West Berkshire · London and the South East
Landlord Roof Survey in Three Ashes
Need a landlord roof survey in Three Ashes? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Splits and blisters in flat roof coverings
- Chimney stacks in poor repair
Prices for landlord roof surveys in Three Ashes
We confirm the exact price before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- Roof area
- Any need for thermal images or a drone flight
To find out what your survey will cost, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and some details. The price is agreed before a date is set.
What we need to know
We’ll normally ask about:
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- What’s prompted the survey
- Access details, like a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Landlord roof survey in Three Ashes
A roof condition report helps you plan maintenance and set budgets. You can see what’s urgent and what can wait, as far as can be judged from what’s visible. It does not include repair cost estimates, but it gives contractors a clear brief to price from. Urgent defects are flagged clearly, so you can deal with it first and budget for the rest. We survey gutters and downpipes, rented houses and shared roofs, and the problems we are asked to look at most are mortar falling from ridges and verges and cracked or leaning shared chimneys.
In a village or hamlet like Three Ashes, older cottages and farmhouses frequently sit alongside barns, outbuildings and a few newer houses. Roofs there can be clay tile, slate, stone or thatch, and chimney stacks are frequently old. We report on everything that’s safely in view, and thatch is a specialist material. On older roofs, it is normally the chimneys and lead flashings that need work 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, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Where
- Three Ashes (RG7)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Survey days
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
Party-wall upstands and parapets
A parapet can hide a gutter that is hard to see. They’re checked where safe access allows.
Pitched roofs on houses and blocks
Most let houses and many blocks have pitched roofs of slate or tiles. We check coverings, ridges, hips, valleys and flashings where it’s safe to see them.
How the survey works
It is useful to start with what’s prompted the survey: a purchase, a leak, a storm, new work or simply peace of mind. It helps us focus on what matters most to you. Most visits take roughly 1–2 hours for a house, and longer for a block or a building with several roofs. For a village or hamlet like Three Ashes, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- First, we confirm the roofs and areas to be surveyed.
- You or your agent arrange access to the loft space and any flats we need to enter.
- The roofs are inspected from ground level, vantage points, the loft space and the roof where it’s safe.
- Every defect we find is photographed and given a priority where relevant.
- We send a written report you can use to plan maintenance and budgets.
Before the survey
- Make sure we can get to the back of the property
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- Find any records of previous roof work
Getting a price
Unsure which package suits your roof? It is easiest to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll talk you through the options and what they cost.
Related advice
What you can safely check yourself
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
A lot can be seen from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
Nearby places to Three Ashes
Also in Three Ashes
Landlord and commercial surveys in Three Ashes
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as householders. A written report with photos gives you a clear record of the let or shared roof, useful for planning maintenance.
Where a roof is shared: we need access agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Tell us about it when you book and we will plan the survey around it.
Before and after the survey
Most of what helps is simple and safe from the ground. A few suggestions:
- Tell tenants when we’re coming
- Check your lease or ask a solicitor about who pays
- Act on high-priority defects quickly
- Don’t wait for a leak to survey the roof
We do not advise on leases or who should pay. Our report sets out the roof’s condition that everyone can refer to.
Keep gutters and outlets clear and include any valley or parapet gutters. Blocked gutters are a common cause of leaks into top-floor flats.
Three Ashes questions
I let a flat near Bramley (Hants) station. Can you check the roof?
Yes, landlords and letting agents book with us as well as owners. Just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and let us know about the building, including who will give access on the day.
Is my home in Three Ashes listed or in a conservation area?
Your council is the best source, with Historic England’s list for listed buildings. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
How many surveys have you done?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have completed over 5,000 surveys.
Is the report suitable for a maintenance plan?
Yes, many agents and freeholders use it that way. A repeat survey later shows how the roof has changed, which suits a rolling plan.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain doesn’t typically stop a survey. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so if conditions are not right we will arrange another day with you.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we’re given access to.
How long is the visit?
Most surveys take between one and two hours on an ordinary house, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. The report follows by email.
Roofs, chimneys and gutters in Three Ashes
The Vyne, about 2.8 miles south, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Three Ashes. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Church of St. Mary, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. Take a building like Silchester Church of England Primary School: long gutter runs and wide roofs on a building that size are worth checking on a regular cycle. For landlords with property near Bramley (Hants) station, a dated record of the roof is useful when planning maintenance across a let.
Three Ashes is about 3 miles east of Tadley, in West Berkshire. Roofs in Three Ashes get the same thorough look as anywhere else in West Berkshire. Our area takes in places right across West Berkshire. You can also see our page for Reading.
We work across the RG7 postcode area for landlord roof surveys. Nearby, we also carry out landlord roof surveys in Bramley (1 mile south-east), Mortimer West End (2 miles north), West End Green (2 miles east), Mortimer (2 miles north) and Bramley Green (2 miles south-east). We also work in nearby towns like Newbury (11 miles west), Thatcham (8 miles north-west), Burghfield Common (4 miles north), Speenhamland (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (6 miles north-east) and Calcot (7 miles north).
Near you in Three Ashes
The closest station to Three Ashes is Bramley (Hants) station, roughly 1.5 miles south-east of the centre. Nearby you will also find Calleva Museum (0.9 miles north-west) and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (4.8 miles south). Open spaces near Three Ashes include Daneshill Park Woods.