Kent · London and the South East
Pre-purchase roof survey in Cobham, Kent
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat for Cobham, from an experienced roof surveyor. You get a clear written report with photographs.
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
What a survey costs
Our packages start from £150, inc. VAT. What you pay for your roof depends on:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- How many separate roofs there are, like extensions, dormers and garages
- House, block, shop or office
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included, and we can help you choose.
Getting in touch
If you can, have these to hand when you get in touch:
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- What made you get in touch
- Any deadline, such as an exchange date
- The style of property, from a terrace to a block
We survey roofs on any day of the week. To arrange a day that suits you, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and the days you’d prefer.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Cobham
The best time to book is once your offer has been accepted and before you exchange contracts. That is when the findings are most useful, while you’re not yet committed. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, 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. If you are worried about patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem and gutters that overflow or drip at the joints, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Older buildings in small places like Cobham may be listed or in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. For a buyer or someone with a newly finished roof, it is worth knowing which applies, as well as what condition the roof is in. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Where
- Cobham (DA12)
- Region
- Kent
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- When we survey
- Weekdays and weekends
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Last updated
- 27 October 2026
Common roof problems in Cobham
Viewings rarely include a proper look at the roof. You walk round the rooms, but the roof stays out of sight. New paint on a ceiling can hide old water stains, so a closer look is worth having before you commit.
Signs worth acting on include:
- Old water stains in the loft space
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
- Loose pots and cracked flaunching
Take an older house close to Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene: older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them.
Before you book anyone
- What insurance they carry
- Which parts of the roof they’ll actually see
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Whether the loft is part of the inspection
Before and after the survey
From years of surveys, a few habits stand out as worth the effort:
- Let us know your timetable
- Ask for any paperwork for recent roof work
- Don’t leave it until just before exchange
- Give your solicitor a copy of the report
If the report shows work is needed, you can raise it with the seller or agent. You might ask for the work to be done before completion, or ask to adjust the price. The outcome is between you and the seller.
After strong winds, look at the roof from the ground. Pieces of slate or tile in the garden mean something has moved. Dealing with them early keeps water out.
Can I check my roof myself?
Fresh stains on ceilings or walls after rain are worth noting. Take a photo and write down when you saw it, which helps when we check the roof.
If you have a loft with safe access, take a look inside. Use a torch and stay on the joists or boards, and look for staining, damp timber or daylight coming through.
Cobham homes and their roofs
Cobham lies within about 5 miles of the sea, so there’s more wind and more salt in the air than further inland. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces, which is worth knowing before you buy or pay for new work. Cobham College, about 0.2 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Cobham. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first.
Landlords with a home close to Sole Street station may find that the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full.
Cobham is about 3 miles south of Gravesend, in Kent. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Cobham for houses, flats, blocks and commercial buildings, with a written report and photographs every time. Our Kent coverage includes Cobham. Our Maidstone page covers surveys nearby.
Here we cover the DA12 postcode area for pre-purchase roof surveys. We offer pre-purchase roof surveys to properties on The Street, Lawrence Drive and Cobhambury Road and the roads around them. We also cover Upper Bush (2 miles south-east), Lower Bush (2 miles south-east), Cuxton (2 miles south-east), North Halling (3 miles south-east) and Upper Halling (3 miles south). We also work in nearby towns like Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north) and Tonbridge (14 miles south).
Around Cobham
In Cobham, that means homes and buildings near Thamesview School, The Ship Inn and Jeskyns, among other places. The nearest railway station is Sole Street station, roughly 1.2 miles south-west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Rochester Castle (4.3 miles east) and Gravesham Community Hospital (3.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Gad's Hill and Ranscombe Farm.
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The survey, step by step
We look at the roof from outside and, where it is relevant and there’s safe access, from inside the roof space too. In the loft, the signs we look for are staining, damp, daylight and sagging, as far as the space allows. All in, the survey usually takes about 1–2 hours for a house, and more on a big or complicated roof. Older rural homes like those around Cobham can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. We work round each section in turn, from the safest viewpoints.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller.
- We inspect the roof from ground level, windows, the loft and the roof itself where it is safe.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- Your report arrives by email, with photos and recommendations prioritised by urgency.
Before we arrive
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Note where any stains or damp appear
- Keep pets inside or away from the areas we’re looking at
Booking a survey
Most bookings start with a short call: phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form, and we will ask about the building and what you need. You will have a price before anything is arranged.
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When you need someone else
Some things can’t be seen without opening up the roof, and that sets some limits:
- Whether timbers meet design loads
- Confirmation of asbestos in cement sheets or soffits
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll tell you. What our survey covers.
What we look at
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Natural slate
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Lead flashings and valleys
Cobham questions
Do roofs near the sea, like those around Cobham, take more of a battering?
Places near the sea get more wind and more salt in the air than inland, and both are hard on roofs. Salt corrodes metal fixings and flashings, and wind lifts loose slates, tiles and ridge pieces.
Will you come out to Cobham?
Yes, Cobham is covered. We cover the whole of London and South East England, from towns to the smallest villages. The journey is planned ahead, so it is useful to know about access.
Do you test for asbestos?
No. Asbestos surveys and testing aren’t part of what we do. If we see materials that could contain asbestos, such as cement roof sheets or soffits on buildings from before 2000, we flag them and suggest a specialist asbestos surveyor checks them before any work.
Can you survey at the weekend?
We carry out surveys on any day of the week. To arrange a date, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
How do I book a survey in Cobham?
The quickest way is to ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. Give us the address and some details about the roof, and we’ll suggest the right survey. We survey seven days a week.
Do you go up on the roof?
When conditions and the roof make it safe, yes. We also inspect from ground level, upper windows and the roof space.
Can I use the report to negotiate on price?
Yes. Buyers use the findings to ask questions, ask for repairs before completion or ask for a price change. What the seller agrees to is their decision.