Landlord roof survey in South Street, East Sussex

Local roofs in South Street

There are about 500,000 buildings on England’s list of listed buildings, and around 10,000 conservation areas. If your home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission, so the council is the place to ask. Many older homes in Sussex have handmade clay tiles and tile-hung walls. Some old buildings in Sussex have Horsham stone slab roofs, and oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of East Sussex’s older buildings. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.

The streets around a church such as The Parish Church of St Peter are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, old fixings, lead flashings and tall chimneys are typical of older roofs. If you let a flat or house near Plumpton station, a roof report helps you deal with small faults before they turn into a call from a tenant. Take a building like Chailey School: its roofs, gutters and any chimneys need the same checks as a house’s, just on a bigger scale.

South Street is about 5 miles east of Burgess Hill, in East Sussex. South Street is part of the area we cover and the surrounding area as part of our work across London and South East England. Across East Sussex, we cover South Street and the places around it. There’s also a page for Brighton.

Every address in BN8 is covered for landlord roof surveys, from the main roads to the quietest streets. Local streets include Green Lane, Markstakes Corner and St James Walk, and we cover them all. Close by, we survey roofs in South Chailey (1 mile south), Chailey (1 mile north-east), North Chailey (2 miles north), Chiltington (2 miles south) and Plumpton Green (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also cover Seaford (13 miles south-east), Lewes (5 miles south), Hailsham (13 miles south-east), Crowborough (11 miles north-east), Uckfield (5 miles east) and Newhaven (11 miles south).

Local landmarks in South Street

In South Street, that means homes and buildings near The Five Bells Inn and Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School. South Street’s nearest station is Plumpton station, about 2.2 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Princess Royal Hospital (4.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Blackcap and Malling Down.

What happens if roof problems are left?

Finding a roof defect early typically means a smaller, planned job. Left until it leaks, a roof can damage ceilings and tenants’ belongings and force rushed work. In a place like South Street, a barn or garage roof left to fail puts whatever is inside at risk. It’s worth including them in a survey before a winter does the damage.

The cost of a survey depends on the roof: how big it is, how high it is, the number of separate roofs and how safely it can be seen. Our price is from £150, including VAT.

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Roof by roof

Party-wall upstands and parapets

On terraces, walls rise between neighbouring roofs. Joints and flashings on these walls can fail.

Roof spaces and lofts

Access to the loft may be through a flat or a common area and you will need to arrange it.