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Pre-purchase roof survey in Cuddington, Buckinghamshire
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Cuddington, using drones and thermal imaging where applicable. Get in touch for a price.
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- A ridge or slope that dips
- Flashings that have lifted or split
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Cuddington
Older homes often have roofs that have been patched over the years. Slates slip when their nails corrode, lead valleys and flashings wear, and chimney pointing crumbles. Most of it cannot be seen from the street. We look closely and record what we see, with photos so you can see it for yourself. We explain each finding in plain English, so you know what it means for the house you are buying. If you’ve noticed gutters choked with leaves and moss and damp timbers or stains in the loft, a survey will tell you what’s going on.
Being in a small place like Cuddington makes no difference to the inspection itself: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed ahead of time. If there are outbuildings with roofs you want checked, mention them when you book. Whether you are buying or checking new work, the same care goes into it. Visits can be booked on weekdays and at weekends.
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
- Cuddington (HP18)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Insurance
- Professional indemnity and public liability
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
Why get it checked now?
Once you exchange, the roof’s problems become yours. Before it, you still have choices. A survey after you’ve moved in tells you the same things, but too late to use them in the purchase. Older and listed buildings around Cuddington may need consent and matching materials for repairs, so a defect found early gives time to plan the work properly.
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Why us?
- An independent view of the roof
- Every finding written up with photos
- Packages from £150, inc. VAT
- Over 5,000 surveys carried out
Take a look at how roof surveys are priced and our case studies.
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How it works
We work from the outside in: first the slopes, edges and gutters from every safe viewpoint, then the roof space where it can be reached. In total, it takes roughly 1–2 hours at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Somewhere as small as Cuddington, access is frequently the only tricky part. 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.
- After your offer is agreed, you book and share your timetable.
- We arrange access with you, the agent or the seller, including the loft.
- 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.
- The report is emailed with photos and recommendations, ready to use before exchange.
Before the survey
- Move anything stored under the loft hatch
- Unlock side gates and any roof access doors
- Point out any leaks or damp patches
How to book
You can call us seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays. To book or ask a question, ring 07833 053749 or email us.
Advice
Questions from Cuddington
Is Cuddington within the area you cover?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Cuddington?
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.
Are you insured?
We’re covered by professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it’s applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, and we check for restrictions near airports before flying. We hold a CAA Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Does someone need to be in?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. Access is agreed with you as you book.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes, as long as access is agreed. The roof of a block or converted house is often shared, so whoever owns or manages the building needs to agree access. We can only inspect what we are given access to.
Is your roof survey a RICS survey?
No. It is a roof survey by an experienced roof surveyor, and you get a written report with photos. It is not a RICS survey and does not cover the rest of the house.
What affects the price in Cuddington
We confirm the price for your roof before you book. These are the things that affect it:
- The use of thermal imaging or a drone
- House, block, shop or office
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- Extensions, dormers and garages with roofs of their own
Thermal imaging and drone inspection (where applicable) come with the Premium Survey, from £400 including VAT. We’ll tell you which package suits the questions you have.
Booking your survey
We will typically ask about:
- Any photos you have, taken from ground level or a window
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Your timetable, such as an exchange date
- Anything about access we should know
To arrange a survey, ring 07833 053749 or drop us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
Checking the roof from the ground
After strong wind, take a look from the pavement or garden: broken slates or tiles in the garden, gaps along the ridge or loose lead are signs to note. Leave anything above ground level to a survey.
A lot can be seen from ground level. Binoculars help you spot slipped slates or tiles, gaps along the ridge and a leaning stack. Never climb onto the roof to look.
Local roofs and buyers in Cuddington
If the drone is used for your survey, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying. Waddesdon Manor, about 3.3 miles north, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Cuddington. Period homes nearby can have lead valleys, tall chimneys and a patchwork of past repairs, and the council can say whether a home is in a conservation area.
Take an older house close to Parish Church of St Nicholas: the roof may have had decades of patch repairs, and the survey shows where they are. If you let a flat or house near Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Cuddington is about 4 miles north-east of Thame, in Buckinghamshire. Roofs in Cuddington get the same thorough look as anywhere else in Buckinghamshire. Cuddington is one of the towns and villages in Buckinghamshire we cover. Our Oxford page covers surveys nearby.
Surveys in HP18 work the same way as everywhere else we cover. Whether your property is on Spurt Street, Aylesbury Road and Holly Tree Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. If you are just outside Cuddington, we cover Gibraltar (1 mile east), Chearsley (1 mile west), Haddenham (2 miles south), Kingsey (3 miles south) and Long Crendon (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Aylesbury (5 miles east), High Wycombe (14 miles south-east), Chesham (15 miles south-east), Buckingham (14 miles north), Elmhurst (6 miles north-east) and Southcourt (5 miles east).
Near you in Cuddington
The closest station to Cuddington is Haddenham & Thame Parkway station, roughly 1.7 miles south. Well-known places in the area include Dinton Castle (1.7 miles east) and St John's Hospital (2.4 miles east). For a walk, there’s Snakemoor.
Honest limits
Some things cannot be seen without opening up the roof, so a survey has limits:
- The condition of the rest of the house (that is a RICS home survey)
- Asbestos testing of any kind
- Whether the price should change, which is between you and the seller
If you are not sure which survey you need, phone 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we’ll give you a straight answer. The full list of what we check.
What we look at
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Natural slate
- Chimney stacks
- Gutters and downpipes
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
What we look for on each type of roof
Clay and concrete tiles
Tiled roofs often last half a century or longer. We check for slipped, cracked and missing tiles, and for mismatched replacements that point to past repairs.
Natural slate
On a slate roof, the underlay may be old bitumen felt, or there may be none at all on very old roofs. Where we can see it from the loft, we say what condition it is in.