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Pre-purchase roof survey in Bovingdon Green, Buckinghamshire
Need a pre-purchase roof survey in Bovingdon Green? We can help, with a written report you can act on. Book a weekday or weekend visit.
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Cracked flaunching or crumbling chimney pointing
How the survey works
Every roof is different, but as a rough guide the survey takes an hour or two for a house, rising to roughly 3–4 hours on a commercial building. You’re welcome to ask questions while we are there. In a small place like Bovingdon Green, access is normally the main thing to plan. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages you want included, and anything about the roof you already know. Visits can be on weekdays, Saturdays or Sundays.
- Once your offer is accepted, you let us know the address and when you hope to exchange.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller, including the loft.
- The visit begins outside, from ground level and any safe vantage points.
- Inside, we check the roof space and look at the roof from windows.
- You get a report with photos and recommendations before you exchange.
Getting ready for the survey
- Keep pets out of the way during the survey
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- If you are buying, let the agent know when we’re coming
Book a survey
We survey roofs seven days a week. To find a date that works for you, ring 07833 053749 or email us with the address and the days you’d prefer.
Advice
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Bovingdon Green
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, because nothing is binding yet. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, which helps when a sale is moving quickly. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. We survey clay and concrete tiles, chimney stacks and flat-roofed extensions and dormers, and people most often book us about a ridge or slope that dips and lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney.
In a village or hamlet like Bovingdon Green, homes are frequently older cottages and farmhouses alongside a few newer houses. Village roofs can be clay tile, slate, stone or even thatch on some older buildings. Whether you’re buying or have just had a roof replaced, each material has its own checks, and thatch is a specialist material, so we report on what can be seen. Older roofs may also have old felt underlay or none, and fixings that have done a long stint.
Pictures do a lot of the work in our reports, because a photo of a cracked flashing says more than a paragraph. If something couldn’t be seen safely, the report is clear about it.
- Where
- Bovingdon Green (SL7)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- When we survey
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Honest limits
Every survey has limits, and it is better to know them up front. Keep these in mind:
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or send us an email and we will tell you. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What we look at
- Natural slate
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Chimney stacks
Different roofs, different checks
Chimney stacks
We inspect the outside of the stack, and it isn’t a flue or gas safety check. If a flue needs testing, we will suggest who to ask.
Flat roofs
Many homes have a flat roof somewhere, frequently over an extension. Felt roofs often last around 15 to 20 years, rubber longer and GRP up to about 30. We look for signs of age and failure.
Questions from Bovingdon Green
Is drone flying allowed in Bovingdon Green?
It depends on the exact address and the weather on the day. Wycombe Air Park is about 3 miles away, so we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before any flight. A small drone can’t fly safely in strong wind or a downpour, though the rest of the survey goes ahead either way.
Is my home in Bovingdon Green listed or in a conservation area?
Check Historic England’s online list first, then ask the council about conservation areas and any Article 4 direction. It matters most if you are planning to re-roof in a different material.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. A shared roof needs access agreed first, with whoever owns or manages the building. Let us know about it as you book and we’ll explain what’s needed.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Our surveys are covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Some surveys depend on the weather more than others. 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.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Surveys run on weekdays and at weekends. To find a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Will you climb onto the roof?
Only where it is safe to do so. We inspect from the ground, from windows and vantage points, from the loft and from the roof itself where safe. The Premium Survey adds a drone inspection where applicable.
Towns and villages near Bovingdon Green
What else we do in Bovingdon Green
Why act early in Bovingdon Green
Leaving it means judging the roof from the street. That rarely shows the back slope, the valleys or the top of the chimney. A survey fills that gap before you commit. Around Bovingdon Green, older homes frequently have old roof timbers, and water through a failed covering can rot timber if it’s left.
Bigger, taller and commercial roofs take more time to survey, so they’re priced to match. The price is confirmed before you book.
Why book with us
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
- Thermal imaging and drones used where they help
- Over 20 years’ experience
- Covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance
Read what a roof survey costs or two real surveys.
Rented homes, blocks and businesses
Any of our surveys can be booked by landlords, agents and building managers in Bovingdon Green. For a price for a let property or a block, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email.
Surveys can also be booked by buyers’ agents acting for a client. Reports are emailed, so they’re easy to pass on.
Practical tips
A few practical points come up again and again on our surveys. They’re worth knowing whatever the roof:
- Ask who repairs the roof under the lease
- Ask whether there are papers for past roof work
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
- Mention any deadline when you contact us
After you move in, keep the report somewhere safe. Deal with the urgent items first, and use the photos as a record of how the roof looked when you bought. Premium comes with a follow-up after 12 months to see how things have changed.
Once you’ve moved in, keep gutters, valleys and outlets clear, particularly after autumn. Blocked gutters cause much of the damp we see. Get a professional in rather than climbing up yourself.
Buying a home or a new roof in Bovingdon Green
Thatch survives on some older buildings in Buckinghamshire’s villages. In this part of the South East, older roofs are mostly slate or clay tile and many newer ones concrete tile. For a purchase or a newly finished roof, the materials decide which details matter most. The wider area around Bovingdon Green has a long history of building, with Harleyford Manor about 1.7 miles south. On older houses around here, roofs often carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Take an older house close to Congregational Church: the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light. If you own a rental within reach of Marlow station, it is worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Bovingdon Green is about 1 mile west of Marlow, in Buckinghamshire. Wherever you are in Bovingdon Green, we can carry out pre-purchase roof surveys at your property, on a weekday, Saturday or Sunday. Our Buckinghamshire coverage includes Bovingdon Green and the places around it. For surveys nearby, see our Reading page.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in SL7 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Nearby, we also carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Marlow Common (1 mile west), Mundaydean Bottom (1 mile north), Chisbridge Cross (1 mile north-west), Danesfield (2 miles south-west) and Bockmer End (2 miles south-west). We also work in nearby towns such as High Wycombe (4 miles north-east), Chesham (12 miles north-east), Amersham (11 miles north-east), Beaconsfield (7 miles east), Chalfont St Peter (11 miles east) and Princes Risborough (10 miles north).
Around Bovingdon Green
In Bovingdon Green, that means homes and buildings near Sir William Borlase's Grammar School and The Royal Oak pub and the streets around them. For rail, the closest station is Marlow station, about 1.6 miles east. A little further out are Marlow Community Hospital (1.4 miles east) and High Wycombe Castle (4.4 miles north-east). The countryside around Bovingdon Green includes Carpenter's Wood.