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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Ashtead
Know where you stand with the roof before you spend money on it. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Ashtead.
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
What affects the price in Ashtead
Every roof is different, so prices are confirmed before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- The roof’s overall size
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- The package you choose: Basic, Standard or Premium
Prices quoted always include VAT, and the written report is part of the package. Prices start from £150, including VAT. Size, height and access decide where your roof falls.
Getting in touch
These details help when you get in touch:
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- What’s prompted the survey
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- Where the property is, with the postcode
Every survey is priced before it is booked, so you know where you stand. Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. To book, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Ashtead
Some roofs cannot be seen well from ground level or from windows. The Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, plus a drone inspection where applicable, and the report arrives the same day. If airspace rules or the weather rule out a flight, we’ll say so and look from the ground, windows and the loft instead. Typical surveys look at gaps where slates or tiles have come loose and a ridge or slope that dips, on gutters and downpipes, clay and concrete tiles and chimney stacks.
In a town the size of Ashtead, most homes are houses rather than flats, so the roof is usually the owner’s alone to look after, apart from details shared with the house next door on semis and terraces. That makes a roof defect a cost that falls on you: it’s better to know about it before exchange or before the final payment than afterwards. A written report with photos gives you specific points to raise with the seller or the roofer.
The report works through the roof section by section, from the main slopes down to the gutters and outlets, each with a short note and a photo. It records what’s sound as well as what isn’t.
- Where
- Ashtead (KT21, KT22)
- Region
- Surrey
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Ashtead?
Rear extensions, dormers and garages often have flat roofs. Felt flat roofs often last around 15 to 20 years, and standing water, blisters and splits are typical signs of ageing. A buyer can easily miss them, because many can only be seen from an upstairs window.
We’re frequently asked to look at:
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Old water stains in the roof space
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
The streets around a church such as St George's Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your house is among the older ones nearby, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Before booking any roof surveyor
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- What’s outside the scope of the survey
- Their report turnaround times
- Whether you get a written report with photos
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Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Ashtead
How do I find out if my home in Ashtead is listed?
We cannot confirm that for you, but Historic England’s list and your council can. A change of roofing material may need consent in either case, and councils can also use Article 4 directions.
Is there anything to prepare before you come to Ashtead?
Mostly, it is about access: the loft hatch, any locked gates and where to park in Ashtead. Tell us about known leaks or past repairs as well.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once access has been agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we’re given access to.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It can, depending on the survey. Drones cannot fly safely in high wind or heavy rain, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. We will rearrange with you if the weather isn’t right.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
It depends on what we need to see. Inside the building and in the loft, we need someone to let us in; we will agree the details when you book.
Is your roof survey a RICS survey?
No. It is 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.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. We flag materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement sheets or soffits on pre-2000 buildings.
How the survey works
We work from the outside in: outside views come first, then the roof space if there is safe access. In total, it takes about one to two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. A typical visit in Ashtead begins with the street side of the roof and then moves round the building. The back garden is often where extensions, dormers and rear slopes are best seen. Then, if it can be reached safely, we look in the loft.
- You choose a Basic, Standard or Premium Survey to suit the home you are buying.
- We agree a visit, including weekends if that helps.
- The coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are inspected and photographed.
- Moisture detection, structural checks, thermal imaging or a drone are added where your package includes them.
- You receive the report, with findings prioritised by urgency, so you can raise them with the seller.
How to prepare
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Dig out any old roof reports or invoices
Getting a price
For a price for pre-purchase roof surveys in Ashtead, phone 07833 053749 or email us. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
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Surveys for landlords and agents in Ashtead
We survey roofs for landlords and agents as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To arrange surveys for several addresses, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Why act early in Ashtead
A mortgage valuation is not a roof survey. It looks at whether the property is suitable security for the loan, not at the condition of each slate and flashing. Our survey is done for you. In a family home in Ashtead, a small roof fault lets water into places you can’t see, such as the loft insulation, the top of a wall or the roof timbers. By the time it shows inside, the job has grown.
Prices start from £150, including VAT, for a Basic Survey. Standard is from £250 and Premium from £400. We confirm the price for the job before booking.
Why us?
- An independent view of the roof
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Weekday and weekend surveys
- Packages from £150, with VAT included
Read how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.
Roof by roof
Clay and concrete tiles
Older homes in the South East often have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles on some. Rotten pegs let tiles slide, so we look for gaps along the courses.
Lead flashings and valleys
Lead flashings seal the joints where a roof meets a wall or chimney. We check whether they’ve lifted, split or been replaced with mortar or bitumen.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Ashtead: local notes
Historic houses such as Fitznells Manor, about 3.7 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Ashtead goes. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead. In Surrey, older roofs are frequently handmade clay tile, with tile-hanging on many upper walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old buildings in Surrey. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most.
For landlords with property near Ashtead station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Ashtead is about 2 miles south-west of Epsom, in Surrey. Houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings in Ashtead can all book pre-purchase roof surveys, with a written report and photographs every time. Ashtead is one of the towns and villages in Surrey where we work for pre-purchase roof surveys. There’s also a page for Guildford.
We cover every part of the KT21 and KT22 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. Whether your property is on The Street, Church Road and Greville Park Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Nearby, we also carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Pachesham Park (2 miles north-west), Malden Rushett (2 miles north), Oxshott (3 miles north-west), Barwell (3 miles north) and Stoke D'Abernon (4 miles west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (12 miles west), Woking (12 miles west), Horley (11 miles south-east), Redhill (8 miles south-east), Ewell (4 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north-west).
Near you in Ashtead
In Ashtead, that means homes and buildings near Ashtead Park, Barnett Wood Infant School and St Andrew's Catholic School and the streets around them. The nearest railway station is Ashtead station, roughly 0.6 miles north of the centre. Nearby you will also find Headley Court (1.7 miles south-east) and Walton on the Hill (3.1 miles south-east). Not far away are Box Hill and The Lake.