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New roof snagging in East Wickham, Greater London
Need new roof snagging in East Wickham? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Signs of condensation in the roof space
- Poorly finished verges
- Gaps at new flashings
New roof snagging for homes and businesses in East Wickham
Replacing a roof costs a lot, so it is worth having it checked before the final payment. Our new roof snagging inspection looks for faults and unfinished work on the roof and around the property. You get a photo-illustrated written report to share with your roofer. It’s an independent check, separate from the roofer who did the work. If you’ve noticed cracked or slipped new tiles or slates and ridge and hip tiles not properly fixed, we can find out what’s behind it, on new-build homes, ridges and verges and loft conversions and dormers alike.
London terraces and converted houses frequently share a roof line, chimney stacks and gutters with the house next door. That matters for anyone buying in East Wickham or checking a new roof there: only the parts we are given access to and can see safely are inspected. For a flat, the lease normally says who looks after the roof.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly.
- Place
- East Wickham (DA16, SE18, SE2)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Practical tips
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner:
- Arrange the inspection before settling the final bill
- Check before your warranty period ends
- Check ceilings and the loft after heavy rain
- Look for marks or cracks left by the work
Once the work is finished, check the ceilings and loft after the next downpour. If anything shows, tell your roofer right away.
Keep paperwork for the new roof together. The report belongs with them.
What affects the price in East Wickham
All our prices include VAT. The things that change the price are:
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Roof area
- Which survey package you book
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
To find out what your survey will cost, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email and tell us about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
Helping us price your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. Please include:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- The kind of building and roof involved
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- The address and postcode of the property
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Take them safely from the ground or a window; never climb up to get a better view. To send them or to book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
When you need someone else
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- Estimates of what fixes will cost
- A promise that the roof will not leak
- Details hidden from sight
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in East Wickham
- Ridges and verges
- New-build homes
- Replacement roofs
- Flashings and valleys
- New flat roofs
- Loft conversions and dormers
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What else we do in East Wickham
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan, putting the urgent items at the top.
Buyers’ agents can book surveys on behalf of their clients. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on, photographs included.
What happens on the day
After the inspection, everything we found is written up as a photo-illustrated written report, sent to you by email. On timing, it usually takes about one to two hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. In a London conversion, the way into the roof space is often from a communal landing or the top flat. Where that’s the case, access needs agreeing with whoever controls that landing. Everything else is planned around the building, not the postcode.
- First, we note any deadlines and concerns.
- We inspect as far as safe access allows.
- Each detail at ridges, verges, valleys and flashings is looked at.
- We check the gutters, lower roofs and walls for debris or damage.
- You receive a report to share with your roofer.
Before we arrive
- If you are buying, check with the agent that we can get in
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Check pets are kept safely away
Booking a survey
Unsure which package suits your roof? It’s easiest to ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We’ll explain the options and the price.
Advice
Local roofs and buyers in East Wickham
In outer London, interwar semis with hipped, tiled roofs sit alongside older slate-roofed terraces. Hips, bay roofs and later loft conversions are typical of those semis, if your home is one of them. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about. With Danson House about 1.3 miles south-east, East Wickham sits in an area with a long building history. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, like lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years.
For an older house near a landmark such as St Mary the Virgin, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. East Wickham is in London, so parking needs planning: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when booking. If you own a rental within reach of Welling station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
East Wickham is about 1 mile north-west of Welling, in Greater London. Whether the building in East Wickham is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. East Wickham is one of the places in Greater London where we work for new roof snagging. You can also see our page for London.
We work across DA16, SE18 and SE2 for new roof snagging and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Keats Road, Darwin Road and Edison Road, all of which we cover. Close by, we survey roofs in Falconwood (1 mile south), Shooter's Hill (1 mile west), Blackfen (1 mile south), Plumstead (1 mile north-west) and Avery Hill (1 mile south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as London (8 miles west), City of Westminster (11 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (13 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-west).
Landmarks near East Wickham
Around East Wickham, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, Welling School and Shoulder of Mutton Green and the streets around them. East Wickham has its own railway station: Welling station. A little further out are Broadway Shopping Centre (2.3 miles south-east) and Greenwich Castle (4.3 miles west). Open spaces near East Wickham include The Tarn and Summer Hill.
East Wickham questions
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in East Wickham?
Sometimes, yes. If East Wickham has controlled parking where you are, a visitor permit is the easiest answer, and a driveway is even better.
Is East Wickham in the area you cover?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Do you check new-build roofs?
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.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It depends on the weather and the survey. High wind or heavy rain can make access unsafe and ground a drone, so we’d move the date with you.
What’s the price of a snagging inspection?
The Basic Survey starts from £150, the Standard from £250 and the Premium from £400, all with VAT included. Just call 07833 053749 or send us an email for a price.
Will you go up on the roof?
Only when it is safe. Safety comes first, and fragile or steep roofs cannot always be walked on. We use safe viewpoints, the roof space and a drone where applicable, and the report records anything we couldn’t see.
How much time does a snagging visit need?
Most house visits take about 1–2 hours with commercial roofs nearer 3–4 hours.
Why it’s worth a survey now in East Wickham
It is easier to get snags sorted while money is still owed. After the final payment it can be harder to get them back. A snagging report gives you something specific to raise. London’s older roofs often have bitumen felt underlay or none at all, so a slipped slate can soon mean water inside. Left alone, that means wet timbers and plaster, which is a far bigger job than the roof fault itself.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included, and we can help you choose.
What you get with us
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Thermal imaging and drone inspection where they help
- An independent view of the roof
Read what a roof survey costs and what we found on two real jobs.