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Landlord roof survey in Frating Green, Essex
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats for Frating Green, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photos.
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Damaged pots and flaunching
What you can safely check yourself
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.
What you can’t do safely is get up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That is where a survey comes in.
Landlord roof survey in Frating Green: what you get
We check the same things on a let roof as on any other: slates or tiles, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the loft. Flat roofs on blocks, extensions and garages are included where they’re part of the brief. We also look at chimneys, parapets and party-wall upstands where it is safe to see them and the loft where access is safe. We survey rented houses, shared roofs and flat roofs on blocks, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are ceiling stains reported by tenants and damaged party-wall upstands or parapets.
Some older homes in villages like Frating Green are listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials can be used when work is done, so check with the council before planning anything. A roof report helps you plan work with that in mind. Where a building is listed, matching the existing roof materials is often expected.
Report times depend on the survey you book: the Basic Survey within 48 hours, the Standard Survey in 24 to 48 hours and the Premium Survey on the same day.
- Location
- Frating Green (CO7)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Frating Green homes and their roofs
Frating Green is within about 4 miles of the coast, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Metal fixings and flashings corrode faster in salt air, while gales work at loose ridges, slates and tiles, while driving rain finds any gap. Clay tiles and timber weatherboarding mark out many of the older buildings in Essex, alongside plenty of post-war and newer estates. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
In and around Frating Green, as anywhere, a roof is easiest to deal with when its problems are found early.
Frating Green is about 6 miles east of Colchester, in Essex. We cover Frating Green and the rest of Essex. Across Essex, we cover Frating Green. There is also a page for Chelmsford.
Surveys in CO7 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Local streets include Tokely Road, Fenn Close and Main Road, all of which we cover. Close by, we survey roofs in Balls Green (1 mile north), Hare Green (1 mile north), Frating (1 mile south-west), Cowey Green (1 mile north) and Great Bentley (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Colchester (6 miles west), Clacton-on-Sea (7 miles south-east), Harwich (11 miles north-east), Camulodunum (7 miles west), Greenstead (5 miles west) and Tiptree (13 miles west).
Landmarks near Frating Green
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Kings Arms, among other places. The closest station to Frating Green is Great Bentley station, about 1.7 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Wivenhoe Chapel Museum (3.2 miles west). For a walk, there is Cockaynes Wood.
How it works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes between one and two hours for a single let house, with blocks of flats taking longer. Rural addresses near Frating Green can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions, or a note of a nearby landmark, help us arrive on time. The visit itself is the same as anywhere else.
- First, we confirm the scope and the purpose of the report.
- You arrange access to the loft and any flats we need.
- Each roof is looked at from safe vantage points and inside where possible.
- We photograph defects and note how urgent they look.
- A written condition report follows to help you plan.
Before we arrive
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
Getting a price
Getting a price is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and give us some details about the property and we will explain which survey suits. We confirm the price before anything is booked.
Advice
Why get it checked now?
Tenants can only report what shows inside. By the time a stain appears, water may have been getting in for a while. A survey looks at the roof itself. For an older or listed building in a place like Frating Green, repairs may need matching materials and consent, so leaving a defect until it’s urgent leaves less time to plan.
For a price for your roof in Frating Green, ring 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the roof. We will confirm the figure before booking.
What you get with us
- CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID)
- An independent view of the roof
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Visits on any day of the week
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When you need someone else
In fairness, a roof survey has limits:
- Parts of the roof we cannot safely see or access
- Structural calculations or an engineer’s report
- Whether materials contain asbestos (a specialist asbestos surveyor’s job)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What this survey covers
- Blocks of flats
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
- Converted houses
- Shared roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
Surveys for landlords and agents in Frating Green
Letting agents often book on a landlord’s behalf. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: we need access agreed with the freeholder or managing agent. Let us know about it as you book and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
Common questions in Frating Green
How do I find out if my home in Frating Green is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It is worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Do you cover smaller places like Frating Green?
Yes, Frating Green is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.
What’s the price of a landlord roof survey?
Prices start from £150, including VAT. The building’s size, roofs and access all affect the price. To get a price, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Does this replace a RICS building survey?
No. We survey the roof and its parts, not the whole property. It is not a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey or a structural engineer’s report.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. The report may flag materials that could contain asbestos on buildings built or refurbished before 2000, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on the survey. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in, while outside access can be discussed when you book.
Signs you need a landlord roof survey in Frating Green
Many let properties sit under roofs that have seen decades of weather. Fixings, flashings and underlay can fail before the slates or tiles themselves, and a survey helps show where that’s happening.
People normally book a survey after spotting something like this:
- Loose ridge or hip tiles
- Blocked gutters over flats
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Leaks into upper flats
Landlords with a home close to Great Bentley station may find that a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether any drone flown is registered with the CAA
- How they plan to inspect the roof safely
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
- What they will not be able to tell you