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Pre-purchase roof survey in Chessington, Greater London
Not sure what state the roof is in? You can book a pre-purchase roof survey in Chessington and across Greater London.
- Ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
How a pre-purchase roof survey works in Chessington
Our packages start with the Basic Survey from £150, with the Standard Survey from £250 and the Premium Survey from £400, all with VAT included. Standard adds moisture detection, a structural check and a follow-up consultation. Premium adds thermal imaging, a drone inspection where it applies and an in-person consultation. Choose the level that suits the home you’re buying. All three include a written report with photos and recommendations. We survey chimney stacks, flat-roofed extensions and dormers and gutters and downpipes, and people most often book us about loose pots and cracked flaunching and flashings that have lifted or split.
In London, plenty of houses have been split into flats, extended or fitted with a dormer loft conversion. Each change adds roof details, such as flat roofs, new flashings and junctions with the original slopes. For a purchase in Chessington, or for new roofing work there, those junctions deserve a careful look. Dormer cheeks, lead work and new flat roofs are worth checking closely, as faults there are easy to miss.
Report times depend on the survey you book: Basic within 48 hours, Standard in 24–48 hours and Premium the same day.
- Place
- Chessington (KT9, KT19, KT6)
- Wider area
- Greater London
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Your report
- A written report with photos, by email
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
When to book a survey in Chessington
Buildings put up or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos. Cement roof sheets, soffits and flue pipes are typical places to find it. 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.
Look out for signs like these:
- Standing water on a flat extension roof
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
- Slates or tiles that have slipped or gone
If you let a flat or house near Chessington North station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Before you book anyone
- Do they have a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID for drone work?
- Whether VAT is added on top
- How long the report takes to arrive
- Whether the inside of the roof is included
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Why get it checked now?
Plenty of buyers go ahead anyway, but with their eyes open. You’ll know which jobs are urgent and which can wait, and you can line up a roofer before small faults grow. Blocked gutters and hoppers on London houses overflow and soak brickwork. A blocked outlet ignored for a winter or two can mean damp walls inside.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package matters as well. The price is always agreed first.
Why book us in Chessington
- A sub-250g drone, flown with a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
- 5,000+ roofs surveyed
- Package prices that include VAT
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced or our case studies.
Before and after the survey
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Check we’ll be able to get into the loft space
- Request records of any re-roofing
- Don’t leave it until just before exchange
- Ask who repairs the roof under the lease
It is worth sharing the report with your solicitor so they can raise enquiries with the seller’s side. Past repairs, re-roofing and any records of that work are all fair questions, especially where we’ve found patch repairs.
After you move in, have leaves and moss cleared from gutters and valleys, particularly after autumn. Overflowing water is behind a lot of damp. Get a professional in rather than climbing up yourself.
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Chessington
Will parking be an issue for a roof survey in Chessington?
In much of London, parking needs planning: a visitor permit or a nearby bay makes the day run more smoothly, so mention what’s available when you book.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Chessington?
You can check whether a building is listed on Historic England’s list, and your council can tell you if it is in a conservation area. If a home is listed, changes that affect its special interest need listed building consent, and in a conservation area re-roofing in different materials may need permission.
Do you need to go inside the property?
Ideally, yes. The loft tells us a lot about the roof, and views from upper windows help too. The agent or seller can arrange entry.
Do you use drones?
Where it is applicable and safe, yes. We are a CAA-registered drone operator (Flyer ID and Operator ID), flying a sub-250g drone. Drone inspection is part of the Drone Roof Survey and the Premium Survey, where it applies.
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, and a drone is part of the Premium Survey where it applies.
Do I have to be there for the survey?
Someone needs to let us in if we’re looking inside or in the loft. We will talk about access as you book.
Is your roof survey a RICS survey?
No. We survey the roof, not the whole building, and it is not a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey. It works alongside a home survey.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Chessington
An agent can book and manage the survey for a landlord. Access is agreed with the tenant ahead of time.
With a portfolio of properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or email us.
What we do, step by step
Every visit follows the same pattern: we listen to what’s been worrying you, inspect the roof from each safe vantage point, photograph what we find and record our findings for the written report. Most visits take about one to two hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Many London properties are flats or terraces with no side access, so the back of the roof is frequently seen from upstairs windows, from inside or, where a flight is allowed, from the air. Mention any building rules, key holders or managing agents when booking.
- 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.
- Standard and Premium surveys add the extra checks they include.
- You receive the report, with findings prioritised by urgency, so you can raise them with the seller.
Before we arrive
- Leave side gates unlocked
- Buyers: confirm access with the estate agent or seller
- Note where any stains or damp appear
How to book
Booking is simple: just ring 07833 053749 or email us and give us some details about the property and we will suggest the right survey. The price is agreed up front.
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What we cannot see
We only report what can be seen safely on the day, so some things are outside what a survey can do:
- How a seller will respond, or what the house is worth
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- A structural engineer’s report
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you before booking. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
What this survey covers
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Gutters and downpipes
- Chimney stacks
- The roof space
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Natural slate
Pre-purchase roof surveys around Chessington
Alongside Victorian and Edwardian terraces, outer London has a great many interwar semis, often with hipped roofs of clay or concrete tiles. Bay roofs, hip ridges and dormers from later loft conversions are the details that set these houses apart. Each material has its own typical faults, which is what a buyer or the owner of a new roof needs to know about. With Fitznells Manor about 2.2 miles east, Chessington sits in an area with a long building history. Older roofs in the wider area can hide decades of patch repairs, so the detail matters, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
For an older house near a landmark such as Church of St Mary the Virgin, the roof’s history matters as much as its looks, and a survey brings the past repairs to light. Parking in Chessington, as in most of London, takes a little planning: tell us about permits, visitor bays or off-street space when you book, as a space near the door cannot be promised.
Chessington is about 2 miles north-west of Epsom, in Greater London. Chessington is part of the area we cover and the surrounding area across London and South East England. Our Greater London coverage includes Chessington. You can also see our page for London.
We survey roofs across KT9, KT19 and KT6 for pre-purchase roof surveys and the streets around it. Local streets include Elm Road, Cox Lane and Moor Lane, all of which we cover. Being close to the A243, Chessington is easy for us to reach for pre-purchase roof surveys. Other places close to Chessington include Horton (1 mile south), Old Malden (2 miles north-east), Tolworth (2 miles north-east), Surbiton (2 miles north) and Worcester Park (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover London (13 miles north-east), City of Westminster (12 miles north-east), Marylebone (13 miles north-east), Kensington (10 miles north-east), St Pancras (14 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (15 miles north-east).
Landmarks near Chessington
We work in homes and buildings around Shrewsbury House School, Chessington Community College and Horton Country Park, among other places. There’s a railway station in Chessington itself: Chessington North station. Well-known places in the area include Tolworth Hospital (1.2 miles north-east) and Chessington Castle Hill (0.5 miles south-east). Not far away are Kingston Hill Road area and Bonesgate Open Space.