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Pre-purchase roof survey in Boughton Green, Kent
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat for Boughton Green and the rest of Kent. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Old water stains in the roof space
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Boughton Green
A roof report gives you something solid to take back to the seller or the agent. You might ask about past repairs, ask for work to be done before completion or think again about your offer. What the seller agrees to is up to them, but you will be asking from facts rather than guesses. It also helps you decide whether to go ahead at all. If you’ve noticed ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof and a ridge or slope that dips, a survey will tell you what’s going on, whatever the roof.
For a small place like Boughton Green, the visit is planned like any other: it just means planning the journey and access 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 are buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Visits can be booked on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
We keep jargon out of it: where something needs attention, it says so plainly.
- Where
- Boughton Green (ME17, ME15)
- Region
- Kent
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Different roofs, different checks
Clay and concrete tiles
Tiled roofs often last half a century or longer. Cracked, slipped or missing tiles are noted, along with odd replacement tiles that hint at earlier leaks.
Flat roofs
Many homes have a flat roof somewhere, often over an extension. Felt roofs often last around 15 to 20 years, rubber longer and GRP up to about 30. We check how the covering is wearing.
How the survey works
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. Then the inspection itself takes about 1–2 hours for a house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Older rural homes like those around Boughton Green can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can be seen safely, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- Once your offer is accepted, you let us know the address and when you hope to exchange.
- Access to the house and the loft space is agreed beforehand.
- We start outside, looking at the roof from the ground and from vantage points.
- Inside, we check the roof space and look at the roof from windows.
- You get a written report with photographs and recommendations before you exchange.
Before we arrive
- If the roof is shared, arrange access with whoever manages the building
- Check the loft hatch can be reached
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Book a survey
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before booking.
Related advice
FAQs for Boughton Green
Do you carry out roof surveys in Boughton Green?
We do. Every survey there gets the same written report with photographs, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Is Boughton Green within the area you cover?
Yes. Boughton Green is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. We work right across London and the South East. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there as you book.
Should I get a roof survey as well as a RICS home survey?
That depends on how much you want to know about the roof. Home surveys sometimes suggest a closer look at the roof, and that is where a roof survey helps. It doesn’t stand in for a RICS survey.
How do I arrange a pre-purchase roof survey in Boughton Green?
To book, phone 07833 053749 or email us and let us know the address and what you want to find out. We will confirm the price and find a day that suits.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
We carry out surveys on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. To arrange a date, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Can you survey in bad weather?
It depends on the weather and the survey. In strong wind or a downpour, a drone cannot fly and access may not be safe, and we’d agree another day.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Our report may flag materials that could contain asbestos, but confirming it is a job for a specialist asbestos surveyor. It may be present in buildings built or refurbished before 2000.
Other services in Boughton Green
What a survey costs
Not every roof costs the same to survey, for these reasons:
- Whether it’s a home or a commercial building
- Which survey package you book
- Extra roofs, like extensions, dormers or garages
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all including VAT. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Getting in touch
There’s no need for technical words. It is enough to tell us:
- Any stains, drips or damp patches you’ve seen indoors
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- How the loft is reached, if there is one
- When you need the report by
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Can I check my roof myself?
Watch the gutters in a downpour, from a window or the ground. Overflowing water can be a sign of a blockage or a gutter that has dropped.
A DIY look is useful, but it is not a survey. From the ground, valleys, flashings and the backs of chimneys are often out of sight, and those are details a survey looks at closely.
Local roofs and buyers in Boughton Green
The wider area around Boughton Green has a long history of building, with Stoneacre about 2.5 miles north-east. Older homes in the wider area frequently have features worth a closer look, such as lead valleys, tall stacks and roofs that have been patched over the years, and a listed home or one in a conservation area may need consent for changes of material. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. The covering on a house you’re buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
If your house is among the older ones in the streets near Coxheath Congregational Church, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. If you own a rental within reach of East Farleigh station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full.
Boughton Green is about 2 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. Whether the building in Boughton Green is a house, a flat or a commercial unit, the roof can be surveyed on a weekday or at the weekend. Our area takes in places right across Kent, large and small.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in ME17 and ME15 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. You’ll find streets such as Heath Road, Green Lane and Jolly Road, and we cover them all. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Boughton Monchelsea (1 mile east), Loose (1 mile north-west), Park Wood (1 mile north-east), Linton (1 mile south-west) and Wierton (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Sittingbourne (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (15 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles west) and Kings Hill (6 miles north-west).
Near you in Boughton Green
We work in homes and buildings around The Curious Eatery pub and Cornwallis Academy and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is East Farleigh station, about 2.4 miles north-west of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (1.9 miles north) and Oakwood Hospital (3.1 miles north-west).
Landlords, agents and block managers in Boughton Green
For a freeholder or residents’ company, a roof report is a sound basis for a maintenance plan.
We survey roofs for letting agents and landlords as well as householders. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photographs, useful for planning maintenance.
Honest limits
It’s a careful look at the roof, not the whole story. Its limits include:
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
If in doubt, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we’ll recommend the right survey before you book. What our survey covers.
What we check
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Natural slate
- Gutters and downpipes
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers