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Pre-purchase roof survey in Farleigh Wallop, Hampshire
A roof survey before you buy a house or flat across Farleigh Wallop, with drones and thermal imaging where they help. Call or email for a price.
- Old water stains in the roof space
- Flashings that have lifted or split
- Blistered or split felt on a flat roof
Pre-purchase roof survey in Farleigh Wallop
The roof is one of the most expensive parts of a home to repair, and one of the hardest for a buyer to see. Our pre-purchase roof survey gives you a close look at it before you’re committed. We check the coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters, plus the loft where there is safe access. The findings come in a written report with photos. We are often asked to look into loose pots and cracked flaunching and signs of past leaks inside the loft, across lead flashings and valleys, natural slate and gutters and downpipes.
Some older homes in villages like Farleigh Wallop are listed or sit in a conservation area. If so, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so check with the council before work starts. Whether you are buying or signing off new roofing, it’s worth knowing where you stand. England has around 10,000 conservation areas and about 500,000 listed buildings.
Where we cannot see part of the roof, the report says so. That way, it is clear what was covered and what wasn’t, and what we’d suggest next.
- Where
- Farleigh Wallop (RG25)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Price
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Report
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Appointments
- Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Call
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Questions from Farleigh Wallop
How do I find out if my home in Farleigh Wallop is listed?
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.
Do you cover smaller places like Farleigh Wallop?
We do. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Can I use the report to negotiate on price?
Yes. You might ask for work to be done, ask questions or ask for a change to the price. The outcome is between you and the seller.
Is a roof survey worth having alongside a home survey?
They do different things. A home survey looks at the whole property, while ours looks only at the roof, in more detail. Ours sits alongside a RICS survey rather than replacing it.
Is this an asbestos survey?
No. Asbestos surveys and sampling are not 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 is disturbed.
I live in a flat. Can you survey the roof?
Yes. Shared roofs just need a little more planning. Let us know about it when you book and we will plan the survey around it.
How experienced are you?
We’ve completed more than 5,000 surveys, over more than 20 years, with 98% customer satisfaction.
When you need someone else
A survey is a close look at the roof, but it cannot do everything. Its limits include:
- Whether materials contain asbestos (that needs a specialist asbestos surveyor)
- What’s under the slates, tiles or felt
- A structural engineer’s report
If in doubt, call 07833 053749 or drop us an email and we will recommend the right survey before booking. What a survey covers and does not.
Roofs we survey in Farleigh Wallop
- Chimney stacks
- Natural slate
- Lead flashings and valleys
- Clay and concrete tiles
- The roof space
- Flat-roofed extensions and dormers
- Gutters and downpipes
Nearby places to Farleigh Wallop
What else we do in Farleigh Wallop
Buying a home or a new roof in Farleigh Wallop
Thatch survives on some older buildings in Hampshire’s villages. Older houses in the South East frequently have slate or clay tile roofs, while many later estates have concrete tiles. Material and age explain a lot of what turns up on the day, whether the roof is old or brand new. If your survey includes the drone, we check the Drone Safety Map for restrictions before flying.
Hall Place lies about 5 miles south-east, so building around Farleigh Wallop goes back a long way. Buying a period property here means asking about the roof’s age and repairs, and about any listing or conservation area. For landlords with property near Basingstoke station, it’s worth knowing a roof’s condition before you buy it, or before you sign off new roofing work on it.
Farleigh Wallop is about 3 miles south of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. We carry out pre-purchase roof surveys for homes and businesses in Farleigh Wallop and the surrounding area. Farleigh Wallop is one of the towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Reading.
Pre-purchase roof surveys in RG25 are booked the same way as anywhere else. Streets in the area include The Avenue and Grammarsham Lane, and we cover them all. If you’re just outside Farleigh Wallop, we cover Hatch Warren (1 mile north), Dummer (2 miles west), Kempshott (2 miles north-west), Brighton Hill (2 miles north) and South Ham (3 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (3 miles north), Winchester (14 miles south-west), Fleet (12 miles east), Aldershot (15 miles east), Alton (8 miles south-east) and Yateley (15 miles north-east).
Local landmarks in Farleigh Wallop
For rail, the closest station is Basingstoke station, roughly 3.7 miles north. Nearby you’ll also find Basing House (4.4 miles north-east) and Festival Place (3.6 miles north). Not far away are The Mill Field and Farleigh Hill.
How we price pre-purchase roof surveys
What a survey costs depends on the time and equipment it needs. That comes down to:
- Basic, Standard or Premium
- The height of the building and how the roof can safely be seen
- How big the roof is
- How complicated the roof is, with its valleys, chimneys and parapets
Price depends partly on the package: from £150 for Basic, £250 for Standard and £400 for Premium, with VAT included. The roof’s size, height and access matter as well.
Booking your survey
Getting the details right at the start saves time. It helps to include:
- When you need the report by
- Any photos you have, taken from the ground or a window
- Your postcode, so we can check access and travel
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
Photos help, if you have them. Pictures from the ground or a window are fine. To get started, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form.
Tips from our surveys
A survey works best with a little help from you, before and after. Tips:
- Pass the findings to your conveyancer
- Do not leave it until just before exchange
- Ask the agent to check the loft hatch can be opened
- For a flat, check who is responsible for the roof
The Standard Survey includes a follow-up consultation to talk the findings through, and the Premium Survey includes an in-person consultation. Whichever package you choose, you can ask us what a finding means.
Keep an eye on chimneys and flashings in your new home. Look for leaning pots, missing mortar and lifted lead. A pair of binoculars from the garden shows a lot.
The survey, step by step
Safety comes first on every visit. Everything that can safely be seen is inspected, and if part of the roof cannot be seen, the report says so. Most visits take about one to two hours at a typical home, while a commercial roof takes nearer three to four hours. For a village or hamlet like Farleigh Wallop, the journey is planned beforehand: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. On the day, we inspect whatever is safely visible, inside and out.
- You get in touch after your offer is agreed, with the address and your target exchange date.
- 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.
- Coverings, ridges, valleys, flashings, chimneys and gutters are checked and photographed.
- We email a report with photos and recommendations, ready for you to use before exchange.
Before the survey
- Gather any invoices or paperwork from past roof work
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
- Make a note of anything you’d like us to look at
Arrange a survey
To book a survey, phone 07833 053749 or send us an email with the address and what you’d like to know about the roof. We will confirm the price before booking.
Related advice
Landlords, agents and block managers in Farleigh Wallop
Letting agents frequently book on a landlord’s behalf, and the report can go to both. We agree a time with the tenant beforehand.
Freeholders and residents’ companies use a roof report to plan and budget.
Signs you need a pre-purchase roof survey in Farleigh Wallop
Viewings rarely include a proper look at the roof. You see the rooms, not the slates. Fresh decoration can also cover the marks an old leak left behind, so a closer look is worth having before you commit.
Most people get in touch after spotting one of these:
- Worn or lifted lead flashings
- Bitumen or mortar used in place of proper repairs
- Damp timbers or stains in the loft
- Blocked or leaking gutters
If you live in an older home near Church of St. Andrew, older patch repairs can hide behind a tidy front slope, and the survey looks past them.
Before booking anyone
- Whether VAT is added on top
- How much experience they have with roofs like yours
- Their insurance cover
- Whether the inside of the roof is included