West Berkshire · London and the South East
Pre-Purchase Roof Survey in Enborne Row
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat for Enborne Row, from an experienced roof surveyor. Every survey comes with a written report and photographs.
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Slipped or missing slates and tiles
Tips from our surveys
Some practical points come up on survey after survey. They apply to most roofs:
- Let us know your timetable
- Share the report with your solicitor
- Check the lease for roof repair responsibilities
- Notice patches of new decoration in top-floor rooms
After you move in, keep the report somewhere safe. Deal with the urgent items first, and keep the photos to compare against later. Premium comes with a follow-up after 12 months.
After you move in, have leaves and moss cleared from gutters and valleys, ideally once the leaves have dropped. Blocked gutters cause much of the damp we see. Get a professional in rather than climbing up yourself.
About our pre-purchase roof survey in Enborne Row
Book after your offer is accepted and before exchange. At that point you can still ask questions, because nothing is binding yet. Visits run on weekdays and at weekends, which helps when the chain is moving fast. Basic reports arrive within 48 hours, Standard within 24 to 48 hours and Premium the same day. We are often asked to look into a ridge or slope that dips and old water stains in the roof space, on natural slate, the roof space and flat-roofed extensions and dormers.
In a village or hamlet like Enborne Row, homes are often older cottages and farmhouses alongside a few newer houses. Village roofs can be clay tile, slate, stone or even thatch on some older buildings. Each covering has its own weak points, whether the roof is old or newly laid. Older roofs may also have old felt underlay or none, and fixings that have done a long stint.
We write the report in plain English, so you do not need to be a roofer to follow it. Photographs show what each point refers to.
- Place
- Enborne Row (RG20)
- Wider area
- West Berkshire
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Emailed report with photos and recommendations
- Appointments
- Weekdays and weekends
- Insurance
- PI and public liability insurance
- Telephone
- 07833 053749
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
A few things affect what a survey costs:
- House, block, shop or office
- How tall the building is and how easy the roof is to see
- Chimneys, valleys, parapets and other details
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
Pre-purchase roof survey starts from £150, including VAT. Packages run from Basic at £150 through Standard at £250 to Premium at £400, with VAT included.
What to let us know when you get in touch
The more you let us know, the easier it is to price the survey. When you contact us, tell us:
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- Why you want a survey: buying, a leak, a storm or new work
- Photos of the roof, taken safely from ground level or a window
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
To get a price for pre-purchase roof surveys in Enborne Row, ring 07833 053749 or send us an email. A few details about the property and the roof help us give you an accurate price.
Enborne Row questions
Do you cover smaller places like Enborne Row?
Yes. Enborne Row is within the area we cover, which takes in towns, villages and rural addresses. Our area covers London and South East England. Let us know about access, parking and anything unusual about getting there when you book.
Do you cover Enborne Row?
Yes. Our area covers London and South East England, and Enborne Row is part of that. Just ring 07833 053749 or email us and let us know about the property, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Can you inspect my roof with a drone?
Yes, where it is applicable. Whether we can fly on the day depends on the weather and the airspace rules, including flight restriction zones near airports. We’re a CAA-registered drone operator.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling aren’t something we do. Where a material might contain it, such as old cement sheets on a building from before 2000, the report flags it, with a recommendation to have a specialist asbestos surveyor check before it’s disturbed.
How quickly will I get the report?
The Premium Survey has a same-day report, Standard 24 to 48 hours and Basic within 48 hours. Reports are emailed with photos included.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
More than 5,000 surveys over 20+ years, across London and South East England.
Will you need to get into the loft?
If it can be arranged, yes. From the loft space we can see staining, timbers and underlay. If access is not possible, we note it in the report.
Roof by roof
Flat roofs
Flat roofs on extensions, dormers and garages are easy to forget about. Felt roofs frequently last around 15 to 20 years, rubber longer and GRP up to about 30. We check how the covering is wearing.
Clay and concrete tiles
Many post-war houses have concrete interlocking tiles. They’re heavy and hard-wearing, but they weather and can crack.
Nearby places to Enborne Row
What else we do in Enborne Row
Honest limits
Before booking, it’s worth knowing what a survey won’t do:
- A valuation or a promise of a lower price
- Whether timbers meet design loads
- Confirmation of asbestos in cement sheets or soffits
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can call 07833 053749 or email us and we will tell you. What a survey covers and does not.
What we look at
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Gutters and downpipes
- The roof space
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
Pre-purchase roof surveys in Enborne Row: local notes
Stargroves, about 2.6 miles south-west, is one of the historic houses in the wider area around Enborne Row. If your house is among the older ones, expect a mix of original materials and later repairs on the roof. Across the South East, older homes tend to have slate or clay tiles, and many later ones concrete tiles, and flat-roofed additions turn up almost everywhere. The covering on a house you’re buying, or on a roof just finished, tells us where to look hardest.
Take an older house close to St Luke Church: older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them. If you let a flat or house near Newbury station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Enborne Row is about 3 miles south-west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We provide pre-purchase roof surveys for homeowners, landlords and businesses in Enborne Row and the surrounding area. Our area takes in places right across West Berkshire. Our Reading page covers surveys nearby.
Postcode districts we cover here for pre-purchase roof surveys: RG20. If you are just outside Enborne Row, we cover Wash Water (1 mile south-east), Wash Common (1 mile north-east), Crockham Heath (1 mile north-west), Woolton Hill (1 mile south-west) and Penwood (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns like Newbury (3 miles north-east), Thatcham (5 miles north-east), Burghfield Common (13 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles north-east), Hungerford (7 miles north-west) and Calcot (14 miles east).
Near you in Enborne Row
In Enborne Row, that means homes and buildings near Park House School, The Woodpecker pub and Horris Hill School. Enborne Row’s nearest station is Newbury station, roughly 2.6 miles north-east of the centre. Nearby you’ll also find Hamstead Marshall 2 (2.6 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (3.9 miles north-east). The countryside around Enborne Row includes Pilot Hill and Audrey's Meadow.
Surveys for landlords and agents in Enborne Row
If you own several properties, surveys can be booked for more than one address. To discuss a number of properties, call 07833 053749 or email us with the addresses.
We survey roofs for landlords and letting agents as well as homeowners. The report gives you a dated record of the roof, with photographs.
How the survey works
Once we have finished looking, we write up our findings in a report with photographs. On timing, most surveys take between one and two hours for a house, with bigger or more complicated roofs taking longer. Somewhere like Enborne Row needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. The roof is looked at from the ground, from windows, from the loft where there’s safe access and from the roof where it is safe.
- You book once your offer is accepted and tell us the address and your timetable.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- The roof is inspected from every safe vantage point, inside and out.
- 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.
How to prepare
- For a flat or shared roof, check access with whoever owns or manages the building
- Keep pets in another room
- Leave a clear route to the loft
Booking a survey
If you have photos of the roof, send them over. Pictures from ground level or a window are fine; never climb up to get a better view. To get started, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email.