ashdon is about 4 miles north-east of Saffron Walden, in Essex. Whether the building in Ashdon is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, we can survey the roof on a weekday or at the weekend. Ashdon is one of the places in Essex where we work. Our Chelmsford page covers surveys nearby.
All of CB10 is covered for landlord roof surveys. Streets in the area include Dorvis Lane, Carters Croft and Radwinter Road, and we cover them all. We also cover Steventon End (1 mile east), Church End (1 mile south-west) and The Common (3 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns such as Saffron Walden (4 miles south-west), Great Dunmow (13 miles south), Stansted Mountfitchet (12 miles south-west), Elsenham (10 miles south), Sible Hedingham (13 miles south-east) and Church End (12 miles south).
What’s near Ashdon
In Ashdon, that means homes and buildings near Rose And Crown Inn. Well-known places in the area include Saffron Walden Museum (3.8 miles south-west) and Castle Camps (2.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Hales and Shadwell Woods and Rivey Hill.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Ashdon
Access needs arranging before a survey of a let or shared building. We may need to get into the loft space and some or all of the flats, so tenants or leaseholders need notice. Your agent or you arrange access and we will say what we need when booking. Where we can’t get into part of the building, the report says so. Typical surveys look at gutters overflowing onto walls and mortar falling from ridges and verges, on rented houses, converted houses and flat roofs on blocks.
In a small place like Ashdon, many roofs stand in the open, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. Older walls take a long time to dry once water gets in. A roof report shows what needs attention first. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
The report is yours to share with whoever needs it: your solicitor, the seller, your insurer, a roofer or the building’s managing agent, whichever applies.
- Where
- Ashdon (CB10)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Places near Ashdon
Other services in Ashdon
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photos included.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, putting the urgent items at the top.
Ashdon: your questions answered
Is Ashdon within the area you cover?
Yes, Ashdon is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Ashdon?
Yes, Ashdon is within the area we cover. Our area covers London and the South East. Just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the property.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, if whoever owns or manages the building agrees access. We look at the parts we are given access to.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: Monday to Friday, Saturdays and Sundays. Let us know which days suit you as you book.
Do you use drones?
Yes, where applicable and safe. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. It’s included in the Drone Roof Survey and, where applicable, the Premium Survey.
Does the weather affect the survey?
A survey can usually go ahead in light rain. Strong wind or heavy rain can stop drone flights and make roof access unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather isn’t suitable.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes, we survey shared roofs often. Where a neighbouring roof is not part of the access, we can only see it from vantage points and we will say so.
How the survey changes by roof type
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Parapet walls often hide gutters behind them. They’re checked where safe access allows.
Shared chimney stacks
Many terraces and conversions have shared stacks. We check pots, flaunching, pointing and flashings as far as can be seen.
How the survey works
We work from the outside in: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. In total, it takes about one to two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. In a hamlet or village like Ashdon, a postcode doesn’t always lead to the right gate, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- We agree the roofs to be surveyed and what you need the report for.
- Access to flats and the loft space is arranged by you or your agent.
- We inspect each roof as far as it can be seen safely.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- You get a written report to plan maintenance and budgets.
How to prepare
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Check pets are kept safely away
Book a survey
Getting a price is simple: just call 07833 053749 or send us an email, let us know about the property and we will explain which survey suits. The price is agreed up front.
Advice
What we cannot see
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- Who pays under the lease (that is a legal question)
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will recommend the right survey. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Ashdon
- Converted houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Rented houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Blocks of flats
Common roof problems in Ashdon
On a shared roof, it is not always clear who should act. Each party may assume someone else is dealing with it, so maintenance gets put off. An independent report helps everyone see the facts.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Ceiling stains reported by tenants
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Leaking joints at party walls
If you look after a building such as Ashdon Primary School, a written record of a large roof helps plan work for the holidays rather than in term time.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is added on top
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Whether the loft space is looked at, where there is one
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
Before and after the survey
Getting the most from a landlord roof survey starts before we arrive and carries on afterwards. Tips:
- Deal with urgent items first
- Don’t wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Give tenants a simple way to report leaks
- File each roof report for future reference
Photos make it easier to explain the findings to leaseholders, tenants or directors. We keep the report clear and jargon-light.
Make sure the loft hatch can be reached and opened so a surveyor can look inside the roof. Clutter around the hatch slows things down.