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New Roof Snagging in Walham Green
Checking a new or replacement roof for snags for Walham Green, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photographs.
- Vents that weren’t fitted or are covered
- Cracked mortar at the ridge or hips
- Loose flashings at walls or chimneys
New roof snagging for homes and businesses in Walham Green
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. We’re often asked to look into damage to other parts of the building and tiles or slates sitting out of line, on flashings and valleys, new-build homes and loft conversions and dormers.
Many London homes have been converted into flats, extended at the back or given a loft conversion with a dormer. Each change adds roof details, like flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. If you are buying a flat or house in Walham Green, or have just had new roofing work done, those junctions are frequently where problems start. Lead work around dormers and new flat roofs is easy to get wrong and easy to miss.
What you get is a clear record of the new roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later, for example when you want to check whether anything has changed.
- Location
- Walham Green (SW6, SW10, SW11)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Can I check my roof myself?
Your own check is a good start, but it is not a survey. You will not see flashings, valleys or the backs of chimneys properly from the ground.
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.
What happens if roof problems are left?
Phone photos from the garden cannot show much. Our inspection looks as closely as can be done safely using a drone where it applies. A hidden valley or parapet gutter on a London house can hold water for weeks before anyone notices. When the stain finally shows, the damage underneath is often older than it looks.
A Basic Survey starts from £150, with VAT included. The Standard Survey starts from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400. We confirm the price for your roof before you book.
What you get with us
- 98% of customers satisfied
- Clear package prices, with VAT included
- Insured for professional indemnity and public liability
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
See our cost guide and two real surveys.
What we look for on each type of roof
Valleys
Lead or other valley linings should be laid and lapped neatly where they can be seen.
Flashings
Flashings close the gap where the roof meets walls and stacks. We check they’re dressed, fixed and pointed where they can be seen.
Your questions about new roof snagging in Walham Green
How do I find out if my home in Walham Green is listed?
The council and Historic England’s list are the places to check. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Do you cover Walham Green?
Yes, Walham Green is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos.
Does this replace a RICS home survey?
No. It’s a specialist roof survey, not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 building survey. It focuses on the roof and can sit alongside a RICS survey.
How much time does a snagging visit need?
Most house visits take about 1–2 hours, and longer for large or complex roofs.
Can you inspect the roof on a new-build home?
Yes. We inspect the roof as far as it can be seen safely and record any snags. Book before the defects period runs out if you can.
What does a new roof inspection cost?
Our packages start from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, including VAT. For a price for your roof, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
How do I arrange new roof snagging in Walham Green?
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We’ll confirm the price and agree a day with you.
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What affects the price in Walham Green
Survey packages start from £150, including VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Commercial roofs and larger buildings
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
Price depends partly on the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all with VAT included. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Getting in touch
What helps most when you contact us:
- Any marks or damp showing indoors
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from the ground or a window
If you are buying, it is useful to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or use the contact form when you’re ready.
Common roof problems in Walham Green
Even good roofers can leave snags at the end of a job. Fiddly details are often where things go wrong, particularly when the weather is against them.
A survey makes sense if you’ve noticed:
- Debris left in gutters or valleys
- Missing or blocked roof ventilation
- Ridge and hip tiles not properly fixed
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
Walham Green is in London, so parking needs planning: let us know about parking bays, permits or a driveway when you book.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- Whether you can ask questions once you have the report
- How they’ll see the roof: from the ground, the loft, the roof or by drone
- Whether VAT is in the quoted price
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
What we do, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, look at the roof from every safe viewpoint, take photos as we go and record our findings for the written report. It normally takes about 1–2 hours for a typical new house roof, longer where the roof is large or complicated. In Walham Green, visits are available on weekdays and at weekends. London parking is often by permit or pay-and-display, so it helps to know what’s near you, and to clear a path to the loft hatch. A back bedroom window can be the best vantage point for a rear addition, so we may ask to use one.
- We ask what work was done and when it was finished.
- The new coverings, ridge, hips and verges are inspected where it’s safe to see them.
- Valleys, flashings, gutters and the underlay at the eaves are looked at.
- Where it is safe, we check the loft, then look for debris or damage left behind.
- We send a photo-illustrated written report of each snag.
Before we arrive
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Let us know about parking before the day
- Agree roof access with the managing agent if it’s shared
Book a survey
A quick phone call is normally the easiest start: phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You’ll have a price before anything is arranged.
Related advice
Local roofs and buyers in Walham Green
Close to the centre of London, a great many houses are Victorian or Edwardian terraces, many of them roofed in Welsh slate. A butterfly roof with a central valley gutter, tucked behind a parapet wall, is common on these houses. If your home in Walham Green 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. About 1 mile north-east lies Carlyle's House, a reminder of how long the area around Walham Green has been built on. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
If you own a rental within reach of Imperial Wharf station, a roof report gives you a clear picture before you buy or settle up with a roofer. The streets around a church such as Church of St John are frequently among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light.
Walham Green is about 2 miles south of Kensington, in Greater London. Whether the building in Walham Green is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed. Our area takes in places right across Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
New roof snagging in SW6, SW10 and SW11 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. We offer new roof snagging to properties on Farm Lane, Lots Road and Epple Road and the roads around them. Being close to the A304, Walham Green is simple for us to get to. We also cover Chelsea Harbour (1 mile south-east), Parsons Green (1 mile south-west), World's End (1 mile north-east), Sands End (1 mile south-east) and West Brompton (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover London (4 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles north-east), Marylebone (3 miles north-east), St Pancras (5 miles north-east), Shoreditch (6 miles north-east) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-east).
Around Walham Green
Typical jobs here are in homes near Natural History Museum Library and Archives, Heatherley School of Fine Art and Langford Primary School, among other places. You will also find William Parnell Park (less than half a mile south) and The Rose pub (less than half a mile south-east). There’s a railway station in Walham Green itself: Imperial Wharf station. Well-known places in the area include Chelsea Stadium Tour And Museum (within half a mile north) and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (0.5 miles north-east). For a walk, there is Battersea Park Lake and WWT London Wetland Centre.