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Pre-purchase roof survey in Cothill, Oxfordshire
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Cothill, carried out by an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Signs of past leaks inside the loft
- Gutters choked with leaves and moss
Cothill questions
Is my home in Cothill listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. Either can affect what roof work is allowed, so it is worth checking before planning any.
Do you cover smaller places like Cothill?
Yes, Cothill is on our map. A small place gets exactly the same survey as a big one, with the route planned beforehand.
Do you survey on Saturdays and Sundays?
We survey on any day from Monday to Sunday, during the day, which suits people who work during the week. Let us know your preferred days when booking.
How do I arrange a pre-purchase roof survey in Cothill?
It is easiest to ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email. Tell us the address and a little about the roof, and we’ll point you to the right survey. We survey on any day of the week.
When will the report arrive?
It depends on the package: within 48 hours for Basic, 24 to 48 hours for Standard and the same day for Premium. Let us know your exchange date and we’ll help you choose.
When should I book a pre-purchase roof survey?
After your offer is accepted and before you exchange contracts. That way you can still act on what we find, whether that means asking questions or negotiating.
Will you fly a drone over my roof?
Where it helps and the rules allow, yes. Our sub-250g drone is flown by a CAA-registered operator with a Flyer ID and Operator ID, and every flight depends on the airspace and the weather.
Pre-purchase roof survey in Cothill
With a written roof report, you can go back to the seller or agent with specifics. You might ask about past repairs, ask for work to be done before completion or think again about your offer. We can’t say how a seller will respond, but you’ll be negotiating from a clear picture rather than a hunch. It also helps you decide whether to go ahead at all. Typical surveys look at roof slopes that look uneven or sagging and loose pots and cracked flaunching, across the roof space, gutters and downpipes and clay and concrete tiles.
For a small place like Cothill, the visit is planned like any other: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed in advance. Mention any outbuildings, barns or garages with roofs you’d like looked at as you book. Whether you are buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Visits can be booked seven days a week.
What you get is a clear record of the roof on the day we saw it. That makes it useful now and a handy reference later.
- Where
- Cothill (OX13)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- A written report with photos, by email
- Survey days
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insured
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What we look for on each type of roof
Natural slate
On a slate roof, the underlay may be old bitumen felt, or there may be none at all on very old roofs. From inside the roof space, we report what we can see of it.
Clay and concrete tiles
Concrete interlocking tiles are common on post-war and newer homes. They wear slowly, but surfaces erode and edges crack, and low-pitched roofs need their laps to be right.
The survey, step by step
After the inspection, everything we found is written up in a report with photos. On timing, it typically takes between one and two hours for most houses, and more on a big or complicated roof. Rural addresses near Cothill can be hard to find from a postcode alone, so a few directions are welcome. After that, the survey runs as it would anywhere.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- Access to the house and the roof space is agreed in advance.
- We start outside, looking at the roof from the ground and from vantage points.
- Inside, we check the loft space and look at the roof from windows.
- You get a written report with photos and recommendations before you exchange.
Preparing for the visit
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Have any paperwork from past roof work to hand
- If it is not your property yet, arrange access through the agent
How to book
Our price is from £150, including VAT. The exact figure depends on the roof and the package, and you can phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email to find out.
Related advice
What this survey can’t tell you
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey cannot cover:
- The condition of the rest of the house (that is a RICS home survey)
- 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 ring 07833 053749 or email us and we’ll tell you before booking. What a survey covers and doesn’t.
Roofs we survey in Cothill
- The roof space
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Chimney stacks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Clay and concrete tiles
Surveys for landlords and agents in Cothill
Businesses and commercial landlords can book us too. Larger roofs take longer.
If you own several properties, you can book surveys for several addresses. To discuss a number of properties, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email.
What we are asked to look at in Cothill
Blocked or leaking gutters do damage that isn’t obvious at first. Overflowing water soaks walls and can rot the timber behind. Hidden gutters behind parapets or in roof valleys can send water indoors. We check them as part of the survey.
It’s worth booking a survey if you’ve seen:
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
- Old water stains in the loft space
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
For landlords with property near Radley station, the roof is worth checking before you add another property to a portfolio or pay a roofer in full.
Questions to ask before you book
- How long the report takes to arrive
- What exactly goes into their report
- What happens after the report arrives
- How they’ll see the roof: from ground level, the loft, the roof or by drone
What else we do in Cothill
Local roofs and buyers in Cothill
Appleton Manor, about 1.8 miles north-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Cothill. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area. Where the drone is part of the survey, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first.
If your home is one of the older ones in the streets near Church of St Helen, ask the seller about past roof repairs, because older roofs often have patched valleys, replaced slates and reset ridges.
Cothill is about 2 miles north-west of Abingdon-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Roofs in Cothill get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Oxfordshire. Cothill is one of the towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work. We also survey roofs in Oxford.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in OX13 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Neighbouring places we cover for pre-purchase roof surveys include Dry Sandford (1 mile north-east), Shippon (1 mile south-east), Frilford Heath (1 mile south-west), Tubney (2 miles west) and Marcham (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (6 miles north-east), Didcot (7 miles south-east), Witney (10 miles north-west), Carterton (12 miles north-west), Wantage (8 miles south-west) and Grove (7 miles south-west).
Near you in Cothill
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to Merry Miller pub and Larkmead School and the streets around them. The closest station to Cothill is Radley station, roughly 3.9 miles east. Nearby you’ll also find Abingdon Community Hospital (2 miles south-east) and FitzHarris Castle (2.4 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Cumnor Hill and Dry Sandford Pit.
Why it’s worth a survey now in Cothill
When a chain is moving fast, a roof survey can feel like one more delay. We visit on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and the Premium Survey report arrives the same day, so it can fit around a tight timetable. Older and listed buildings around Cothill may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so leaving a defect until it is urgent leaves less time to plan.
One thing that affects the price is the package: Basic from £150, Standard from £250 or Premium from £400, all including VAT. Size, height and access can affect the price too.
Why book us in Cothill
- Satisfaction rate of 98%
- Surveys on any day of the week
- More than 20 years surveying roofs
- Drone flown under a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID
See how roof surveys are priced or what we found on two real jobs.