Buckinghamshire · London and the South East
New Roof Snagging in Knotty Green
Checking a new or replacement roof for snags across Knotty Green, using drones and thermal imaging where applicable. Call or email for a price.
- Loose or badly finished ridge tiles
- Verge tiles or slates not secured
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
For landlords and managing agents
For blocks of flats, a roof survey helps managing agents and residents’ management companies plan ahead. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait, which helps with budgets and planning.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget, with the most urgent items set out first.
New roof snagging for homes and businesses in Knotty Green
Snagging means finding the small faults and loose ends left at the end of a job. On a roof, snags are often at the edges and junctions, where the detailing is hardest. We inspect as far as can safely be seen and record what we find. Typical snags include loose ridge tiles, poorly dressed flashings and debris left in gutters. If you’ve noticed gaps at new flashings and offcuts and broken tiles left behind, we can find out what’s behind it, whatever the roof.
Older buildings in small places like Knotty Green may be listed or in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. For a buyer or someone with a newly finished roof, it’s worth knowing which applies, as well as what condition the roof is in. There are about 500,000 listed buildings and around 10,000 conservation areas in England.
After the visit, you get a written report with photos, sent by email. It explains the condition of the new roof, the defects we found and what we recommend.
- Place
- Knotty Green (HP9)
- Wider area
- Buckinghamshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Knotty Green
How do I find out if my home in Knotty Green is listed?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it’s in a conservation area. Listed building consent is needed for changes that affect a listed building’s special interest, and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material.
Is Knotty Green within the area you cover?
Yes, smaller places are covered as well as towns. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when booking.
How much is new roof snagging?
New roof snagging starts from £150, including VAT. The size of the roof and how easy it is to see affect the price. To get a price, call 07833 053749 or send us an email.
How do I arrange new roof snagging in Knotty Green?
To arrange a survey, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
Is it the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. Our survey is a roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey of the whole building. It focuses on the roof, so it sits alongside a building survey rather than replacing it.
Can you survey in bad weather?
A survey can usually go ahead in light rain. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so if conditions aren’t right we will arrange another day with you.
How soon after the work should I book a snagging inspection?
Once the roofer says the job is done, ideally before you pay in full. That leaves time to raise anything we find.
Tips that help
Small things make a difference, both for the survey and for the roof itself. Some pointers:
- Let your roofer know an inspection is planned
- Check lower roofs and walls after scaffolding comes down
- Keep the contract and invoices together
- Raise snags in writing with your roofer
Once the work is finished, check the ceilings and loft after the next downpour. Raise any new signs of water with your roofer promptly.
Put the warranty or defects period end date in your diary. Arrange an inspection in good time so snags can be raised.
How the survey works
Where it is relevant and can be reached safely, the roof space is checked as well as the outside. Inside, we look for staining, damp, gaps and signs of movement. All in, the survey usually takes between one and two hours for most homes, depending on how much new work there is to check. Older roofs in small places like Knotty Green can have low, tight loft spaces, so tell us about the loft hatch and any ladder. We only go where it is safe.
- You let us know what work was done and when.
- We check the coverings, ridges, hips and verges from safe vantage points.
- Valleys, flashings, gutters and visible underlay at the eaves are checked.
- We check the loft where safe and look for debris or damage.
- Snags are listed in a written report with photos.
How to prepare
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
Book a survey
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
When to book a survey in Knotty Green
Vents can be left out, or insulation pushed against the eaves. Poor ventilation can lead to condensation in the loft.
Common reasons to book include:
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
- Gutters blocked by building debris
- Cracked mortar at the ridge or hips
- Tiles or slates sitting out of line
For landlords with property near Beaconsfield station, a written report helps before buying a rental or paying for a new roof on one.
What to check before booking
- What happens after the report arrives
- What the survey won’t cover
- Their track record with similar roofs
- How long the report takes to arrive
Also near Knotty Green
Other services in Knotty Green
When you need someone else
This is not a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- What’s under the new coverings
- Pricing the remedial work
- Areas out of view from each safe vantage point
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Replacement roofs
- Loft conversions and dormers
- Ridges and verges
- New flat roofs
- Flashings and valleys
- New-build homes
New roof snagging around Knotty Green
With Cliveden about 4.6 miles south, Knotty Green sits in an area with a long building history. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. A number of Buckinghamshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. Slate and clay tile are the usual coverings on older South East houses, with concrete tiles on many later estates. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about.
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St Michael and All Angels, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming.
Knotty Green is about 1 mile north of Beaconsfield, in Buckinghamshire. Knotty Green is part of the area we cover across London and South East England. Our Buckinghamshire coverage includes Knotty Green. You can also see our page for Reading.
We work across the HP9 postcode area for new roof snagging and the streets around it. We offer new roof snagging to properties on Penn Road, Finch Lane and Mossway and the roads around them. If you are just outside Knotty Green, we cover Forty Green (1 mile south-west), Beaconsfield (1 mile south), Ledborough (1 mile south-east), Beacon Hill (1 mile west) and Winchmore Hill (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Aylesbury (15 miles north-west), High Wycombe (4 miles west), Chesham (6 miles north), Marlow (6 miles south-west), Amersham (4 miles north-east) and Chalfont St Peter (4 miles east).
What’s near Knotty Green
Typical jobs here are in homes near Davenies School, The Lion of Beaconsfield pub and Beaconsfield High School and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Beaconsfield station, roughly 0.9 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find High Wycombe Castle (4.1 miles west) and Amersham Hospital (3.2 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Holtspur Bank.
Roof by roof
Slate roofs
On a new slate roof, we check the coursing and the details at ridges, verges and valleys from safe vantage points.
Flashings
Chimney flashings are a frequent source of leaks and are looked at closely.