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New roof snagging in Plaistow, Greater London
New roof snagging around Plaistow, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Weekday and weekend visits available.
- Broken coverings left on a new roof
- Cracked lower roofs or marked walls after the work
- Vents that weren’t fitted or are covered
Why act early in Plaistow
Photos from ground level rarely show the detail. Our inspection looks as closely as can be done safely using a drone where applicable. Blocked gutters and hoppers on London houses overflow and soak brickwork, which can lead to damp inside. A small blockage left for a few winters becomes a damp problem.
A small, low roof with good viewpoints takes less time than a tall, complicated one, and the package matters as well. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
What you get with us
- Professional indemnity and public liability insurance
- Over 20 years’ experience
- 98% of clients satisfied
- Drones and thermal imaging where it applies
Take a look at our cost guide and two real surveys.
How new roof snagging works in Plaistow
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. The findings go into a written report with photos to share with your roofer. It is an independent check, separate from the roofer who did the work. We survey ridges and verges, replacement roofs and flashings and valleys, and the problems we’re asked to look at most are loose flashings at walls or chimneys and ridge and hip tiles not properly fixed.
Many London homes have been converted into flats, extended at the back or given a loft conversion with a dormer. Every alteration brings new junctions, flashings and flat-roof areas to look at. If you’re buying a flat or house in Plaistow, or have just had new roofing work done, those junctions are often where problems start. Lead work around dormers and new flat roofs is easy to get wrong and easy to miss.
The report does not just list problems. It explains what we found, why it matters and what we recommend, so you can decide what to do next.
- Place
- Plaistow (E13, E16, E6)
- Region
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Also near Plaistow
What else we do in Plaistow
Should I look at the roof myself first?
Your own check is a good start, but it isn’t a survey. From ground level, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
You can learn a lot from ground level. With binoculars, look for slipped or missing slates and tiles, gaps along the ridge and leaning chimneys. Please don’t climb up for a closer look.
Buying a home or a new roof in Plaistow
The wider area around Plaistow has a long history of building, with Queen's House about 3.2 miles south. On older houses around here, roofs often 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. Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. Behind many of their parapets sit butterfly roofs and valley gutters that can’t be seen from the pavement. If your home in Plaistow is one of them, lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are part of the picture too. Material and age explain a lot of what turns up on the day, whether the roof is old or brand new.
Take an older house close to Memorial Community Church: ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges. For a London address like Plaistow, it helps to know about controlled parking before the day.
Plaistow is about 5 miles east of London, in Greater London. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Plaistow can all book new roof snagging, with a written report and photographs every time. Plaistow is one of the places in Greater London where we work.
New roof snagging in E13, E16 and E6 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include Eve Road, Ivy Road and May Road, all of which we cover. Being close to the A1011, Plaistow is easy for us to reach. Neighbouring places we cover for new roof snagging include Greengate (1 mile north-east), Canning Town (1 mile south), Upton Park (1 mile north-east), West Ham (1 mile north-west) and Upton (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (5 miles west), City of Westminster (8 miles west), Marylebone (7 miles west), Kensington (10 miles west), St Pancras (6 miles west) and Shoreditch (4 miles west).
Around Plaistow
Around Plaistow, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Keir Hardie Park, The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children and The Earl Of Derby Public House. The nearest railway station is West Ham station, roughly 0.9 miles west. A little further out are Newham University Hospital (0.5 miles east) and Greenwich Castle (3.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Old Ford Island and Hollow Pond.
Common roof problems in Plaistow
Flashings at walls and chimneys often need attention. Loose or badly fitted flashings can let water in sooner rather than later.
Most people get in touch after spotting something like this:
- Gutters or fascias damaged during the job
- Cracked or slipped new tiles or slates
- Cracked mortar at the ridge or hips
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
For landlords with property near West Ham station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer.
What to check before booking
- What insurance they carry
- Their drone registration, if they fly one
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
- How long the report takes to arrive
Plaistow: your questions answered
Do you carry out roof surveys in Plaistow?
Yes, Plaistow is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Plaistow as anywhere else.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Plaistow?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. Both listing and conservation areas can limit changes of roofing material, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. We’re experienced roof surveyors, and our survey covers the roof rather than the whole building. If you need a full building survey, you’ll need a RICS survey as well.
Will you check every nail and clip?
No. We do not open up the new roof so hidden fixings aren’t visible to us. The report says what could and couldn’t be seen.
Do you look in the loft space?
If there’s a loft and safe access to it, yes. The roof space can show things the outside can’t, such as damp timbers, staining or daylight.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it is applicable. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Can you inspect the roof on a new-build home?
Yes. We check new-build roofs from safe vantage points and the loft space and photograph what we find. Book before the defects period runs out if you can.
How the survey works
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photographs as we go and record our findings for the written report. It usually takes roughly 1–2 hours for a typical new house roof, longer where the roof is large or complicated. For a visit in Plaistow, parking and access are the things to plan: let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space, which floor the property is on and how to get into the loft. On the day, the roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from inside the loft space and from the roof where it is 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 look at valleys, flashings, gutters and the underlay at the eaves.
- The loft space and the rest of the property are checked for problems.
- Snags are listed in a written report with photos.
Before we arrive
- Keep pets in another room
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- For flats, make sure roof access has been agreed
Book a survey
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You’ll know the price before anything is booked.
Related advice
Tips from our surveys
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Let your roofer know an inspection is planned
- Check the roof before you pay in full
- Check lower roofs and walls after scaffolding comes down
- Check that gutters weren’t left full of offcuts
You receive a report with photos of each snag and recommendations, prioritised by urgency where relevant. Pass it on to your roofer or builder.
Keep paperwork for the new roof together. The report belongs with them.
What we can’t see
Our survey isn’t a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. It also has these limits:
- A promise that the roof won’t leak
- Repair costs for putting snags right
- Parts of the roof we cannot see safely
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will point you to the right survey before you book. The full list of what we check.
Roofs we survey in Plaistow
- Loft conversions and dormers
- Flashings and valleys
- Ridges and verges
- New-build homes
- New flat roofs
- Replacement roofs