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Boughton Monchelsea Pre-Purchase Roof Survey
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Boughton Monchelsea, with over 20 years’ experience behind it. You get a clear report with photos.
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Chimney mortar that has eroded
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
Pre-purchase roof surveys for Boughton Monchelsea homes and businesses
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Boughton Monchelsea
The best time to book is once your offer has been accepted and before you exchange contracts. That’s when the findings are most useful, while you are not yet committed. We survey on any day of the week, which helps when the chain is moving fast. The report comes within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. We survey flat-roofed extensions and dormers, lead flashings and valleys and gutters and downpipes, and people most often book us about ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof and patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem.
Being in a small place like Boughton Monchelsea makes no difference to the inspection itself: it just means planning the journey and access beforehand. If there are outbuildings with roofs you want checked, mention them 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 seven days a week.
We keep jargon out of it: if work is needed, the report says so clearly, along with how urgent it is.
- Location
- Boughton Monchelsea (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Boughton Monchelsea?
Rear extensions, dormers and garages frequently have flat roofs. Felt flat roofs often last around 15 to 20 years, and ponding, blisters and splits are common signs of age. They’re easy to overlook on a viewing, because many can only be seen from an upstairs window.
These are some of the problems a survey can pick up:
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Old water stains in the loft space
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
If you own a rental within reach of East Farleigh station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Before you book anyone
- Which limits apply to the survey
- Are they insured for the work?
- Whether VAT is added on top
- When you’ll get the report
What a pre-purchase roof survey does not cover
This isn’t a RICS building survey, a structural engineer’s report or an asbestos survey. Other limits to bear in mind:
- Structural calculations (that’s a structural engineer’s job)
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Gutters and downpipes
The survey, step by step
Expect us to ask a few questions before we start, such as when any problem began and what work has been done before. The inspection then takes between one and two hours at a typical home, or half a day or so for a commercial building. Older roofs in small places like Boughton Monchelsea can have low, tight loft spaces, so it’s useful to know whether there is a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it is safe.
- We help you pick the package that suits the property.
- 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.
Before the survey
- Jot down any questions you want answered
- Tell us where we can park nearby
- Tell us about any leaks, stains or damp patches you know of
Getting a price
Not sure which survey you need? The easiest way is to ring 07833 053749 or email us and describe the roof and why you want it surveyed. We will explain the options and the price.
Advice
Before and after the survey
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out:
- Check we’ll be able to get into the roof space
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
- Request records of any re-roofing
- Ask the seller about past roof repairs
With Standard, you get a follow-up consultation, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. Whichever package you choose, you can ask us what a finding means.
Check the roof from the garden and the street after a storm. Pieces of slate or tile in the garden mean something has moved. Small repairs done quickly stop bigger problems later.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Boughton Monchelsea: local notes
The wider area around Boughton Monchelsea has a long history of building, with Stoneacre about 2.2 miles north-east. Older homes in the wider area often 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. Older houses across Kent often have handmade clay or peg tiles, and many have tile-hung walls. The county’s older buildings also include oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses. Whether you are buying or checking new roofing work, knowing the materials helps make sense of what the inspection finds.
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near Church of St Peter, the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are.
Boughton Monchelsea is about 2 miles south of Maidstone, in Kent. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for householders, landlords and businesses in Boughton Monchelsea and the surrounding area. Our Kent coverage includes Boughton Monchelsea.
We work across ME17 for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Ewin Close, Robson Chase and Barton Drive. With the B2163 close by, Boughton Monchelsea is easy for us to reach for pre-purchase roof surveys. If you are just outside Boughton Monchelsea, we cover Boughton Green (1 mile west), Park Wood (1 mile north-east), Loose (1 mile north-west), Wierton (1 mile south-east) and Shepway (2 miles north). We also work in nearby towns like Sittingbourne (11 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).
Landmarks near Boughton Monchelsea
We work in homes and buildings around Senacre Technology College, Cornwallis Academy and The Curious Eatery pub. Boughton Monchelsea’s nearest station is East Farleigh station, about 2.7 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are The Mall Maidstone (2.8 miles north) and Oakwood Hospital (3.3 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Detling Hill.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Boughton Monchelsea
Will you come out to Boughton Monchelsea?
Yes, we do. We cover the whole of London and South East England, and smaller places are part of that. Longer journeys are simply planned ahead of time.
Is Boughton Monchelsea in the area you cover?
Yes, Boughton Monchelsea is one of the places we work. Every survey there gets the same written report with photos, and visits run on weekdays and weekends.
Can I take the findings back to the seller?
Yes. You will have photos and a written description of each defect, so you can raise them with the seller or their agent. We can’t promise how the seller will respond.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys run seven days a week. To arrange a date, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Do I need to be at home?
Not necessarily. An outside-only look can be arranged beforehand, but the loft and any rooms with damp need someone to let us in.
Can you tell me if my roof has asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it.
Should I get a roof survey as well as a RICS home survey?
It depends on the roof and how confident you want to be. Home surveys sometimes suggest a closer look at the roof, and our survey gives you that closer look. It is not a replacement for a RICS survey.
Different roofs, different checks
Lead flashings and valleys
Many leaks start at a flashing, so they get close attention in a pre-purchase survey. We photograph any that need work.
Gutters and parapets
Hidden gutters behind parapets send water indoors when they block. We check their linings and outlets from wherever is safe.
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For landlords and managing agents
Landlords and letting agents in Boughton Monchelsea book surveys as well as homeowners. A written report with photographs gives you a clear record of the roof.
Landlords, agents and building managers in Boughton Monchelsea and across Kent can book any of our surveys. For a price for a let property or a block, phone 07833 053749 or email us.