Medway · London and the South East
Landlord roof survey in St Mary Hoo, Medway
Landlord roof surveys across St Mary Hoo, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. You get a clear report with photographs.
- Leaking joints at party walls
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
- Damp or stains in top-floor flats
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in St Mary Hoo
The coast is about 2 miles or less from St Mary Hoo, 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. 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 check with the council.
Whatever the street in St Mary Hoo, a roof costs least to look after when faults are caught early.
St Mary Hoo is about 4 miles south of Canvey Island, in Medway. If you are in St Mary Hoo, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Our Medway coverage includes St Mary Hoo. Maidstone is in our area too.
Landlord roof surveys in ME3 are booked the same way as anywhere else. We also cover the places around St Mary Hoo: Fenn Street (1 mile south-west), High Halstow (1 mile south-west), Sharnal Street (2 miles south-west), Tunbridge Hill (2 miles south) and Kingsnorth (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Gillingham (6 miles south), Chatham (8 miles south), Rochester (6 miles south-west), Rainham (7 miles south), Strood (7 miles south-west) and Luton (7 miles south).
What’s near St Mary Hoo
Other landmarks nearby include Bay Museum (3.6 miles north) and Medway Maritime Hospital (6 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Bishop Saltings.
Landlord roof surveys for homes and businesses in St Mary Hoo
A landlord roof survey covers the usual parts of a roof: coverings, ridges, hips, valleys, flashings, chimneys, gutters and the roof space. 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 and the loft where access is safe. We survey shared roofs, converted houses and flat roofs on blocks, and common reasons people get in touch are damp or stains in top-floor flats and damaged pots and flaunching.
Village roofs often face open fields and take the full force of wind and rain, which is hard on ridges, chimneys, flashings and gutters. 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.
What you get is a clear record of the let or shared roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- St Mary Hoo (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near St Mary Hoo
Also in St Mary Hoo
For landlords and managing agents
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in St Mary Hoo. To discuss a property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Landlords and agents in St Mary Hoo book surveys as well as homeowners. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the let or shared roof.
Do you need a landlord roof survey in St Mary Hoo?
Many blocks and converted houses have several roof types. They all age at different rates, and flat roofs over rear additions frequently need attention sooner.
Typical things we are asked to look at include:
- Ponding or splits on flat roofs
- Missing or loose roof coverings
- Failed flashings at walls and chimneys
- Choked outlets and gutters
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Mary, corroded nails, tired lead and weathered chimney pointing are the things to watch on older roofs.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- If they fly a drone, whether they hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- What exactly goes into their report
- Is VAT included in the price?
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry and it will help the survey.
During heavy rain, look at the gutters from ground level or a window. Water spilling over the edge can point to a blockage or a sagging run.
What affects the cost of landlord roof surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- The size of the roof
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
- Features like valleys, chimneys, dormers and parapets
There are three survey packages: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, all including VAT. The price for your roof depends on its size, access and what you want to find out.
What we need to know
Here’s what helps us most when you contact us:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Anything about access we should know
- The address and postcode of the property
- When you need the report by
If you are buying, it’s useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or drop us an email when you’re ready.
St Mary Hoo questions
Is St Mary Hoo within the area you cover?
We do. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one.
Do roofs near the sea, like those around St Mary Hoo, take more of a battering?
Yes, coastal weather is harder on roofs: there’s more wind, and more salt in the air. Ridges, verges, flashings and fixings are where it typically shows.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it’s applicable and safe, yes. We are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where applicable.
Will you inspect a roof that several owners share?
Yes. We survey what we can access and see safely. The report records what couldn’t be seen in the report.
Will you need to get into tenants’ homes?
We may do. Where the loft or roof can only be reached through a home, we’ll need to go in so please give residents notice.
Can you survey at the weekend?
Surveys can be booked for any day of the week: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Just tell us the days that suit you.
How do I arrange a landlord roof survey in St Mary Hoo?
Just ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address. We’ll ask a few questions, confirm the price and agree a date.
Honest limits
We only report everything that’s safely in view on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- Asbestos testing of roof sheets or soffits
- A full building survey of every part of the property
- The structure in the way a structural engineer would assess it
If you are not sure which survey you need, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- Gutters and downpipes
- Shared roofs
- Blocks of flats
- Converted houses
- Rented houses
- Flat roofs on blocks
What we do, step by step
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. The whole visit normally takes about one to two hours for most houses, and longer for a large or complex roof. In a hamlet or village like St Mary Hoo, a postcode does not always lead to the right gate, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- You tell us about the building, its roofs and any known leaks.
- We confirm the access we will need.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where safe.
- The report records areas we couldn’t access.
- Findings and recommendations are set out with photos.
Before the survey
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
- Have keys ready for side gates, garages or roof access doors
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Getting a price
We survey roofs on any day of the week. To find a date that works for you, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.