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Landlord Roof Survey in Badgers Mount
Know where you stand with the let or shared roof before you decide what to do next. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Badgers Mount, with photos and a clear written report.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
How the survey changes by roof type
Gutters and downpipes
Overflowing gutters soak walls and can lead to damp in flats. We record what we see.
Party-wall upstands and parapets
Where a roof is shared with neighbours, we can only inspect what we’re given access to, and the report says what was seen.
Landlord roof survey in Badgers Mount: what you get
Shared roofs on blocks, converted houses and terraces raise their own questions. We look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, including from the roof space and the flats where access is arranged. The report records the condition of each part, so everyone works from the same facts. Where neighbours share the roof, we can only inspect what we’re given access to. If you’ve noticed choked outlets and gutters and ceiling stains reported by tenants, we can find out what’s behind it, on blocks of flats, rented houses and shared roofs alike.
In a village or hamlet like Badgers Mount, older cottages and farmhouses often sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are often old. Each needs checking in its own way, and thatch is a specialist material we report on as far as it can be seen. On older roofs, it’s typically the chimneys and lead flashings that need work first.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Location
- Badgers Mount (TN14)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Badgers Mount questions
Can a landlord with a rental near Knockholt station book a roof survey?
Yes, landlords and agents are among the people we work for. You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you need, and we will talk through which survey suits.
Is Badgers Mount within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Can we use the survey to plan a roof budget?
Yes, that is one of the main reasons clients book. A repeat survey later shows how the roof has changed, which suits a rolling plan.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs can’t always be walked on. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where it applies let us see the rest, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so the freeholder or managing agent needs to agree access. We inspect only the parts we are allowed to reach.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. For the rest of the building, a RICS home survey is a separate job.
Will you check the loft?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. Please clear anything stored under the hatch.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Badgers Mount
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. Recommendations are set out in order of urgency where relevant.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in. Surveys run on any day of the week, which helps when tenants work during the week.
What affects the price in Badgers Mount
When we price a survey, we consider:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- The number of roofs, including extensions and garages
- If the survey needs thermal imaging or a drone
- Which survey package you book
To find out what your survey will cost, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details. We will confirm the figure before booking.
Booking your survey
A little information up front helps. It is useful to include:
- Pictures of the roof from a safe spot, if you have them
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- What made you get in touch
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To send them or to book, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Tips from our surveys
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Do not wait for a leak to survey the roof
- Tell tenants when we are coming
- Keep the loft hatch clear and reachable
- Keep past survey reports with the building’s records
The report comes with photos and written recommendations ranked by urgency where relevant. We send it by email so you can share it with owners, agents or contractors.
Regular roof checks beat waiting for a leak. A survey every few years suits many let and shared buildings, alongside yearly gutter clearing.
Can I check my roof myself?
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground.
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.
The survey, step by step
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photos. As for time on site, it typically takes between one and two hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. For a village or hamlet like Badgers Mount, the journey is planned beforehand: let us know about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- Each roof is checked as far as it can be seen safely, including from inside where possible.
- We photograph each defect and note how urgent it looks.
- You get a written condition report to help plan maintenance.
Before the survey
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Keep pets in another room
How to book
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
Towns and villages near Badgers Mount
Other services in Badgers Mount
Badgers Mount homes and their roofs
With Lullingstone Castle about 2.5 miles north-east, Badgers Mount sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. On roofs like these, good slates or tiles can outlast the nails, battens, lead and mortar around them.
If you live near a park like Hewitt's Chalk Bank, or anywhere with mature trees, autumn leaves can block gutters and valleys, and blocked gutters overflow and soak walls. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Halstead Community Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. If your house is among the older ones in the streets near St Margaret's Church, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look.
Badgers Mount is about 4 miles south-east of Orpington, in Kent. We carry out landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in Badgers Mount. Our Kent coverage includes Badgers Mount. Our London page covers surveys nearby.
All of TN14 is within our area for landlord roof surveys. We cover properties on Old London Road, Woodlands View and Orpington Bypass and the roads around them. You will find Badgers Mount on the A224, so it is easy for us to get to. Other places close to Badgers Mount include Halstead (1 mile south-west), Bopeep (1 mile north), Maypole (1 mile north), Well Hill (1 mile north) and Sepham Heath (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Dartford (8 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (12 miles north-east), Tonbridge (11 miles south-east) and Northfleet (11 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Badgers Mount
In Badgers Mount, that means homes and buildings near Green Street Green Primary School, Hewitt's Chalk Bank and The Cock Inn and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Knockholt station, about 0.8 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Otford Heritage Centre (3 miles south-east) and Lullingstone Castle (2.5 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Downe Bank Nature Reserve.