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Pre-purchase roof survey in Fairbourne Heath, Kent
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat in Fairbourne Heath, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
- Patch repairs that may hide an ongoing problem
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
Your questions about pre-purchase roof surveys in Fairbourne Heath
Is my home in Fairbourne Heath listed or in a conservation area?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Is Fairbourne Heath in the area you cover?
Yes, Fairbourne Heath is within the area we cover. We work right across London and the South East. You can phone 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and some details, and we’ll talk through which survey suits.
Do you carry professional indemnity insurance?
Professional indemnity and public liability insurance cover our surveys. Ask if you need details for a managing agent or building owner.
How long have you been surveying roofs?
We have more than 20 years’ experience and have completed over 5,000 surveys.
How do I arrange a pre-purchase roof survey in Fairbourne Heath?
The quickest way is to phone 07833 053749 or send us an email. Give us the address and some details about the roof, and we’ll recommend the right survey. We survey on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Can you survey a shared roof?
Yes, once whoever controls the roof agrees access. We check the parts we are given access to.
Is this the same as a RICS Level 2 or Level 3 survey?
No. It’s a roof survey by an experienced roof surveyor, and you get a written report with photos. It is not a RICS survey and doesn’t cover the rest of the house.
Pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Fairbourne Heath
Buying a flat brings its own roof questions. The lease decides who looks after the roof, and that is often not the individual flat owner. We check as much of the roof as access safely allows, and the report gives you clear points to raise with your solicitor or the managing agent. If the building has a flat roof, we look at that too where access allows. We survey clay and concrete tiles, the roof space and chimney stacks, and common reasons people get in touch are ponding, blisters or splits on a flat roof and quick fixes on flashings and valleys.
Being in a small place like Fairbourne Heath makes no difference to the inspection itself: the journey, parking and access are simply agreed in advance. If there are outbuildings with roofs you want checked, mention them when you book, so the visit can be planned around them. Buyers and owners of new roofs get the same approach as anywhere. Weekday and weekend visits are both available.
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, like when you want to compare after future work.
- Location
- Fairbourne Heath (ME17)
- Wider area
- Kent
- Prices
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Insured
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Towns and villages near Fairbourne Heath
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What you can safely check yourself
After heavy rain, check ceilings and the tops of walls for new stains. Photograph them and note the date.
Keep a simple record: when leaks happen, ground-level photos and any past roof work. Send it with your enquiry, as it helps us focus the survey.
Honest limits
Our findings are based on what we can see safely on the day, so there are some things a survey can’t cover:
- Structural calculations (that is a structural engineer’s job)
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- A valuation or a promise of a lower price
Not sure which survey suits your roof? You can ring 07833 053749 or send us an email and we’ll tell you before booking. The full list of what we check.
What this survey covers
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
- Clay and concrete tiles
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings and valleys
- The roof space
- Chimney stacks
Do you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Fairbourne Heath?
Many roofs have had quick fixes over the years. Bitumen painted over a flashing, mortar where lead should be, or a few tiles that don’t match can point to a problem that keeps coming back. We note what we see so you can ask about it.
Problems we come across frequently include:
- Lead that has worked loose at a wall or chimney
- Blocked or leaking gutters
- Quick fixes on flashings and valleys
- Roof slopes that look uneven or sagging
Leeds Castle lies about 2.3 miles north-west, so building around Fairbourne Heath goes back a long way. Older homes in the area can come with listed status or conservation area rules, which affect re-roofing, so check with the council before you buy.
Before you book any roof surveyor
- When you’ll get the report
- What happens after the report arrives
- Will the report include photos?
- Whether the loft space is looked at, where there is one
How it works
We don’t take risks to get a closer look. We inspect everything that’s safely in view, and if part of the roof can’t be seen, the report says so. Most visits take an hour or two at a typical house, with time for the loft where it can be reached. Older rural homes like those around Fairbourne Heath can have a main roof, lower lean-to roofs and outbuildings all joined together. Each part is looked at from wherever it can safely be seen, and anything we can’t see is noted.
- Once your offer has been accepted, you book and give us the address and your timescale.
- Access is arranged through you, the agent or the seller.
- The roof is inspected from every safe viewpoint, inside and out.
- We check and photograph the slates or tiles, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters.
- We email a report with photographs and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Have any questions written down, so nothing gets missed
- Find any records of previous roof work
How to book
To book a survey, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. You will know the price before anything is booked.
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Practical tips
Nothing here needs a ladder. Our suggestions:
- Ask the agent to check the loft hatch can be opened
- Arrange the survey as soon as your offer is agreed
- Let us know your timetable
- Request records of any re-roofing
The report gives any roofer you ask to quote a clear brief. The photos show the defects and where they are, so each quote covers the same ground.
Check the roof from the garden and the street after a storm. Pieces of slate or tile in the garden mean something has moved. Small repairs done quickly stop bigger problems later.
What a pre-purchase roof survey looks like in Fairbourne Heath
If your survey includes the drone, the flight is checked against the Drone Safety Map first. Many older homes in Kent have handmade clay tiles, including Kent peg tiles held by pegs through two holes, and tile-hanging on their upper walls. Oast houses and timber-framed Wealden hall houses are part of the county’s older buildings too. Material and age explain a lot of what turns up on the day, whether the roof is old or brand new.
The streets around a church like All Saints Church are often among the oldest in a place, and if your home is one of the older ones nearby, a survey will show how the roof has been repaired before, which helps you judge what’s coming. If you let a flat or house near Harrietsham station, a survey before purchase, or before signing off a new roof, saves surprises once a tenant moves in.
Fairbourne Heath is about 7 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. If you’re in Fairbourne Heath, booking works exactly as it does anywhere else: a call or an email, a price, then a date. Fairbourne Heath is one of the towns and villages in Kent where we work. There’s also a page for Maidstone.
Surveys in ME17 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Whether your property is on Lenham Road and Windmill Hill or a nearby road, we can survey it. Nearby, we also carry out pre-purchase roof surveys in Liverton Street (1 mile east), Ulcombe (1 mile south-west), Platt's Heath (1 mile east), Pollhill (1 mile north) and Grafty Green (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (7 miles north-west), Ashford (11 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north), Faversham (12 miles north-east), Minster (15 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (12 miles west).
Around Fairbourne Heath
Typical jobs here are in homes near The Lenham School and Kiln Wood, among other places. Fairbourne Heath’s nearest station is Harrietsham station, about 1.6 miles north. Other landmarks nearby include Coldbridge Castle (2.2 miles south-east) and The Dog Collar Museum (2.2 miles north-west).
How the survey changes by roof type
Gutters and parapets
The rainwater system keeps water off the walls. We check for blockages, leaking joints and sagging runs.
Lead flashings and valleys
Flashings are a common source of leaks, so they get close attention in a pre-purchase survey. Any that need attention are photographed and explained.