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Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Bentfield Green
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Bentfield Green, with findings in writing and pictures to back them up. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Bentfield Green
Buying a home is a big commitment, and the roof is one of the costliest parts to put right. Our pre-purchase roof survey gives you a close look at it before you are committed. We check the coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters, and the roof space where it’s safe to get in. You get a written report with photos. If you’re worried about worn or lifted lead flashings and quick fixes on flashings and valleys, a survey will tell you what’s going on, on flat-roofed extensions and dormers, chimney stacks and lead flashings and valleys alike.
For a small place like Bentfield Green, the visit is planned like any other: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed beforehand. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages with roofs you’d like looked at when booking, so the visit can be planned around them. Whether you’re buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Visits can be booked on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Where we cannot see part of the roof, the report says so. That way, it’s clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Place
- Bentfield Green (CM24, CM22, CM23)
- Region
- Essex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Bentfield Green
What can be done to an older roof may depend on listing or a conservation area. Your council and Historic England’s list will tell you where you stand, ideally before any re-roofing is planned. In Essex, older buildings are often clay-tiled, many with weatherboarding, alongside plenty of post-war and newer estates. The covering on a house you are buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
If yours is one of the older homes in the streets near Church of St John the Evangelist, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Bentfield Green is about 1 mile north-west of Stansted Mountfitchet, in Essex. In Bentfield Green, as across Essex, every roof gets the same careful survey. Bentfield Green is one of the towns and villages in Essex we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys. For surveys nearby, see our Chelmsford page.
Postcode districts we cover here for pre-purchase roof surveys: CM24, CM22 and CM23. Whether your property is on Clarence Road, Bentfield Road and Rainsford Road or a nearby road, we can survey it. Close by, we survey roofs in Stansted Mountfitchet (1 mile south-east), Manuden (1 mile north-west), Farnham (2 miles west), Mount Pleasant (2 miles north-west) and Uppend (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Harlow (10 miles south), Saffron Walden (8 miles north), Great Dunmow (8 miles east), Epping (15 miles south), Great Notley (15 miles east) and Newhall (10 miles south).
Near you in Bentfield Green
Around Bentfield Green, our work takes us to homes and buildings near Bell And Feathers Inn and Forest Hall School and the streets around them. The closest station to Bentfield Green is Stansted Mountfitchet station, about 0.7 miles south-east of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Moated mound (3.5 miles south-west) and House On The Hill Toy Museum (0.7 miles south-east). Not far away are Portingbury Hills and Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve.
What happens on the day
There is not much for you to do on the day. Point out anything you’ve noticed, such as stains, drips or loose pieces, and we will get on with the inspection. The survey itself takes about 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Somewhere as small as Bentfield Green, access is often the only tricky part. Let us know about outbuildings, past repairs and any leaks you’ve noticed. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller, including the loft.
- We start outside, looking at the roof from the ground and from vantage points.
- We then look from upstairs windows and inside the loft where it is safe.
- You get a photo-illustrated written report and recommendations before you exchange.
Before the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
How to book
If you are buying, it helps to book soon after your offer is accepted, so you have the findings in time to act on them before you exchange. Otherwise, simply phone 07833 053749 or send us an email whenever suits you.
Related advice
Practical tips
Here are a few things we’d tell any owner, before and after a survey:
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
- Look for fresh paint on upstairs ceilings at viewings
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
- Find out whether the roof has been replaced or patched
After you move in, keep the report somewhere safe. Work through the urgent items before anything else, and use the photos as a record of how the roof looked when you bought. The Premium Survey includes a 12-month follow-up.
Don’t block the vents at the eaves. Poor ventilation lets condensation build up, wetting timbers and insulation. Avoid packing insulation into the eaves so tightly that air cannot flow.
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Questions from Bentfield Green
Do you cover smaller places like Bentfield Green?
Yes. Bentfield Green is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Is drone flying allowed in Bentfield Green?
It depends on the exact address and the weather on the day. Bentfield Green is inside, or right on the edge of, the flight restriction zone around Stansted Airport. We ask the airport for permission before flying there, and only fly if it’s given. The flight also waits for calm, dry weather, though the rest of the survey goes ahead either way.
Will you climb onto the roof?
When conditions and the roof make it safe, yes. We also inspect from ground level, upper windows and the loft space.
How experienced are you?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have completed over 5,000 surveys.
How do I arrange a pre-purchase roof survey in Bentfield Green?
To book, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address, the type of property and what’s prompted the survey. We will confirm the price and agree a day with you.
What if it rains on the day?
It can, depending on the survey. Drone flights need calm, dry weather, and thermal imaging works best with a dry roof, little wind and a sunny day beforehand. If the conditions are not right, we’ll talk to you about another date.
Does someone need to be in?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but anything inside needs someone there to give access.
What happens if roof problems are left?
A good many buyers go ahead anyway, but with their eyes open. The report shows what needs doing first, and you can line up a roofer before small faults grow. Matching old materials, such as handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. Spotting a problem early leaves room to find them.
Price depends partly on the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all including VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Why us?
- Clear package prices, inc. VAT
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Visits on any day of the week
- Every finding written up with photos
Take a look at our cost guide and our case studies.
For landlords and managing agents
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget.
Shared roofs need a little more planning: access has to be agreed with whoever owns or manages the building. Mention it when you contact us and we’ll plan the visit with that in mind.
Honest limits
To be straight with you, there are limits to any roof survey:
- Anything beyond the roof, which a full home survey covers
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll recommend the right survey. The full list of what we check.
Roof types and parts we check
- Gutters and downpipes
- Natural slate
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
Common roof problems in Bentfield Green
Buildings put up or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. It’s often found in cement sheets, soffits and flue pipes. We don’t test for it or carry out asbestos surveys, but our report flags materials that could contain it and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before work starts.
It is worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
If you let a flat or house near Stansted Mountfitchet station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Choosing a roof surveyor
- Will they check the loft as well as the outside?
- Their track record with similar roofs
- What the survey will not cover
- What exactly goes into their report