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New Roof Snagging in White City
New roof snagging around White City, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Gaps at new flashings
- Verge tiles or slates not secured
- Underlay at the eaves left exposed
New roof snagging in White City
Our snagging inspections cover White City and the rest of London and South East England. A visit typically takes about 1–2 hours for most homes, depending on how much new work there is to check. We inspect as far as it’s safe to see, and by drone where it is applicable. You then get a written report with photos. We inspect on weekdays and at weekends. Typical surveys look at loose flashings at walls or chimneys and tiles or slates sitting out of line, across ridges and verges, loft conversions and dormers and flashings and valleys.
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, such as flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. For a purchase in White City, or for new roofing work there, those junctions deserve a proper look. 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, such as when you want to compare after future work.
- Place
- White City (W12, W11, W10)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price new roof snagging
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- How many separate roofs there are, such as extensions, dormers and garages
- The type of building, from a house to a block or an office
- The shape of the roof and its details
- Building height and the viewpoints available
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. The price is always agreed first.
What we need to know
What helps most when you contact us:
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Dates you’re working to, such as exchange
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
To arrange a survey, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before booking.
What new roof snagging looks like in White City
About 1.3 miles south-east lies Leighton House, a reminder of how long the area around White City has been built on. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Welsh slate on Victorian and Edwardian terraces is a familiar sight across inner London. Behind many of their parapets sit butterfly roofs and valley gutters that cannot be seen from the pavement. Lead flashings, party-wall upstands and shared chimney stacks are typical of these houses, if yours is one of them. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most.
For a London address like White City, it helps to know about controlled parking before the day. For landlords with property near Shepherds Bush station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it. The streets around a church such as St Michael and St George are often among the oldest in a place, and if you own one of the older houses nearby, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
White City is about 1 mile north-west of Kensington, in Greater London. We survey roofs in White City and the rest of Greater London. Our area takes in places right across Greater London. We also survey roofs in London.
Here we cover the W12, W11 and W10 postcode area for new roof snagging. We cover properties on Bard Road, Wood Lane and Abdale Road. If you are just outside White City, we cover Shepherd's Bush (1 mile south), Notting Dale (1 mile east), North Kensington (1 mile north), Notting Hill (1 mile east) and Kensal Town (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (6 miles east), City of Westminster (3 miles east), Marylebone (3 miles east), St Pancras (5 miles east), Shoreditch (6 miles east) and Walthamstow (10 miles north-east).
What’s near White City
We work in homes and buildings around Hammersmith Park, Star Chamber Academy and Kensington Aldridge Academy, among other places. Nearby too are The Favourite pub (0.5 miles south-east) and Polish Library POSK in London (1.4 miles south-west). For rail, the closest station is Shepherds Bush station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Princess Louise Hospital (0.5 miles north) and Culture House (0.5 miles south). The countryside around White City includes The Long Water and Greville Place nature reserve.
What you can safely check yourself
Keep a simple record: dates of leaks, photos from the ground and any work done on the roof. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
A DIY look is useful, but it isn’t a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
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.
If the property is let, the agent or a tenant can let us in, at a time agreed ahead of time. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which helps when tenants work during the week.
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How the survey changes by roof type
Underlay and ventilation
We look in the loft space, where there’s safe access, at the underlay and ventilation.
Flashings
Flashings close the gap where the roof meets walls and stacks. We look at how they’re dressed, fixed and pointed.
What we do, step by step
We do not take risks to get a closer look. We inspect what can safely be seen, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. The survey typically takes an hour or two for most houses, and about three to four hours for a commercial roof. In converted houses and mansion blocks, the loft hatch is frequently on a shared landing. If that applies to your building, it helps to agree access with the neighbours or the managing agent first. Otherwise, the visit in White City runs like any other.
- First, you tell us what the roofer did and any concerns you have.
- We look at the tiles or slates, ridges, hips and verges from safe vantage points.
- Valleys, flashings, gutters and the underlay at the eaves are looked at.
- We look in the loft space, where there’s safe access, and around the property for debris or damage.
- You get a photo report listing the snags we found.
Before we arrive
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
Arrange a survey
New roof snagging starts from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email to find out.
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White City questions
Do you cover White City?
Yes, White City is within the area we cover. We cover the whole of London and South East England. You can call 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details.
Is parking a problem for a survey in White City?
It can be, so it’s useful to let us know about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when you book. The visit is then planned around what’s available.
What insurance do you have?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. If you need details for a managing agent or a building owner, just ask.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and it’s safe, yes. 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.
Do you lift tiles to check the fixings?
No. We inspect what can be seen without opening up the roof, so fixings under the coverings can’t be checked. The report says what could and couldn’t be seen.
Will you go up on the roof?
Not always. Some roofs are too steep or fragile to walk on safely. Safe viewpoints, the loft and a drone where applicable let us see the rest.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing are not part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
What new roof snagging doesn’t cover
In fairness, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Details hidden from sight
- A promise that the roof will not leak
- Fixings and underlay hidden under the coverings
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can phone 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
Roof types and parts we check
- New-build homes
- New flat roofs
- Flashings and valleys
- Replacement roofs
- Ridges and verges
- Loft conversions and dormers