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New Roof Snagging in Horne
Checking a new or replacement roof for snags in Horne, using drones and thermal imaging where it applies. Get in touch for a price.
- Gutters or fascias damaged during the job
- Loose flashings at walls or chimneys
- Poorly finished verges
Practical tips
A little preparation and a few simple habits help, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Our tips:
- Send the snagging report to your roofer
- Walk round the house to look for knock-on damage
- Tell your roofer the work will be inspected
- Watch for drips in the roof space with care
If anything in the report is not clear, ask us. The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation and Premium an in-person consultation.
Tell your roofer at the start that the work will be inspected. Everyone then knows what to expect and time is set aside for snags.
New roof snagging in Horne: what you get
The best time for snagging is before the final payment while the roofer can still come back easily. If that’s passed, it is worth checking before a defects or warranty period ends. That leaves time to raise what we find. You get a written list of snags with photographs, ready to pass on in good time. We survey new flat roofs, replacement roofs and flashings and valleys, and the problems we are asked to look at most are poorly finished verges and offcuts and broken tiles left behind.
Older buildings in small places like Horne may be listed or in a conservation area. That can affect what materials a new roof may use, so check with the council and Historic England’s list. For a buyer or someone with a newly finished roof, it is worth knowing which applies. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
What you get is a clear record of the new roof on the day we saw it. It’s useful straight away, and a good reference for later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Where
- Horne (RH6)
- Region
- Surrey
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
The survey, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. The survey normally takes an hour or two for most homes, depending on how much new work there is to check. For a village or hamlet like Horne, the journey is planned ahead of time: let us know about lanes, gates and parking. The roof is looked at from ground level, from windows, from the loft where there is safe access and from the roof where it’s safe.
- We start with what the roofer did and when they finished.
- We check the coverings, ridges, hips and verges from safe vantage points.
- We check valleys, flashings, gutters and the underlay at the eaves.
- We check the loft where safe and look for debris or damage.
- Snags are listed in a photo-illustrated written report.
Before we arrive
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
Book a survey
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and describe the roof and what’s worrying you. We’ll explain the options and the price.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and block managers in Horne
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. The report is emailed, so it can go straight to your client.
When you need someone else
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Estimates of what fixes will cost
- Deciding who is at fault in a disagreement
- Nails and clips under the slates or tiles
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer before you book. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Horne
- Loft conversions and dormers
- Ridges and verges
- Replacement roofs
- Flashings and valleys
- New flat roofs
- New-build homes
FAQs for Horne
Do you cover smaller places like Horne?
Yes, Horne is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house.
Do you cover Horne?
Yes, Horne is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos.
Do you look in the roof space?
Where it is relevant to the survey and there is safe access, yes. A clear path to the hatch helps.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Where it is 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 it applies.
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.
Can you survey in bad weather?
A survey can normally go ahead in light rain, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we will agree a new date if the weather isn’t suitable.
How long does new roof snagging take?
A visit typically takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical home; commercial roofs usually need 3–4 hours. We will give you an idea when booking.
Can I check my roof myself?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water 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.
New roof snagging in Horne: local notes
In Surrey, older roofs are often handmade clay tile, with tile-hanging on many upper walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old buildings in Surrey. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about. Listing and conservation areas can both shape what roof work is allowed on an older home. The council is the place to check, along with Historic England’s list.
If you live in an older home near Church of St Mary the Virgin, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs frequently have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Horne is about 4 miles east of Horley, in Surrey. In Horne, as across Surrey, every roof gets the same careful survey. Horne is one of the places in Surrey we cover. There’s also a page for Crawley.
New roof snagging in RH6 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Streets in the area include Church Road and Whitewood Lane, all of which we cover. We also cover the places around Horne: Whitewood (1 mile north-east), Blindley Heath (1 mile north-east), Newchapel (2 miles south-east), Lingfield Common (3 miles east) and Domewood (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Epsom (13 miles north-west), Horley (4 miles west), Redhill (5 miles north-west), Ewell (14 miles north-west), Reigate (6 miles north-west) and Caterham (7 miles north).
What’s near Horne
Around Horne, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Jolly Farmer pub. The closest station to Horne is Godstone station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east. Other landmarks nearby include East Surrey Hospital (4.2 miles north-west) and Bletchingley Castle (3.8 miles north). The countryside around Horne includes Bay Pond and Hedgecourt Lake.
What we are asked to look at in Horne
Many people book because something does not look right. Others want an independent check as a matter of course before the job is closed.
Things that often lead to a survey include:
- Broken coverings left on a new roof
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
- Loose flashings at walls or chimneys
- Debris left in gutters or valleys
For landlords with property near Godstone station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether you get a written report with photos
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Whether VAT is added on top
- Their track record with similar roofs