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Orsett Landlord Roof Survey
Roof condition reports for landlords, agents and blocks of flats across Orsett, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Get in touch for a price.
- Worn ridges, hips and verges
- Gutters overflowing onto walls
- Leaking joints at party walls
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, including offices, shops and units. Bigger roofs take more time, so they’re priced to suit.
About our landlord roof survey in Orsett
A landlord roof survey covers the usual parts of a roof: 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’s safe to see them, along with the loft space where there is safe access. We survey converted houses, gutters and downpipes and rented houses, and common reasons people get in touch are damaged pots and flaunching and leaking joints at party walls.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, so ridges, chimney stacks, flashings and gutters work hard. Damp in old walls is slow to dry, so a small leak can do a lot of harm. A written report sets out what to deal with and in what order. Lead flashings and old chimney stacks are often where weather gets in first.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, so you can see each defect rather than just read about it. Anything out of sight on the day is listed as such.
- Where
- Orsett (RM16)
- Wider area
- Thurrock
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
When you need someone else
It helps to know what a survey will not do before booking:
- The rest of the building, as a RICS Level 2 or 3 survey would
- Who pays under the lease (that is a legal question)
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Orsett
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
Why act early in Orsett
A dated condition report is useful for the building’s records. Repeat surveys let you see how the roof is changing, which suits a rolling maintenance plan. Around Orsett, older homes often have old roof timbers, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it is left.
Prices start from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we’ll tell you which fits.
Why book us in Orsett
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- Plain-English reports with photos
Read what a roof survey costs or our case studies.
Nearby places to Orsett
More services for Orsett
Local roofs in Orsett
The coast is about 4 miles or less from Orsett, and being near the sea means more wind and salt than a roof inland would face. Salt is hard on nails, clips and metal flashings, and strong wind lifts anything already loose on a roof, and driving rain gets into whatever gap is left. In Essex, older buildings are frequently clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, while many towns grew with post-war and newer estates. Knowing the covering helps explain which parts of a roof are likely to need work first.
If you look after a shop, office or commercial unit, for example near Ealing Broadway Centre, a written record of the roof’s condition helps you plan maintenance rather than react to leaks. If you let a flat or house near Stanford-Le-Hope station, the gap between tenancies is a good time to have the roof looked at. For site and facilities teams at buildings such as Orsett Church of England Primary School, large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other.
Orsett is about 2 miles north-east of Grays, in Thurrock. Wherever you are in Orsett, we can carry out landlord roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. We cover towns and villages across Thurrock, large and small. We also survey roofs in Chelmsford.
Landlord roof surveys in RM16 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on Rutledge Close, Wingfield Drive and Hew Watt Close or a nearby road, we can help. You’ll find Orsett on the B188, which makes it straightforward to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for landlord roof surveys include Baker Street (1 mile south-west), Southfields (1 mile east), Bulphan (3 miles north), West Horndon (4 miles north) and East Horndon (5 miles north). Further out, we also cover Stanford-le-Hope (3 miles east), South Ockendon (3 miles west), Balstonia (3 miles east), Corringham (4 miles east), Aveley (5 miles west) and Tilbury (3 miles south).
Landmarks near Orsett
In Orsett, that means homes and buildings near Treetops School, Whitmore Arms Public House and William Edwards School and Sports College and the streets around them. The closest station to Orsett is Stanford-Le-Hope station, roughly 2.5 miles east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Orsett Hospital (under half a mile south) and Walton Hall Museum (2.3 miles south-east). The countryside around Orsett includes Horndon Meadow.
The survey, step by step
We will ask a few questions first, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes about one to two hours for most houses, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. Older roofs in small places like Orsett can have low, tight loft spaces, so it helps to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- We start by agreeing the scope, roof by roof.
- You or your agent arrange access to the roof space and any flats we need to enter.
- We inspect each roof from safe vantage points, the loft space and the roof itself where safe.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- The report sets out condition and recommendations to help you plan.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know about parking near the property
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Getting a price
Not sure which survey you need? It is easiest to phone 07833 053749 or email us and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
Common questions in Orsett
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Orsett?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Can a landlord with a rental near Stanford-Le-Hope station book a roof survey?
Yes, rented property is part of what we cover. You can call 07833 053749 or email us with the address and a few details, including who will give access on the day.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Not necessarily. If we only need the outside, we can agree that ahead of time, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Can you survey a shared roof on a terrace or converted house?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. Areas we couldn’t see are noted as well as what could.
What if it rains on the day?
Light rain does not typically stop a survey. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather isn’t suitable.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it is disturbed.
Do you work in Orsett?
Yes, we do. We carry out landlord roof surveys in Orsett, and the service is the same as everywhere else we work.
Tips that help
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They apply to most roofs:
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- File each roof report for future reference
- Have gutters and outlets cleared every year
- Ask residents to report damp right away
If you need to share the findings with leaseholders or a board, the photos help. The report is written in plain language.
Deal with the high-priority defects quickly and schedule the others. Left alone, minor faults normally get worse.
Different roofs, different checks
Flat roofs on blocks and rear additions
Outlets on flat roofs block easily, and standing water follows. We check them as part of the survey.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
On older pitched roofs, the fixings and underlay frequently fail before good slates or tiles. We note what we can see.