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New roof snagging in Furze Platt, Windsor and Maidenhead
Need new roof snagging in Furze Platt? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
- Loose flashings at walls or chimneys
- Untidy or loose verge details
New roof snagging in Furze Platt
Snagging means finding the small faults and loose ends left at the end of a job. Roof snags often show at ridges, verges, valleys and flashings where the work is most fiddly. We check everything we can see safely and record what we find. Typical snags include loose ridge tiles, poorly dressed flashings and debris left in gutters. If you are worried about offcuts and broken tiles left behind and vents that weren’t fitted or are covered, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Houses in smaller places like Furze Platt can stand more in the open than those in a built-up town, so their roofs may take more wind and driving rain. Loose ridge tiles, lifted coverings and tired flashings are the kind of things that show it. For a purchase or a new roof, those exposed edges are looked at closely. Wind lifts anything already loose, so a small fault on an exposed roof doesn’t stay small for long.
You can share the report with anyone who needs it: a seller or estate agent, an insurer, a roofer, a builder or a managing agent.
- Place
- Furze Platt (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Furze Platt: your questions answered
How do I find out if my home in Furze Platt is listed?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. The answer matters most when a change of material is on the cards.
Do you carry out roof surveys in Furze Platt?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Do I need to be at home?
It depends on what we need to see. For inside areas and the roof space, someone has to give us access.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator.
Is this a RICS survey?
No. We look at the roof, not the whole building, so it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It can sit alongside a RICS survey if you want both.
Can you see the fixings under the tiles?
No. We inspect what can be seen without opening up the roof, so fixings under the coverings cannot be checked. We note what couldn’t be seen.
How experienced are you?
Over 5,000 surveys so far, across 20+ years of surveying roofs, with 98% customer satisfaction.
What we are asked to look at in Furze Platt
Work at height can mark walls, crack lower roofs or loosen gutters. A snagging check looks around the property as well as at the roof.
Most people get in touch when they’ve noticed one of these:
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
- Vents that weren’t fitted or are covered
- Broken coverings left on a new roof
- Gutters or fascias damaged during the job
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Peter, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them.
Questions to ask before you book
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- What experience they bring
- Whether the price includes VAT
Tips from our surveys
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Arrange the inspection before settling the final bill
- Keep warranty papers safe
- Check ceilings and the loft after heavy rain
- Agree snagging with your roofer at the start
You receive a written report with photos of each snag and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. You can send it straight to your roofer.
Keep paperwork for the new roof together. Add the snagging report to it.
Different roofs, different checks
Flashings
Flashings seal the roof to walls and chimneys. We check they’re dressed, fixed and pointed where they can be seen.
Slate roofs
Natural slate can last 100 years or more, so a new slate roof should be laid well. We look for slipped, cracked or uneven slates.
What new roof snagging looks like in Furze Platt
Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles. The covering on a house you are buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest. Cliveden, about 2.6 miles north-east, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Furze Platt. 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.
If you own a rental within reach of Furze Platt station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
Furze Platt is about 1 mile north of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Roofs in Furze Platt get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Windsor and Maidenhead. Across Windsor and Maidenhead, we cover Furze Platt and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Reading page.
New roof snagging in SL6 are booked the same way as anywhere else. You will find streets such as Camden Road, Harrow Lane and Bridle Road, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for new roof snagging include Maidenhead (1 mile south), Pinkneys Green (1 mile west), Cookham Dean (2 miles north), Cookham (2 miles north) and Boyn Hill (2 miles south). We also work in nearby towns like Windsor (6 miles south-east), North Ascot (8 miles south), Dedworth (6 miles south-east), Broomhall (11 miles south-east), South Ascot (10 miles south) and Old Windsor (9 miles south-east). As one of the bigger places in Windsor and Maidenhead, Furze Platt has homes, rented property and businesses of every kind.
What’s near Furze Platt
In Furze Platt, that means homes and buildings near Braywick Park, St Piran's School and Furze Platt Junior School and the streets around them. Furze Platt has its own railway station: Furze Platt station. Nearby you’ll also find The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.7 miles south-east) and St Mark's Hospital (0.8 miles south-west). For a walk, there’s Weycock Hill and Taplow Lake.
Should I look at the roof myself first?
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.
Inside, the loft is a good place to look, with care. Take a torch and only step on boards or joists, checking for stains, damp wood or chinks of daylight.
How it works
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the loft space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement, as far as the space allows. The whole visit typically takes about one to two hours for a typical new house roof, longer where the roof is large or complicated. In a smaller place like Furze Platt, as anywhere, the forecast plays a part: drone flights and thermal imaging need the right conditions, while a look from the ground and the loft can go ahead in most weather.
- First, you let us know what the roofer did and any concerns you have.
- The new coverings, ridge, hips and verges are inspected where it is 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.
Before the survey
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
Arrange a survey
Once you know what you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us. We’ll suggest a package, agree the price and find a date, weekday or weekend.
Advice
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Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- Fixings and underlay hidden under the coverings
- Repair costs for putting snags right
- A promise that the roof will not leak
If in doubt, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will suggest the right survey before you book. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- New flat roofs
- Ridges and verges
- New-build homes
- Loft conversions and dormers
- Flashings and valleys
- Replacement roofs