Hampshire · London and the South East
Pre-purchase roof survey in Ashford, Hampshire
Pre-purchase roof surveys across Ashford, backed by more than 20 years’ experience. Every survey ends with a written report and photos.
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Gutters that overflow or drip at the joints
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Ashford
Buyers in Ashford and right across London and South East England use our pre-purchase roof survey. From terraced and semi-detached homes to detached houses and flats, we follow the same careful process. The report says what’s in good order, what isn’t and what to deal with first. We hold professional indemnity and public liability insurance, and have 20+ years’ experience. To book, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form. We survey flat-roofed extensions and dormers, clay and concrete tiles and the roof space, and people most often book us about standing water on a flat extension roof and gutters that overflow or drip at the joints.
Older buildings in small places like Ashford 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. Whether you’re buying or signing off new roofing, it’s worth knowing where you stand. There are about 500,000 listed buildings and around 10,000 conservation areas in England.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly.
- Place
- Ashford (SP6)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- When we survey
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
For landlords and managing agents
Managing agents and residents’ management companies use roof surveys to plan maintenance. The report sets out what needs attention now and what can wait.
We also survey roofs for businesses and commercial landlords, from shops and offices to industrial units. Larger roofs take longer.
Towns and villages near Ashford
Also in Ashford
How it works
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the roof as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photographs go into the written report. It normally takes between one and two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Around Ashford, older homes can have small or awkward roof spaces, so let us know about the loft hatch and any ladder. Only areas that can be reached safely are inspected.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you’re buying.
- We agree a visit, including weekends if that helps.
- We inspect and photograph every part of the roof we can safely see.
- Standard and Premium surveys add the extra checks they include.
- We send the report with recommendations ranked by urgency, ready for you to discuss with the seller or agent.
How to prepare
- Leave a clear route to the loft
- Tell us where we can park nearby
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we are looking at
Book a survey
A quick phone call is typically the easiest start: call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll ask a few questions about the roof. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
Related advice
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Ashford
Do you carry out roof surveys in Ashford?
Yes, Ashford is one of the places we work. The survey and report are the same in Ashford as anywhere else, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Is Ashford within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Is this the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It’s a roof survey by an experienced roof surveyor, and you get a written report with photos. It doesn’t cover the rest of the property, which a RICS survey does.
Do you survey roofs on blocks of flats?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. Roofs over flats are often shared, so we need permission from the freeholder or managing agent. We inspect only the parts we’re allowed to reach.
Can I use the report to negotiate on price?
Yes. You might ask for work to be done, ask questions or ask for a change to the price. What the seller agrees to is their decision, so we cannot promise any saving.
How soon is the report ready?
That depends on which survey you choose: Basic within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. Let us know your timetable when you book.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID and fly a drone under 250g, and the airspace and weather are checked before every flight.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, a roof survey has limits:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- The condition of the rest of the house (that is a RICS home survey)
If you’re not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Ashford
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
What affects the price in Ashford
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- How big the roof is
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
For a price for your roof in Ashford, call 07833 053749 or email us and tell us about the roof. We’ll confirm the figure before booking.
What to let us know when you get in touch
These details help when you contact us:
- The reason for the survey, such as buying, a leak or storm damage
- Where the property is, with the postcode
- Where water is showing inside, if it is
- Anything about access we should know
We survey roofs seven days a week. To find a date that works for you, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
What you can safely check yourself
The one thing to avoid is getting up close. Roofs are fragile and slippery, and falls from height are serious. That’s where a survey comes in, using safe viewpoints and a drone where applicable.
Look up at the roof after a storm, from the ground: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
Roof by roof
Gutters and parapets
Gutters, downpipes and outlets carry water away from walls. Leaking joints, sagging lengths and blockages are all noted.
Chimney stacks
Chimney stacks take the brunt of the weather. We check the pots, the flaunching, the pointing and the flashings, as far as we can see them safely.
Local roofs and buyers in Ashford
If your survey includes the drone, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. A number of Hampshire villages keep thatched roofs on their older buildings. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. The covering on a house you are buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
Whatever the street in Ashford, a roof costs least to look after when faults are caught early. Historic houses such as Breamore House, about 3 miles north, show how far back building around Ashford goes. Buying a period property here means asking about the roof’s age and repairs, and about any listing or conservation area.
Ashford is in Hampshire. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Ashford and nearby. We cover towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our Southampton page covers surveys nearby.
We work across the SP6 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. If you need a pre-purchase roof survey at a property on Station Road, Rookwood Gardens and Ashford Close or anywhere close by, we can survey it. Other places close to Ashford include Sandleheath (1 mile west), Alderholt (2 miles south-west), Damerham (2 miles north-west), Rockbourne (3 miles north-west) and Broxhill (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Totton (13 miles east), Romsey (15 miles east), New Milton (14 miles south-east), Ringwood (6 miles south), Barton on Sea (14 miles south-east) and Ashley (14 miles south-east).
Landmarks near Ashford
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to The Burgate School and Sixth Form and The Ship Inn, among other places. Well-known places in the area include Godshill Castle Hill (2.1 miles north-east) and Fordingbridge Museum (0.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.