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New roof snagging in Aldwych, Greater London
New roof snagging around Aldwych, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Flashings not properly dressed or fixed
- Cracked or slipped new tiles or slates
- Underlay ending short at the eaves
What this survey cannot tell you
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Details hidden from sight
- Estimates of what fixes will cost
- Nails and clips under the slates or tiles
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we will suggest the right survey before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Aldwych
- Flashings and valleys
- Ridges and verges
- New flat roofs
- Loft conversions and dormers
- Replacement roofs
- New-build homes
About our new roof snagging in Aldwych
A new roof needs to breathe. Where vents have been fitted at the ridge or eaves, we check them and look in the roof space for condensation. We note what we can see. Without enough airflow, a roof space can suffer from condensation, so it’s worth raising early. It all goes in the report. We survey loft conversions and dormers, ridges and verges and new-build homes, and common reasons people get in touch are verge tiles or slates not secured and cracked or slipped new tiles or slates.
Many London homes have been converted into flats, extended at the back or given a loft conversion with a dormer. Each change adds roof details, like flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. If you’re buying a flat or house in Aldwych, or have just had new roofing work done, those junctions are frequently where problems start. Lead work around dormers and new flat roofs is easy to get wrong and easy to miss.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly, and where it can wait, that is said too.
- Where
- Aldwych (W1D, WC2H, W1F)
- Region
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
What happens if roof problems are left?
Phone photos from the garden can’t show much. We get as close a view as safe access allows using a drone where it applies. Work on a London roof is rarely simple to arrange, with parking, neighbours and access all to think about. Knowing what’s needed early gives you time to plan it calmly, rather than in a rush after a leak.
New roof snagging starts from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, inc. VAT, and we can help you choose.
Why book with us
- Clear package prices, with VAT included
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Two decades and more of roof surveys
Take a look at our cost guide or our case studies.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Aldwych
With a portfolio of properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
Letting agents can arrange access with tenants, at a time agreed ahead of time. Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends, which can make access easier.
Signs you need new roof snagging in Aldwych
Snags happen on many building jobs. Fiddly details are often where things go wrong particularly in poor weather.
Here are some of the things we see often:
- Ridge and hip tiles not properly fixed
- Flashings not properly dressed or fixed
- Cracked lower roofs or marked walls after the work
- Tiles or slates sitting out of line
If you let a flat or house near London Charing Cross station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- What insurance they carry
- What experience they bring
- What the report includes, and whether it has photographs
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
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Questions from Aldwych
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Aldwych?
It depends on the street. If Aldwych has controlled parking where you are, a visitor permit is the easiest answer, and a driveway is even better.
Is my home in Aldwych listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it’s worth checking before planning any.
When should I book new roof snagging?
As soon as the work is finished, and before the final payment if you can. That leaves time to raise anything we find.
Is snagging available for a new-build house roof?
Yes. We inspect the roof as far as it can safely be seen and photograph what we find. Book before the defects period runs out if you can.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our cover is professional indemnity plus public liability, and details are available on request.
Will you walk on the roof?
Only when it is safe. Safe viewpoints, the loft space and a drone where it applies cover most of what’s needed.
How do I arrange new roof snagging in Aldwych?
To book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Tips that help
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Book snagging before the final payment
- Agree snagging with your roofer at the start
- Raise snags in writing with your roofer
- Look for debris left in gutters from ground level
How quickly the report arrives depends on the package: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day. If a payment is due soon, choose the package that fits.
Keep an eye on the roof and ceilings in the first months. Early signs are easier to raise while the work is recent.
Aldwych homes and their roofs
With Dr Johnson's House about 0.4 miles east, Aldwych sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area often have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years. Many homes in inner London are Victorian and Edwardian terraces, often with Welsh slate roofs. A butterfly roof with a central valley gutter, tucked behind a parapet wall, is common on these houses. If your home in Aldwych is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. The covering on a house you’re buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
For a London address like Aldwych, it helps to know about controlled parking before the day. The streets around a church like St Mary le Strand are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them.
Aldwych is about 1 mile north-west of London, in Greater London. We survey roofs in Aldwych and the surrounding area as part of our work across London and the South East. Aldwych is one of the towns and villages in Greater London where we work for new roof snagging.
All of W1D, WC2H and W1F is covered for new roof snagging. If you need new roof snagging at a property on Shoe Lane, Drury Lane and New Square or anywhere close by, we can help. Main roads around Aldwych include the A4 and A301, which makes travel easy. We also cover the places around Aldwych: Clare Market (1 mile north), Covent Garden (1 mile west), Temple Bar (1 mile east), Temple (1 mile east) and Adelphi (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns like Kensington (4 miles west), Walthamstow (6 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Around Aldwych
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Ye Old White Horse pub, Lincoln's Inn Fields and Mercers' School and the streets around them. Other local landmarks include LSE Shaw Library (within half a mile north-east) and London Nautical School (0.6 miles south-east). For rail, the closest station is London Charing Cross station, about 0.5 miles south-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Montfichet's Tower (0.7 miles east) and Gabriel's Wharf (0.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Aldwych include Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
How it works
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the new roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Everything we note and photograph goes into the written report. The visit typically takes between one and two hours for a typical new house roof, longer where the roof is large or complicated. In a London conversion, the way into the loft space is frequently from a communal landing or the top flat. Where that is the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- We start by finding out what was replaced and what worries you.
- The new coverings, ridge, hips and verges are inspected where it’s safe to see them.
- Valleys, flashings, gutters and the underlay at the eaves are looked at.
- Where it’s safe, we check the loft, then look for debris or damage left behind.
- The snags are written up with photos for you to share with your roofer.
Getting ready for the survey
- Let us know about parking near the property
- For flats, check roof access has been agreed
- Jot down any questions you want answered
Arrange a survey
Surveys can be booked for weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays. To arrange a day that suits you, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.